Glasses.
I hate the idea of putting anything in my eyes
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Glasses.
I hate the idea of putting anything in my eyes
I've never really been able to use eye drops and when I've tried my eyes would reflexively close. I don't get how people can handle putting contacts in regularly
Use eye drops on the outside opening of your eye ducts. Turn your head to let gravity pull the drops in an blink 2-4 times. Don't try to use eye drops from the front and above.
Contacts. I can open the dishwasher without being blinded. I can use any safety lenses. I can use any sunglasses I want and even cheapies at the gas station if i need to . They just simplify my life. I've never had issues putting them in or having irritation.
Same here. I've worn contacts for 50 years (my user name isn't a lie). A few minutes of inconvenience at the beginning and end of the day, and I don't have to think about my vision aids the rest of the time. And I can walk in the rain and still see!
Contacts. Peripheral vision is amazing. Iβve never had problems putting them in. Wind does make them dry but I carry eye drops. And I donβt even notice they are there. Itβs like I donβt have vision problems. I love them.
I prefer contacts but wear both contacts and glasses depending on the day. I like the flexibility and overall ease of contacts, but some days I just wear glasses to give my eyes a break. I have astigmatism. Glasses especially have a bending effect around the periphery thatβs annoying to deal with that contacts simply donβt have for me.
Laser eye surgery
That's what I did, although my recommendation would be for people to do it as early as possible. Whenever your eyes stop changing, figure out how to pay for it. A lot of reputable places run good specials from time to time.
My challenge is I got mine basically right before or right as my age related farsightedness started to come in. But on the whole, I'm very happy with it.
People told me that but most places won't take you before you're 20 (but it changes, I remember I had to wait 2 years after my last prescription change but was told just 6 months after I had waited those 2 years ofc)
Even getting it done at 20-22 is great. The sooner the better. It's a life changer
I feel like my eyes were still changing in my 20s. Maybe late 20s would be solid.
I used to prefer contacts over glasses unless I was water skiing. After I got LASIK, I prefer neither.
Glasses.
I don't mind wearing contact lenses, but I don't like having to do it every day when I wake up. And don't even get me started on having to take off the contact lenses when you get home after partying and drinking.
Contacts! I hate the marks glasses leave on your face. I never lose my contacts. They don't get dirty or broken. It's 2 minutes morning and night and then not another thought about it throughout the day. I can wear any sunglasses i want.
50/50. If Iβm working at home all day Iβll just wear glasses. I take it off multiple times a day too when my face is irritated. If Iβm going out Iβll usually wear contacts. If Iβm lazy then I wonβt. Having both is nice for options.
Glasses when working (desk job) or relaxing around the house, contacts when outside the house
Glasses. My only super power is astigmatism - the contacts for it are horrible.
I went to get lasic - the dude said: you'll need reading glasses, and maybe you'll see a boarder. What?!? No thanks - if I need glasses sometimes it's far better for me to use them all the time. That way I don't lose them.
I do wish I could use sunglasses more easily, but...
Prescription sunnies is what I use, sadly cheap servo ones are out of the question.
Glasses, I hate putting in and removing my contacts. Also hate how they feel in my eyes. Besides, I think I look better in glasses anyway. I only wear contacts whenever I'm doing sports.
I have use both.
I really like how convenient contact lens were. But the issue is somehow I can't see as clear as I can when using glasses. Could be dryness or wrong curvature or something else altogether.
I'm back with glasses now. I can see clearly. It's cheaper. But I miss not having the legs pinching my head.
I prefer contracts but I'm lazy and only wear them when I'm snowboarding, which is like one or twice a year now, or if I'm going out and want to look nice.
The most annoying part about glasses is needing to always carry a second pair of (sun)glasses, but since I got magnetic frames I've found it to be a bit less of an inconvenience. I can take on and off my sunglasses while driving without worrying I'm going to die.
Glasses. I think my face actually looks better with glasses.
Contacts. I use daily disposables because I canβt feel them at all. β14-dayβ contacts were more like 3 days of comfort, 4 days of feeling noticeable, and 7 days of feeling like a rock in my eye. (I cleaned and soaked them daily as directed with many different types of solution, asked the optometrist for instructions, and followed their instructions exactly.) With contacts, I actually have peripheral vision. The feeling of looking past the frame/rim always gave me eye strain, and even rimless glasses couldnβt change how the blur around the edges was a constant distraction.
I have glasses for just in case, and wear them in the evening after washing my face (which gets the contacts wet and crispy no matter how tightly I squeeze my eyes shut). But I really canβt stand glasses for more than an hour or two a day. Every pair Iβve ever worn has two modes: tight enough to stay on but give me a pressure headache, or loose enough to avoid headaches but I tense my scalp and face to keep them on and they still fall off when I look down or turn my head too quickly.
I don't want a foreign object inside of me, so I'll stick with the glasses.
Contacts that I just never take out
Contacts. They don't fog up and I don't have to worry to loose them mountainbiking, while in a moshpit, etc.
Still have some glasses at home for late night gaming sessions when the eyes get tired/dry
Glasses. They make me look better and don't feel weird.
Yeah. Genuinely like how they look, and they're relatively convenient. I do have the option of contacts but just kinda prefer glasses
I prefer glasses, but people treat me different when I wear my contacts. Had people describe it to me that they don't see my nerdy traits when I have my contacts. This seems to help me in social situations and being accepted easier.
So I wear glasses day to day and contacts if I am going to events.
I got PRK a while ago, but I vastly preferred contacts. My eyes were terrible, and one was much worse than the other. My depth perception was noticably worse with glasses, and the lack of peripheral vision, especially while moving, tended to make me nauseous. I wore contacts almost every day from 7th grade through a year after graduating college.
Contacts. With spare glasses when the eyes are tired. It takes time to get contacts you like and get into the routine of putting them in quickly and wearing them without thinking about them.
Contacts make me realize when I haven't drank enough water as well because they get stickier/blurrier.
My vision didn't start going downhill until my 40's. I am also very sensitive about my eyes to the point I can barely even put drops in. So I have resigned myself to the fact that I will be a glasses wearer from here on out.
scleral lenses are better than soft lenses since u can put them for 16 hours straight without suffocating ur eyes (eye blood veins need air to function), but with all lenses, u cant use them in contact with water like while showering or something. also high prescription glasses aren't fun either, maybe bit safer. combination of both would make sense i guess.
Glasses. My eyes dried out when I wore contacts.
I switched to contacts 2 months ago and prefer that. I dont even feel them in my eyes
I prefer glasses over contacts because I hate anything to come closer to my eyes.
Would love to try contacts, but you can't get prism correction ones.
I prefer progressive lenses when working (mostly at a computer) and contacts when I'm off work and out and about in the world.
Glasses during work week.. I look at a variety of distances and screens. I have progressives. Contacts on the weekend, break out readers for the phone.
Glasses, I never could get the hang of contacts. Plus I can have lenses in my glasses that change with the amount of sunlight - I'm not organized enough to keep track of sunglasses.
I prefer eyeglasses. However, I find contact lenses convenient and flexible (pun unintended). I can move about and do things without much worry with contact lenses on, but not so much with eyeglasses.
On the other hand, it's easy to fall asleep with contact lenses on, which is a dangerous thing. There's also the risk of contact lenses doing damage to one's eye, such as through unclean hands handling contact lenses, improper cleaning, leaving contact lenses on for too long, or dust particles getting stuck between the contact lens and one's cornea.
Eyeglasses might not be as convenient as contact lenses, but it's a lot safer. It's also a good backup when one can't use contact lenses for some reason.