Anyone else with glasses? (do you prefer contacts?)

[Brielle]

I tried several contact lens mfg. before finding: O₂OPTIX contacts by CIBA Vision.  They're soft disposables that work fantastic. (last a long time - they say trash them after two weeks, but they last months sometimes.)  I was born with glasses (made the delivery extra painful)

[noxdraconis]

Ha, Nero, I am the same too. Glasses inside the house, contacts outside the house.

[Janet_Girl]

Same here.  But Vanity thy name is woman. 

Janet

[Jamie-o]

I've worn glasses since I was 9 or 10.  I always have to spring for the super-thin lenses, or else I end up with the coke bottle look.  I tried contacts, but I just found them to be more hassle than they're worth, so now I only wear them if glasses will really get in the way. (Like at a masked ball I went to last fall.)  One day I'll probably get Lasic, but chest surgery is a higher priority.

[myles]

I have glasses, bifocals, you can't tell by looking at them but they are. I started wearing bifocals at 35 glasses at a really young age. I have never had contacts and they have never been suggested to me, not sure why. I am also not a candidate for the surgery because my vision changes every year. I'm not sure how I would do with contacts, I like to get up and be ready for the day in 10 minutes (shower included) and am not sure how I could manage this with contacts. Plus I am lazy/sloppy about that stuff.
I am looking forward to a new more masculine pair of glasses.
Myles

[Nero]

I have glasses, bifocals, you can't tell by looking at them but they are. I started wearing bifocals at 35 glasses at a really young age. I have never had contacts and they have never been suggested to me, not sure why. I am also not a candidate for the surgery because my vision changes every year. I'm not sure how I would do with contacts, I like to get up and be ready for the day in 10 minutes (shower included) and am not sure how I could manage this with contacts. Plus I am lazy/sloppy about that stuff.
I am looking forward to a new more masculine pair of glasses.
Myles

you could get the kind that's safe to sleep in.

[Stealthgrrl]

Same here.  But Vanity thy name is woman. 

Janet

Amen sister. Vanity before sanity, I always say!

[lisagurl]

I now use two different prescriptions, one for my left eye for reading and one for my right eye for seeing distance.

The new technology has hard contacts that are cut in concentric circles that focus like head lights both eyes can see close and far. They are great.

[Monique Martinez]

I've been wearing them since I was 11 but Im sure I needed them when I was 9. My grades were suffering around that time and I became a bit more of a trouble maker that year. Im around the -4.25 mark but I wear contacts whenever Im out and about. I don't look fem with my specs that are severly old fashioned, I really need to upgrade. Which Im seriously considering.
Oh yeah if you have trouble getting contacts out try wetting your hands then dabbing them dry on a tissue or paper towel, your skin will grip the lense with ease!

[Suzy]

Well after never needing glasses I just started wearing them, progressive bifocals.  Yes, getting old sucks.  The hardest part was having to order male style, so I got the rimless ones that don't even show much.  On the positive side, I look forward to going into a place soon and picking out my female style.  Eventually it will be contacts, but for now I will be doing the bifocals thing.  The monovision that the doc recommended to me sounds just icky!

Kristi

[Sophie90]

I've worn glasses since I was 15.

Though at first I had the cheapy crappy ones, I actually have nice ones these days.

And I think I look better with them than I do without.

And contacts... eurgh, I am not touching my eyes. Just thinking about it makes me feel squicky.

[V M]

I didn't need glasses until I hit my forties. I wear transition lenses with bifocals. My eyes got damaged and are very sensitive now. I would like to get contacts. Thinking about it, it may be less expensive to get contacts and use sun & reading glasses. I miss wearing stiley sun glasses 

[Windrider]

Another young 'un here. I've had glasses since I was ~7. Needed them since I was about 4 (it didn't get caught until I was in first grade.) My prescription is somewhere around -8.something with astigmatisms. I got bifocals at age 30 for computer stuff, so I switch back and forth between pairs. I was *not* about to have to slide my eyeballs down my nose to read the screen. It annoys me to no end when my glasses slide down my nose. Not to mention being in IT, I spend most of the day looking at a screen.

I tried contacts once...it didn't work out for me. After having worn something in front of my eyes for nearly 20 years (at the time) I couldn't deal with the fact that I could now *feel the air* move and hit my eyes. I later developed  allergies which make wearing contacts impossible.

Glasses don't bother me. They don't interfere with my life and after all this time, I'm pretty much used to them. I prefer wire frames with spring hinges so I can get them on under my helmet Transition lenses were the best thing I ever got. No more looking for dorky clip-on sunglasses.

My sister likes her contacts though, so it really depends on the person.

WR

[Jay]

I wear glasses I got a free trial of contact lenses and I had them fitted and have never worn them since still sitting on my cupboard. I just haven't been bothered to use them.

Glasses man Jay

[Nicky]

I wore glasses since I was 12. I found I could not tolerate contacts, they just irritated my eyes too much, despite trying a misslion varieties. I got sick of not being able to see when going swimming, so about 5 years ago I had laser surgery. Things are great now. 

[Flan]

I've been wearing glasses pretty much all my life, and I would rather go blind then stick things in my eyes.

That said, laser vision correction sounds like a nice option, hopefully I can get it as an insurance paid freebee since I need corrective surgery done anyways.

[Ms.Behavin]

Well I've had glasses and contacts and switch back and forth. But as my eyes are over 40, even with contacts I need reading glasses, so have been wearing glasses more often now.
Beni

[Genevieve Swann]

I was born with acute astigmatism and myopia. So corrective lenses were always needed. I wore contacts for many years and hate them. Glasses are alright. The good part is going to a place that sells two pair at a reduced price. I can get one pair for each of my genders.

[vanna]

glasses

i only wear for driving and some officework but a great designer pair can really finish off your look.

if i considered contacts i would just get laser done and save the additional hassles

[Sephirah]

Lol, why do I suddenly feel in the minority for having 20/20 vision?