contact lenses
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I wear contacts too, are you going for monthlies or dailies? They can take a while to get used to - putting them in and out that is, but the freedom of wearing them and the vanity aspect is great!
I hope you get on well with them x0 -
I wear contacts, and could not imagine having to wear glasses......you really do not even know you have them in once you get used to them......I always take them out before going to sleep though....0
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I love mine. I use monthlies & take them out at night. Very comfortable to wear.0
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i herd that it may be painful sometimes
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iv been wearing cotacts for years now, cant see a thing with out them. i wear the monthlys and they r v comfortable, only thing is if i get tired or my eyes get a bit dry(which is very rare) they can get a bit uncomfortable, a bit like having an eye lash in ur eye, but not painful! def try them out i love having them, still wear my glasses if im just about the house or just going into work but def wear my conatcts more often
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Been wearing hard or gas permeable lenses for over 30 years. Wouldn't change for the world.0
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I wore glasses all my life until I turned 18 and finally got the boldness to waer contacts. Best decision ever. I love my contacts although I have to wear them forever!0
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I wear contacts. i wear the monthly ones, love not having to take them in and out everyday. They don't give me any trouble. Sometimes wake up in the morning a bit dry but a few blinks and I'm good to go. I have glasses to, but just wear them as an accessory every so often to be different from the contacts.0
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I've been wearing contacts everyday since sophomore year of high school. You get used to putting them in and out real quick, just got to remember to take them out when you go to sleep at night.0
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I got glasses when I was seven, and contacts when I was eleven. So that's 28 years of contact lens wearing. I love them. Even with high index, ultra "thin" lenses, my glasses are thick and heavy. I need to pick out frames with smaller lenses so that they won't protrude much from the frame (in front AND back), so that leaves a lot of peripheral vision that's lost, since I can only see when I look directly ahead of me.
I love my contacts. They only hurt if I have an eyelash or something in my eye, or if I get an infection or ulcer. Since switching to Acuvue Oasis (very nearsighted and an astigmatism), I haven't had any issues.0 -
Got glasses in 5th grade and contacts in 9th.
It's trial and error until you find the brand that best suits you.
The only pain is sometimes they can go up in your eyeball...but you can get them back down. (it happened to me this morning!) You'll know when to change them when they start to become uncomfortable or they aren't as clear anymore.
Good Luck! :flowerforyou:0 -
thanx to all :flowerforyou: i would like to here some more about them :blushing:0
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I got glasses at 5, and I got my contacts when I was 15. I have severe astigmatism and I'm also nearsighted. I'm 26 now and have tried 2 different kinds. I had soft contacts at first (they are easier for beginners to get used to) but my vision is more clear with gas permeable "hard contacts" so that is what I have now. I've had gas permeables since about 2005. They are awesome.i herd that it may be painful sometimes is it true ?
Yes, but my experience is the only pain is when you get something in your eye. Just like having dust or eyelash in there, it hurts. If the wind gets too dusty my eyes get bad, but I just go inside and wash off the contacts and I'm good again.
Mine are expensive, but each contact lasts for an entire year for me. I have the same pair for the year, then get an eye exam and a new pair. If my eyes haven't changed perscription I keep the same pair.
It really becomes very easy to handle them. Be very very careful when you are at the sink taking them out / putting them in. MAKE CERTAIN the sink is stopped up. I have lost many contacts down the drain This is the only thing that has gone wrong with them. (other than a trial - and -error period of time where I was trying to get the right fit) 0 -
The only pain is sometimes they can go up in your eyeball...but you can get them back down.
haha, yeah, forgot that happens! It is rather rare (maybe once a year it will happen to me). It is very strange feeling and incredibly helpful to have a mirror, but you can fix it easily. Just try not to freak out! Freaking out only makes it soooo much harder to fix.0 -
I've been wearing them for about 10 years now and love them. I have horrible sight and hate wearing my glasses, I find I can see so much better with contacts.0
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I just realized I'm getting old. I've been wearing contacts for 20 years now. I love them! They can get bothersome at night, so I'll wear glasses in the evening. I recently (and finally) got a pair of glasses I actually like, but I still prefer my contact over the glasses.0
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I didn't get contacts until I was 21 (got glasses in second grade). I can't believe I went this long without getting them. They definitely take a little effort to learn - at first I couldn't even touch my eye - but now I'm a pro at it. There are days where I struggle to get them in, but it's usually because I'm going too fast or they're not lubricated enough. Sometimes I can get them in and they feel awkward - in that case, I put a little saline on my finger and wet my eye with it, and usually that helps. They usually tend to feel more awkward the older they get (I have 2 week contacts). Like the poster above said, they sometimes get worse at night. Not sure if it's because you have them in all day but I definitely notice that too. It's not too bothersome though. Occasionally, on the weekends, if I'm just at home, I'll wear my glasses instead to give my eyes a break. But overall - I love them. Definitely a good choice! Be patient learning and don't give up.0
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I love them. Took me a while to find the brand that works for me (Acvue 2). Been wearing them for over 15 years.0
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I wear glasses and have contacts for when I feel like them. They're the soft, single use contacts.
Been wearing them for a year now (not that often) but I'm still not really used to them.. It's the whole *got to touch your eye* thing that puts me off. Plus, this one time, one of my contacts rolled back into my eye socket and I freaked out because I couldn't get it out. Had to get someone else to take it out for me..0 -
Had glasses for 10 years or so I think and contacts for 7 years? Anyway, I love my contacts!! Lately I've been going through spurts of wearing only glasses since I rarely put contacts in if I'm not leaving the house but I wouldn't give up my contacts. I LOVE being able to wear sunglasses, any style I want! And I love being able to see without have glasses slipping down my nose or being smushed into my face, etc, etc. I adore my contacts.
I don't find them painful unless they are dirty or getting old. I wear the monthlies and I can tell when it's getting time to open new ones because they bother my eyes more. Otherwise, I can't tell that I'm even wearing contacts (almost went to bed with them before I forgot I still had contacts). I do find that my eyes dry out a lot quicker especially with a/c or heat in a vehicle or just in the house. But otherwise they don't bother me much.0 -
They are fab. I have worn them for 24 years. I wear dailies and you just put them in in the morning then throw them away at night. Absolutely fab! 0
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I wear them everyday and have done for about 10 years. They get super dry throughout the day though, so I put some drops in.
I've only had one bit of trouble with them - I started to take my eye make up off without taking them out first. One ended up behind my eyeball( well... to the side) and I had to do some weird massaging to get it out. Panic city!0 -
I wear soft and love them. it's especially great for excercising. sweaty face and glasses is just annoying. I also feel better overall with contacts than I do with glasses. confidence, attractiveness.0
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I wear contact lenses, though usually not for work (I'm in front of a screen all day long & my eyes get quite dry). I put my dailies in for sports/going out/etc.
The most important thing is to get lenses that don't dry out too easily. I had those before my current ones and after a few hours they really started to hurt.0 -
I wore glasses until I was 16 when my parents got me contacts. Changed my life!!! at 43 still wear them and only wear my glasses when absolutely necessary. The products are so much better, if you are in the UK go to specsavers and get the monthly direct debit, your contacts just turn up. Get dailies. Its so much better than it used to be no solutiosn and complicated cleaning processes.
If you can I'd see if you can get laser, unfortunately for me I can't do it due to the size of my cornea.
its not just vanity, I think its so much better to see the world without plastic frames on your face constantly.0 -
I've been wearing contacts for years now... best decision ever.
I've experimented with daily disposables and continuous wear ones... much prefer continuous wear (although you have to get the go ahead from an optician to wear them, they're not suitable for everyone). I can wear them 24/7 for a month and don't have to worry about cleaning them too much, or taking them out. I do have the odd weekend without them to give my eyes a rest, but most of the time they're fine. It's much nicer, especially if you're away from home, to know that you'll be able to see even in the middle of the night.
Daily disposibles are a good way to start though, really gets you used to putting them in and taking them out. I stopped using them as I found them to be way more fragile than my monthly ones. It's no fun when you end up with half a lens in your eye and the other half still on your finger... always used to happen when I was late for work!
Don't believe any horror stories about them 'getting lost round the back of your eye' or anything though... that doesn't happen. Occasionally they break, or move about a bit... but as long as you don't panic they're easy to sort out.
Make sure you invest in lots of contact lens suitable eye drops, they really help if your eyes start to get a little dry or sore.
Also... don't do what I did. I had a 5 day trial of disposible contact lenses... which I used for the first time while at a music festival. A sweaty tent with no means of washing your hands, plus bonfires etc... it's not the best place to learn how to put them in correctly!!0 -
I wear daily disposables. I've had contacts for about 20 years and wouldn't change back to glasses. I wear my glasses in the evenings to give my eyes a rest before bed 'cos by then they're getting a bit dry. I like the dailies as they're fresh and clean every morning & I was way too lazy to clean my previous ones properly, so by the end of the month they were getting pretty grotty.
Aiming to get surgery later this year though and be glasses/contacts free for the first time in 26 years.0 -
I work for an eye doc...Your doc will determine the best lens for you, based on a number of factors. Whichever lens he chooses, make sure you follow the wearing schedule for that lens.
Sleeping in your lenses is generally not recommended, even if the lens is approved for overnight wear.
DO NOT try to extend the life of your lens. Overwearing a lens can cause infections, inflammations and pain. Which means a trip the the eye doc, medications, and no contact lens wear for 4-7 days.
Clean and store your lenses as instructed.
ALWAYS wash your hands before handling your lenses.
Following these important "rules" will allow you to wear them for years. Your doc and the tech will teach you everything you need to know. You will do fine.
I love my contacts. You get to wear really cool sunglasses (polarized, of course) :glasses:0 -
They are fab. I have worn them for 24 years. I wear dailies and you just put them in in the morning then throw them away at night. Absolutely fab!
^^^^^ Me too.....no messing with solutions and I hardly ever forget to take them out at night.0 -
its not just vanity, I think its so much better to see the world without plastic frames on your face constantly.
Completely agree. It's crazy when you first get them how you can watch a movie or tv lying down and see the whole thing, instead of through half your lenses because when you lie down your eyes don't always match up to where the glasses are on your face! Or how you can actually clearly see the inside of a shower!! Or just even how you can all around, inside of just in the lenses of your glasses.0
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