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CONTACT LENSES VS GLASSES

Shanus — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:19:51 GMT

I’ve worn my glasses for reading for many

years, bifocals...(progressive lenses that graduate w/o a visible line) and the top portion is barely RX....don’t need them for driving, etc.

It’s become such a pain taking them on & off, putting them down somewhere & can’t find them, taking them along/needing larger bag to accommodate case & sunglasses.

Am thinking about contacts, but...I’m sqeamish about idea of putting something in my eye...blink terribly just trying to put in eye drops.

Is this an easy to wear, easy to care for & comfortable alternative to glasses?

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I1ST5XS — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:25:16 GMT

I have worn contacts since Jr. high. Now that I also need reading glasses, I have multi focus contacts. I think they work excellent. Can't feel them at all. Would never wear glasses. I can't stand the feel of them on my nose, the marks they make on my nose and the lack of peripheral vision. They are disposable. Wear for one week always removing at night to sleep. Throw away open a new pair. Easy peasy.

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FrostyBabe1 — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:27:27 GMT

I've worn multifocal contact lenses for about 18 months. I won't go in to all the details of how I decided to do so other than to say that I was finally forced to wear glasses in able to read and see my computer. I like the glasses I picked out, I just despise wearing them, and I hate the on/off/perched on the end of the nose look of reading glasses..

it's a learning and adjustment process to find the lenses that work best for you. The fitting & trial lense process lasted about 90 days for me. It took me about a week to become comfortable putting them in, and then it was a process of refining the lens size and prescription. I have both extended and daily wear lenses. The extended wear can supposedly be worn for 30 days straight before replacing them, but my ophthmologist doesn't recommend doing so. The daily wear lenses are convenient in that you don't have to worry about cleaning, cases, etc. You throw them away at the end of the day.

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Carmie — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:32:00 GMT

I think so, they are easy to wear. I have worn glasses and contact lenses since I was around 12 years old.

The newer lenses are very comfortable. I tried the bifocal contact lenses and didn’t care for them at all. They drove me crazy trying to find the spot to see,through. It was easier to wear one lens for reading and one in the other eye for distance.

Currently, I have to wear a medical contact lens in my right eye, and no lens or glasses for distance for the left eye. I pop on readers if I really need to see small print.

Most eye doctors will let you sample disposable lenses. I would ask to try them out before you make a purchase.

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sueinsf — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:39:19 GMT

I wear daily wear contacts which I love (toss them each night and put in a new pair each morning), but I've worn contact for many years. I don't have bifocal ones and do use readers with them. I MUCH prefer wearing my contacts to my glasses (which I usually wear around the house) and feel my vision is better in them as well. However, if you've never never worn contacts before, you should have an eye professional show you how to put them in and take them out and give yourself some practice until you're comfortable.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:41:56 GMT

I like to wear colored contacts, nonRx. My eyes are very dark brown and I like wearing blue, green or hazel contacts just for fun.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:48:43 GMT

The dailies are great. Really thin and un-noticeable. No horsing around with cleaning and protein removal - just throw them away at the end of the day.

I didn't think I could wear contacts, either, until I became a group fitness instructor and wearing glasses was not an option. I do wear readers with them though, for small print, since they're for distance only. What fun to wear any shades I want, too.

I have a pair of glasses, progressive with Transitions and they're great, too, but I wouldn't want to be saddled with them exclusively, for the reasons you are getting tired of yours.

Give 'em a try.

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MsCatLuver — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:07:32 GMT

@I1ST5XSwrote:
I have worn contacts since Jr. high. Now that I also need reading glasses, I have multi focus contacts. I think they work excellent. Can't feel them at all. Would never wear glasses. I can't stand the feel of them on my nose, the marks they make on my nose and the lack of peripheral vision. They are disposable. Wear for one week always removing at night to sleep. Throw away open a new pair. Easy peasy.

@I1ST5XS Please tell us what BRAND you use. Thanks

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I1ST5XS — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:21:39 GMT

I wear Acuvue Oasys.

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SeaMaiden — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:26:09 GMT

@Shanus I wore hard contact lenses for 40 plus years. Just had cataract surgery and now see 20/20 without contacts or glasses...just readers for up close.....I do think contacts are wonderful alternative to glasses. There is a lot of up keep etc to do with them. You might see if your eye doctor will let you do a free trial of lenses for a couple weeks to see if it will work for you.

as far a putting them in your eye.....you just get use to it like anything new.

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ItsME — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:01:28 GMT

I've been wearing glasses since I was four, and contacts since I was 16 ( A LLOONNGG TIME!). Wouldn't want to be without them! I've tried the colored contacts a couple times, and couldn't get them to float well, so I didn't see well with them. I think I tried bifocal lenses once. For me, the best option is contacts for distance and general activities, and reading glasses at the computer and for reading. I wear soft lenses, rated for two weeks. I see much better with contacts than with glasses.

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september — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:04:46 GMT

There is one more option...lasik surgery. One of the best things I’ve ever done!

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sallybusky — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:26:22 GMT

I wore glasses for a few years, then tried contacts. It wasn't until after the expense of getting the contacts that I realized that my eyes and contacts are not a good fit. Sadly, I am one of those people who always look like I'm wearing contacts - not uncomfortable, but my eyes looked different. So....I tossed 'em and went back to my glasses. Now I embrace my different frames, and proudly wear my glasses as another accessory.

If and when I tire of my glasses, I'll get Lasik surgery.

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CHIP62 — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:33:27 GMT

@Shanus,

Since your graduation is not that complex I would just buy a nice necklace to hang your glasses.

Contact lenses are high maintenance or else you can get an infection or even fungi.

You will have to learn how to put them on and to live with a foreign body inside your eye.

Ohtalmology has improved tremendously you even have ones that last for a month and do not have to take them away🌻there is always an opportunity cost

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Good4u — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:59:03 GMT

I wore contact lenses for 35 years and loved them. But due to dry eyes and decided it was not worth it and now just wear glasses. Life is easier with glasses.

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Desertdi — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 08:58:33 GMT

@CHIP62wrote:
@Shanus,
Since your graduation is not that complex I would just buy a nice necklace to hang your glasses.
Contact lenses are high maintenance or else you can get an infection or even fungi.
You will have to learn how to put them on and to live with a foreign body inside your eye.
Ohtalmology has improved tremendously you even have ones that last for a month and do not have to take them away🌻there is always an opportunity cost

Today's contact lenses are made of silicone gel (like Saran wrap). LOW maintanence, and you can't even feel them. There is no learning curve and you don't have to build up time wearing them. "Dailies" are throw aways. 30-day lenses are for daily wear.....you don't leave them in overnight. There are "extended wear" you can sleep in, but I don't personally know anyone who uses them. I wear a super-power lens in one eye only. It is a huge convenience, and has 16-hour wear, although I have worn it for as long as 20 hours with no challenge.

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sarahpanda — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:26:34 GMT

I'm over 60 and have never worn anything but contacts....for the last 10 years. I love them ! I usually forget I have them in my eyes. As with anything new, there is a learning curve but I wouldn't ever wear glasses if I can wear contacts.

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mare54 — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:37:13 GMT

May I suggest LASIK. I started wear glasses at 8; contacts at 14. And at 50 had LASIK. I’m 64 this year and are still loving it. I have to wear readers but that’s okay with me. Contacts are so advanced now. When I started, they were hard little things. So many choices. Good luck! You can get the LASIK in mono vision I think they call it so you don’t have to wear readers.

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mommaslp — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 12:54:26 GMT

I had perfect vision until my eary forties. It went downhill fast after that! I chose readers and then kept upping the strength. I finally decided to give contacts a try. I wear a near vision lense in my (R) eye and a distant lens (L) eye. This has worked beautifully!! I can now see distance when driving as well as upclose glancing at the dashboard. I was worried about how my eyes would adjust. I'm on the computer a good part of my day for my job. It was a smooth transition. The eye docs will allow you try a variety of contacts, monofocul, bifocal, dailies, etc for about a month at a time to see if this is something that works for you before making the commitment. I've loved It!

I watched a bunch of youtube videos to find out the best way to insert/remove. It took a little trial and error but it becomes easier the more you do it. Lasik isn't a financial option for me at this time. Best wishes to you on your journey.

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riley1 — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:06:12 GMT

My daughter has worn glasses since grade school and got contacts when she was in middle school. She has had no problems with them at all. When she wants to give her eyes a break, she wears her glasses.

OTOH, my husband tried and was unsucessful in wearing them.