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RUNN1NGMAN
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So my eyes have gotten to the point where I am wearing glasses more often than not, and have been thinking about contacts. I'm pretty cool with glasses, but there are definitely some situations where they are either impractical or I just have to go without (like on a run or whatever). And my glasses are perpetually dirty which gets annoying.
My question is at what point (with respect to prescription strength) are contacts actually worth it? I don't know my prescription of the top of my head, but I think one eye is -1.00, the other is -1.50, and I have some level of astigmatism that I can't recall at all. My eyes are bad enough that I can't read street signs or the board/screen in class unless I'm right on top of them, and the TV is blurry, but that's about the extent of things. My vision plan has pretty good coverage for contacts ($25 co-pay for all types, I think).
So, should I look into contacts? Should I suck it up and just keep my glasses?
My question is at what point (with respect to prescription strength) are contacts actually worth it? I don't know my prescription of the top of my head, but I think one eye is -1.00, the other is -1.50, and I have some level of astigmatism that I can't recall at all. My eyes are bad enough that I can't read street signs or the board/screen in class unless I'm right on top of them, and the TV is blurry, but that's about the extent of things. My vision plan has pretty good coverage for contacts ($25 co-pay for all types, I think).
So, should I look into contacts? Should I suck it up and just keep my glasses?
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Now, that being said, I still vastly prefer my contacts to my glasses. I can't stand the pressure on my nose. I don't even like wearing sunglasses because of this. In my opinion, if you can't read the board, but you're fine otherwise and you're tired of glasses, you might as well get contacts (if Lasik is not an option for you).
I have the Night & Day contacts, which you wear for 30 days straight. I can't recommend them enough, but they're slightly more expensive than just regular disposables or ones that you take out at night. But for me, it's worth it.
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If i had your prescription though (god i wish i had your prescription (-8.00 in both eyes here)) I wouldn't bother, i'd just walk around without anything on and just wear glasses when you need to see the board or something far away.
That's pretty much what I do now--honestly what started me thinking about this is that I went to go see Avatar last week and wearing glasses and those 3D glasses on top of them sucked
1) They don't weigh on my nose
2) I can forget about them once they are on
3) If I get into a fight/wild dance/something where you move and bounce, I do not risk dropping or damaging my glasses.
4) I do not need to buy special sunglasses to be able to see and dampen the light of the sun. Just use regular sunglasses.
5) They (somehow) amplify the natural color of my eyes (blue). May not apply to everyone.
Glasses are the "cheap" solution as glasses have a one-time price and can be used for a number of years before a possible check-up / upgrade. With lenses you have a continuous fee you have to pay every 6th month or so, but you don't have to worry about damaging your glasses.
Personally I would recommend you trying contact lenses for a month or so, so you get a feeling of what it is like compared to glasses. The month will allow you to adjust to the sense of putting lenses in your eyes (feels uncomfortable in the beginning, your eyes can feel the lens and after a while you just don't feel them anymore).
I wore them for 4-5 years then rather suddenly and for no apparent reason developed an eye dryness problem that made it impossible. I wish I still could. Actually I'm thinking of trying them out again. The dryness trouble may have been due to living in a desert climate at that time, which I'm out of.
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Oh yeah - definitely something you have to work on at first. It'll be very difficult to control your eyes from reflexively closing on you when your finger approaches with the lens. The first time a doctor gave me a sample pair to try on I failed at it repeatedly and completely for 15 minutes, until he scheduled me for another appointment in a few weeks and sent me on my way with the discouragingly ball-busting remark that "Contacts are not for everyone."
Even once you get enough basic control to get them in it'll feel weird. But a couple months down the road you'll be popping them in and out like ain't no thang.
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You should definitely try them out for a bit, probably a month - my boyfriend did the same thing when he first started wearing contacts. It feels weird at first to have it in your eye, you have to wear it until you get used to it.
I wear rigid gas perm lenses, which I only replace once a year. Have to clean them everyday, & I can't wear them for longer than 13-14 hours a day, otherwise, my eyes feel very irritated.
However, when it comes to swimming, the beach, movies, and those times when glasses are a pain I wear contacts but I get the disposable daily ones. I never have to worry about what happens if I lose one and I bought one box (at the time my eyes took the same prescription) and it lasted me... 4 years. Plus, for some reason, they seem to annoy my eyes less than reusable ones.
I haven't had an eye exam in a while and need to get some new ones and I think it's going to change.
I don't mean to scare you away, because contacts can be very liberating, but definitely try a trial pair for a little while first.
If your contacts are not designed for over night wear, you can damage your eyes doing this, just FYI.
I swear I lost a contact this way. It's probably all the way to the back of my skull by now.
Even if they are, most optometrists recommend taking them out anyway.
My wife is -4.25, -4.5, and she loves her contacts. Personally, I think she looks sexy in glasses, but they're her eyes. :P
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Yeah, my eyes were getting a little oxygen deprived just from daily wear, I think the best system is to have both glasses and contacts, so you can alternate, or say, put on your glasses when you get home from work. I am blind as a bat compared to you folks, -5.00 and -5.75.
For an astigmatism you might need to get astigmatic lenses which tend to cost a little bit more, just something to be aware of. Depending on how severe it is, it can be well worth it because it'll make things a lot clearer than the normal contacts.
that can't happen its impossable.
there are lots of diffrent lenes out designed to suit diffrent lifestailes so there will be somthing to suit you. the best thing to have would be somthing that gives you teh option of glasses or contact lenses. go somware reputable. and look after your lenses properly and for gods sake dont sleep in them
Just curious if there has been any new developments in the past few years that have worked for others. I have my eye doctor exam next month so was considering looking into them again.
In actuality, they have improved contacts even from since then as I understand it. Much more breathable/permeable.
I'm a super heavy computer user. Work, school, play. I wear contacts all day. Been rocking them for several months now.
I think this depends primarily on how much your eyes lubricate, not so much on the activity you're doing. I've been wearing contacts for 10 years now, working 12+ hours with computers on a daily basis for 6 years and I've never had issues with my eyes drying out.
They do dry out if I get a lot of wind in my face... or odly enough, if I keep my eyes closed for a long time... but I've never had issues with my eyes drying because of the computer.
On the other hand, putting your glasses on only once in a while can also create strain. Switching back and forth from peripheral vision to no peripheral vision can be disorienting...
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I would say to give them a try if only to run around feeling like you have superhuman vision for a week (which is fucking awesome when you're 11 years old btw).
I don't believe it - I'm on my THIRD PS3, and my FIRST XBOX360. What the heck?
Oh yes - I'd worn glasses for so many years before getting contacts that I'd completely forgotten stuff wasn't supposed to look all tiny. Likewise, I couldn't stand that fact that since my vision was so poor I essentially had no peripheral vision in glasses - and that if I wanted to look halfway presentable, I had to wear 'narrow' type ones that sliced off the top and bottom of focused vision.
I really wish I still didn't have astigmatism in one eye, though, as I've yet to come across any daily disposables that work for this - the monthly astigmatic one is comparatively thick and certainly causes more discomfort sooner. The OP mentions some astigmatism, so he should take account of this.