Why wear glasses and not contacts?

runfatmanrun

I tried them. Glasses are easier for me. Less maintenance and I don't have to jam anything in my eye to see. Plus, contacts get finnicky when you have a cold, or allergies. I just decided to stick with glasses. I can afford contacts just don't want them.

christine24t

Well, usually I wear my glasses because I'm too lazy to put my contacts in. lol

I usually prefer contacts because the glasses get distracting easily (which is nice for when I don't feel like wearing makeup) so contacts help my eyes stand out more which I like. I do like having peripheral vision and not pushing up glasses/cleaning lenses. However, I do find that I can't put contacts in really soon after getting out of bed if my eyes are still tired because the contacts just make it worse and that is usually the case for work so I've been wearing glasses a lot lately.

I'm with you! If I have to get up and go right away putting my contacts in is quite the chore!

But it is sooooo weird actually having peripheral vision, and being able to see things in the shower and while swimming. I love it though! I just took mine out and I can't believe I went so long without them.

and i hear you about the perepherial thing. i love my contacts but i find they dry out easily, anyone else have this issue or solutions?

On certain days my eyes get very dry, especially if it has been a long day. I use sterile saline to rinse my contacts in case they need rewetting, so I usually just spray some on my finger and try and get it in my eye. Probably not medically correct but it works.

LunaPhaedra

I tried to wear contacts last summer, we didn't get along. After a few times wearing them it started stinging like crazy. The optometrist thinks i may be allergic to something used in those contacts. he offered for me to try another one, but there was no way i was gonna risk making my eyes feel worse. TO be frank, i may not like wearing glasses, but it sure as hell beats the torture i put up with with those contacts.

CountryDevil

I wear both. It just depends on my mood and what I am doing. If I am going to be outside and really active I will wear contacts otherwise I wear my glasses.

CLCinNOLA

I love contacts, although I have never been able to wear anything but soft contacts for a long time successfully. I have some astigmatism but I do just fine with regular soft contacts (although I guess I am basically borderline on that).

The last time I got contacts, five years ago, the optometrist said I had "overwearing syndrome" and that I could see better with glasses. Well of course, it seemed to HIM that I could see better with glasses because I was there in the office without steam on them and without dandruff and dirt and other things smearing the lenses. But really, I can't see well with glasses at all. I need more peripheral vision and I hate the way my glasses get smeared. I know when I can see and I see beautifully with soft contacts - - it's like a whole new world for me. I like to wear them from the minute I get up to right before I go to bed but he thought that was too much.

On the other hand, he's a good optometrist. Oh well.

So the reason why I wear glasses and not contacts is that my optometrist won't let me wear contacts.

_the_feniks_

If you qualify, go for Lasik. Screw contacts and glasses.

CLCinNOLA

I was just coming back to edit my above post to explain why I am not getting Lasik, before someone brought that up. Too slow! LOL Anyway, I realize that Lasik works for most people, but nobody is doing surgery on my eyes. Not only that, like some others previously in this thread I am not especially eligible for it anyway.

Octopies

Not only do I like my glasses, but putting contacts in is a bother. I had some disposable ones I used for Rugby and the way they corrected vision as opposed to how glasses does it made me very dizzy and my eyes tended to burn for a while. They also got dry INCREDIBLY easy and eye drops didn't seem to help. I'd prefer to just throw on my glasses and be set in 5 seconds.
I dont really care about Lasik either. Not only am I doing fine with my glasses, but that stuff's expensive!

ShareeMorty

I love my glasses, I had contacts for a year and hated them. I felt I looked weird and all the pics of me at the time I look cross eyed. I have 6 pairs of glasses and they are my fave accessory. I buy mine online for under $20 a pair

kraj8995

Wouldn't You Rather Wear Contacts Than Glasses? Do you wear glasses? If so, you may not realize what contact lenses.

ScottFree_66

I'm near sighted, and wore contacts for several years. I agree that when allergies kick in or when I didn't take my contacts out for a week I had to wear glasses.

Now though, as I've gotten older, I find I'm having trouble reading (maybe its working at a computer all day) ... If i'm wearing my glasses and need to read something, I have to take them off (or look over the top of them) to read. When I wear contacts I don't have that option, but the cheapo reading glasses at the drug store work great.

So what's the point of wearing contacts if I have to put reading glasses on. I know on my next eye exam I will have to ask for bifocals.

crl102

I have had them both over the years to correct nearsightedness. I prefer glasses but I think that might be due to the fact that my vision is not too bad yet.
The only issues i ever had with contacts was having to put eye drops in constantly and I usually had a few people staring at me while I do it.

mommared53

I would like to wear contacts but I have tri-focals so contacts are not for me. I've worn glasses since around second grade so I guess I'll be wearing them until I die. :ohwell:

Tennessee2019

I also started wearing glasses (far sighted) in the 2nd grade & switched to contacts by middle school - swearing that I would never go back to glasses again.
I had the Lasik surgery 10 years ago, but it failed & I am now back in glasses due to one lens being cracked & the other one not laying flat on my eye which makes wearing contacts again impossible.

ashlinmarie

I love my glasses....they suit me I think. But I started wearing them because I got an eye ulcer from contacts. I only wear contacts if I am going to be outside where I need to wear sunglasses.

directorj

Glasses make you look smart

itsrierie

I can see alright without my glasses, so I take them on and off throughout the day -- if I wear them for too long, I get a headache. If I don't wear them for too long, blurriness starts to annoy me.

I usually only wear them when it's dark and I'm driving.

TheArmadillo

I like my glasses - tried contacts for a while in my teens and hated them.

I like to be able to take my glasses off and defocus any time I want. Also I have really nice frames.

WOuld like a better range of frames to choose from for sunglasses though.

douglasmobbs

I used to wear contacts until I spent time in hospital because I got micro scratches on my eyeball caused by the contacts. The pain and scare factors associated with these scratches put me off contacts for life.

honeyrose25

Im near sighted so I can get away without wearing them most of the time but I need them for tv, reading or when im tired so my eyes dont strain. I prefer them to contacts. they're easier to get out when needed and put away when they're not. easier to clean. and harder to lose.
glasses are not what they used to be. i remember big chunky ones that people wore when i was a kid. now people wear them with fake lenses because they have become part of fashion. I guess it depends on the person really.
I agree that they can get in the way sometimes but then again I think there are more problems with contacts than there are with glasses.
Im lucky coz I have a small head (you may laugh now) so its cheaper for me as i get kids frames. but in the long run are one pair of glasses not cheaper than renewing contacts.

But this is just one persons oppinion.

mommamindi

I want them so bad. I tried for 2 hours, with the help of my husband who is a contact wearer to put them in. I cannot do it. Went to the eye doctor, he tried to help me. Couldnt do it. I am heartbroken.

Octopies

Also, whats with contact users caring so much about people who wear glasses? It's super weird. This isn't the first time I've seen forum topics (even facebook posts) dealing with "why not contacts?! I dont understand! why?! i like contacts and everyone should use them!"
I guess it's kinda like the saying "The difference between tattooed people and those without tattoos is that tattooed people don't care if you're not tattooed", substituting "contacts" and "glasses" when appropriate.

(tried to put this in my original post but the edit button is missing?)

Sockimobi

I have glasses for computer work / reading. I hate them and often don't bother to use them (the prescription is very weak, so it's not a major issue).

Does anyone else have an issue with a wide bridged nose? Glasses leave a massive mark either side of my nose. Could get a nose job I suppose

kyle4jem

I'm photosensitive and have been wearing glasses with photocromatic lenses since I was 14. In my 30s -after years of monitor abuse, myopia set in and I now have varifocal lenses in my specs.

As far as I know they haven't designed photochromatic contact lenses yet, but I've never had an issue when wearing glasses apart from when working out and the sweat runs down the lenses :laugh:

rikwaynik

I like glasses and only need them for reading.

BerryH

I have dry eyes and using a monitor I can only last about four hours with lenses before my eyeballs shrivel up like the last peach in the fruit bowl. I have a high level of astigmatism so my disposable lenses are quite expensive and they take a good hour to "settle in" so I can see properly, so I save them for special occasions.

And I'm loathe to admit it but over the last year I've realised I need varifocals as my arms aren't long enough to read the newspaper :laugh:

Plus I have little eyes with heavy bags. People don't notice that I'm not wearing glasses, they only say I look tired :embarassed:

By the way, if your glasses slip off or give you poor peripheral vision, you just need different glasses :glasses:

grrrlface

I have to wear my glasses all the time, I'm short sighted but it's that bad that if I don't wear my glasses I get terrible headaches. Though to me, my glasses are an accessory, I buy gorgeous frames because I cannot live with boring, plain frames if I have to wear them all the time!
I don't think an outfit is complete without a pair of glasses, and it makes you look smart. ;-)

mikejacobs1958

I prefer Glasses to Contacts any day.

I only started wearing glasses for reading when I hit 45.

However I did have the Lasik eye surgery done over 5 yrs ago, which did away with glasses completely.

Only recently started using glasses again, for small text in poor light.
Might have to have some more Lasik done by 55 ?

Nicola1944

I wear glasses for work.

I actually can't wear contacts due to dry eyes caused by incomplete blinking (my eyes dont full shut when i blink, hence the dryness) I also have blocked tear ducts.... Lucky me!! haha
x

ClairBears84

I wear my glasses every day all day as I am near sighted and I can honestly tell you they do not bother me at all! sometimes i get into the shower and forget to take them off! LOL! They gotta be real dirty before it bothers me much too! I have been wearing them for more then 13 years though the last pair I had the frames were so light i coudl hardly feel them! These are heavier and I am so used to them i dont feel them anymore!