Contacts... Yay or Nay?

impudentputz

So I was thinking of finally getting rid of my glasses and switching to contacts...was wondering if anyone out there who wears em already has anything good / bad to say about them.

jenilla1

I tried them, but my eyes were too dry - they were so uncomfortable. I hated wearing glasses and was always losing or breaking them, so 9 years ago I got LASIK surgery. I've had perfect vision ever since and I love it!

mounty89

Big yay!

Been wearing them for about 5 years now and i won't ever go back to glasses. I started off with the daily disposable ones which are very good for a beginner. The monthly ones which i have now are ok but by the end of the month they can feel a little bit dry.

lacroyx

I wear contacts 99% of the time. I am near-sighted and have tried in the past working out while wearing my glasses. It just didn't work for me. They'd fog up, constantly slip off my sweaty face. I don't have this problem with my contacts.
Oh and I wanted to add, I don't sleep with them in and I do take a day occasionally where I don't wear them at all and just use my glasses.

Pookylou

I wear both, I am VERY short sighted and have hard gas permeable lenses, which take a long time to get used to. It is so much easier/more comfortable working out in contacts, don't know what I'd do without them! I do like having the option to switch it up though, and if my eyes get tired or gritty I stick my glasses on (or if I fancy looking nerdy :laugh: )

angelique_redhead

I absolutely loved my contacts until I needed multiple focals. After that I quit wearing them.

Wilhellmina

That differs per person. I got glasses which I wear for watching tv, but when I am out I got contacts. I don't feel them at all, which made me forget to take them off a couple of times. But there are people who can't stand them. I think you really should go to an opticien and see if you are suitable to wear them in the first place and then just try if you like it or not.

kaned_ferret

Love them, and this is me speaking as someone who has a massive phobia of eyes lol. Last year I decided to suck it up and make myself do it, and now I love wearing lenses, it's great to be able to wear regular sunnies and just stick them on top of my head when I go into a shop rather than having to switch glasses every time. It's also great for exercising because you don't get sweaty specs slippage! I do still wear glasses, when I started out with lenses I maybe wore them 1-2 days a week, now it's more like glasses 1-2 days a week. But i also work in an opticians so get to have lots of different funky glasses, so I can't go entirely without them!

IbiH

Been wearing contacts for 24 years, now I wear them for vanity and sunny weather (so I can wear my selection of sunglasses).

I have daily disposable ones, now I know buy 2/3 boxes a year.

Also great in winter when walking into bars, they don't steam up!!!

sozisraw

get a free sample of dailies, to try out.
Ive worn contacts for over 30 years, its also nice to chill in glasses last thing at night and, have them to put on first
thing in the morning

Patrick0321

I use both. There are some days when I can face putting my finger near my eye so need to have my glasses as an alternative.

mlfrailing

I have been wearing them for 35 years. Nothing to fog up, get dirty... Can wear cheap sunglasses or safety glasses. You can dive with a regular mask.

Bad, you have to clean them once in a while.

Ocarina

Good question for me coincidentally. I just lost my glasses somehow in a restaurant or other place in public so they are long gone. I wore them for quite awhile and didn't mind glasses but they got dirty and its a pain when taking pictures... I look better without.

I'm going to schedule an appointment and make the jump to contacts. I really wish I could live without but my vision is terrible when looking far away. It's rather weird as most people I know have problems reading or seeing things up close but I can just fine... It's far away that is a nightmare. Reading street signs is an absolute nightmare.

wesleepuntilthesungoesdown

never worn glasses (except shades), went straight to lenses 25 years ago... wear them all day everyday and only ever had 1 problem when i slept with them in after a drunken night out and thats when the lenses were a lot drier than they are these days. Personally I prefer dailies, dont have to worry about cleaning them, tearing them, losing them, eyesight changing etc - but they obviously cost a bit more.

impudentputz

Thanks for the responses guys, just getting tired of my glasses and wanted to know if contacts would be a better alternative.

Again, thanks :drinker:

alyngard

I've been wearing contacts for 10+ years, I love them!!! I have an astigmatism in each eye so I can't get laser surgery, but they are a good alternative. I have the monthly ones that I take out and clean each night, but it's really not a hassle. I also have a pair of glasses that I generally wear around the house in the evenings, or when I wake up in the a.m. before I actually get up and get ready for the day. The only issues I have is that if I wear them for more than 8 hours my eyes do tend to get dry, or if I take a nap in them they are super dry when I wake up, but I just got some lubricating eye drops for that. Oh and the occasional time when I take them off when I'm tired and switch the left/right, so when I wake up in the morning and put them in, I wonder why I can't see!! haha

That's really it though. As I said, I think they're great, but they are probably not for everyone and they do take about a week or two to get used to, after that, you really don't feel them. Also, depending on what the issue is with your eyes, you may not be able to get them. I guess your eye doc would know that though.

Madame_Goldbricker

I've worn contacts since I was 14. Total life changer for me as I outright refused to wear my glasses. Cue years of missing the bus home from school as I couldn't read the info on the front & waving at random ppl I didn't know. Oops! I find contacts awesome for swimming as I wouldn't be able to see the end of the pool without them. Only downsides the horror when they roll up to the top of your eye ball. Occasionally split Ouch! & others have said. The "miracle" when you wake up in them the next day after a night out & think you can see lol. Definitely book a free trial & give them a go.

worldsbestauntie

I wear contacts. I much prefer them over contacts. No specific reason I just do.

2stepscloser

I love them . It will definitely take some getting used to if you've never worn contacts before. My eyes are super sensitive to light so I only wear my glasses on cloudy days. I could get prescription sunglasses but I guess I'm too lazy to switch back and forth.

wolverine66

nay

adlace

squeamish about touching your own eye? or having something in your eye? If so, then no. You will only frustrate yourself. But give 'em try. Eye exams are good no matter what the reason and you don't have to go all out right away. Get the trials and see how they feel and and say something to your eye doc if they feel weird. So many different brands out there that you are bound to find a comfy one.

Just do what the doc says. see lots off folks with corneal issues cuz they don't wear them the recommended way.

adlace

I absolutely loved my contacts until I needed multiple focals. After that I quit wearing them.

yes. people either love or hate the multifocal contacts. also a consideration if you need bifocals currently in your eyeglasses

BattleTaxi

I used to wear contacts, but sometimes you will get dust or something in your eye and feel tempted to scratch or itch your eye. Well that is the same feeling you'll have if something gets under the lens; I knew better but I rubbed anyways. Scratched my cornea, luckily it healed over 24 hours, but I have been terrified to wear contacts ever since.

My eyes are really bad, and I have astigmatism, so getting surgery is not an option. I just accessorize with multiple different frames and what not instead. I don't take them off for photos normally, either.

4 eyes 4 life!

skinnybunny_x

Rofl. Who gives a ****? LAME thread.

fShaw86

I used to wear glasses from when I was 9 until I was 15. And then I made the big switch to contacts. Never looked back. Then at 20 I got a LASIK done. That's it for visual aids for me.

KelleyGirl74

I love them, but can't wear them. As my doctor said, "They would actually make your vision worse." I just don't do anything in my glasses. I workout more now (long walk in the heat so really sweaty on my face) and the slide and slide and slide. So I leave them at home I'm just really careful when I walk so I don't go off the curb or run into a tree. I am fuzzy without my glasses. Good luck.

Chrisplayer136

Yay! For sure man. Traded in the glasses back in 2008, and haven't looked back. I still keep a pair of glasses for around the house. They will take some time getting used to them at first, but in the long run it's one of the best decisions you can make.

Cheeky_0102

i loved them, and the technology just keeps getting better! What about dailies, where you don't even have to store them, you just chuck them out at the end of the day

SyntonicGarden

Depends...

I love having them for things like skiing, swimming, and on really rainy days, when my glasses fog up.

I hate them during allergy season, when they've been in my eyes too long, and when I'm trying to read. I work on a computer all day and find that I get a headache from the contacts sometimes, so I don't really wear them to work if I know I'm going to be in front of a screen all day.

So I say get one box for each eye (unless they're the same script, then one box of six gives you 3 pair) and see what fits your needs. No sense in shelling out a couple of hundred for a year's supply if you can't wear them, hate them, or aren't diligent with cleaning them.

impudentputz

Rofl. Who gives a ****? LAME thread.

Good talk, the back button is in the top left. Thanks for stopping in and giving us that amazing commentary.

Again, thank you guys, going to get a trial of them and see how it works. If Lasik wasn't expensive I would look into that. However, it is so... ugh.

snazzyjazzy21

My dads an optometrist, so I've been wearing them since I was about 12? I love them, especially when I'm working out, I don't have my glasses sliding down my nose!

What brand are you looking at? Daily disposables, monthlies? I found myself tearing a few monthly lenses when I was cleaning them, so for convenience I generally use dailies, but it's probably not as economic?