Glasses vs. Contacts

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

How much does it cost?

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at least $2,000 per eye

So eventually you will save money vs buying glasses/contacts, but it is a big upfront investment.

My dad got Lasik years ago. His vision was horrible.
The procedure did help and he didn't have to wear glasses for a few years, but he eventually needed glasses again. His vision just continued to gradually get worse. I don't think his vision is as bad as pre-lasik vision, but it is still getting worse.

The doctors even told him that his vision would eventually get bad again with time.
I don't know if it has to do w/ his age or not because he's pretty old.

I wear glasses. I've worn contacts in the past but I just prefer glasses. I'm lazy and don't like taking contacts out. I may get them again but just get the ones you change every day.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

How much does it cost?



Oh man thats pretty bad lol. So im assuming you can use echolocation to make your way around town and stuff?

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It's about $3500 for both eyes. I went from needing glasses for everything to having 20/10 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. My wife got it a couple years ago too and couldn't be happier either. They actually had to cut my corneas open when I had it done but now they can go right through them.

I was actually able to watch through a camera on the laser when my wife had the procedure done on a big screen tv in front of the operating room (which I could look into also through a large picture window) and it was pretty incredible to watch. I took photos on my old school cell phone and would post them but don't think I'll be able to figure it out.

They lock it on and it tracks and adjusts so fast now (millions of times per second) that it's not possible to make a mistake even if you move your eyes around mid process and purposely try to mess it up :O. I remember there were many people having problems several years ago (I felt like I was taking a risk then too) but it's as close to 100% safe as anything can get with the method used today.

I've had glasses my whole life. I went to contacts for a while... but I found them pretty uncomfortable. My eyes are quite dry a lot of the time and they were just too itchy for me. Also, these days I have a shaved head and a goatee and am a pretty rough looking person if you don't know me. I rock my glasses so people know from a distance that I'm not a murderer and I'm smarter than them. When I had both, I could see a clear difference in the way I was treated with them and without them.

I can't stand glasses, they make me motion sick. I wear extended wear contacts and only take them out when changing pairs.

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I started with glasses, went to contacts, and then took the $4500 leap with Lasik six years ago. I hardly even remember how much of a hassle it was to take contacts in and out, or how painful it was if I forgot and slept in them, or having to worry about losing a pair of glasses while canoeing, etc. As you get older, your eyesight will deteriorate, whether you have Lasik or not. It's just part of the aging process.

Some Laser Vision Correction info. Prices generally run $3600.00 to around $5000.00, for both eyes. Of course some markets may see higher or lower prices. You can't actually wake up blind from LVC, as you must be awake for the procedure. It will not stop the aging process, such as presbyopia (think reading glasses), nor stop cataracts or so forth. For those already in reading glasses, most doctors offer monovision. With the IntraLase LASIK procedure there is no cutting at all, no blades what so ever. Look at a 20 year cost comparrison, and Laser Vision Correction actually becomes quite affordable.I could go on and on and on. Hope this clears some of that up.

Glasses personally :) I can;t stand anything being near or in my eye :( Plus I only really need them for reading and drawing. My glasses are funky red ones and according to Grant make me look like a stereotypical receptionist, schoolteacher librarian type..and he sometimes does this:

:clap: :lick:

:gj::D

So i can only assume my glasses are good :rolleyes::D

Contacts are great, the only problems I have with them. Is that 1) after many hours of wear, they become uncomfortable. 2) if I wear an old pair too long I start to get headaches.

Don't get me wrong though, glasses are a nice break for contacts but they limit my field of view. I like to switch off from both.