No more glasses for me!!

[joepythons]

Well i finally went out and bought some contacts .Its REALLY scary how much more i can see now .I have worn glasses since the 6th grade and finally had to try contacts.Of course i had a little help considering them AKA Kristy :eek: .So who else wears contacts?

[GirDance]

Congrats, & welcome to the love & hate world of being contact wearer!

[joepythons]

Congrats, & welcome to the love & hate world of being contact wearer!

Why thank you

[GirDance]

I say that as I squint at the tv almost unable to read it because I hate putting my own in! LOL Can definitely see better with them.

[kurgan]

I'm afraid I'm an ex contact wearer. I wore them as a teenager but they just hurt my eyes too much these days after a few hours - I've tried several kinds and I know a few people who also can't tolerate contacts any more. Also TBH I'm a bit too lazy these days and long shifts and contacts don't work too well at the best of times.
They are great though - your vision is certainly much better than glasses.
One of these days I'll get together the balls (and the cash!) for the laser!

[2kdime]

I wore glasses for about 12 years. Then contacts for a few more. I've got a good job with kick ass benefits.

I got both my eyes lasered for a grand total of 50 dollars. BEST thing I've ever done for myself. That was about a year ago.

Congrats on the contacts. But if you can afford the laser or if your job benefits help out with it. DO IT!!

[AzureN1ght]

I've had contacts since the get-go. In middle school, I used to be grossed out by my friend, Heather, putting her contacts in. I was like: "Ewww! How can you touch your eyeball?!"...but now I touch my eyeball every day.

I MUCH prefer them to my glasses--and only wear the glasses on days when my eyes are irritated or I'm lazy.

I love Acuvue Advance...the Oasis are REALLY nice, but they're too pricey for me

[AndrewGeibel]

I wear those night and day contacts that were approved by the FDA for up to 30 days continuous wear. They are a little dry in the morning but breathe much better. I must say it is very convenient to not have to take them out or put them in. I want to get that laser surgury when I get older though. I have heard that it is very successful these days.

[joepythons]

Well my first partial day with them was very interesting lol.My left eye kept leaking out tears trying to get that evil thing out of my eye lol.Now lets see how many times i poke my eyes out putting them back in tommorow

[AzureN1ght]

Well my first partial day with them was very interesting lol.My left eye kept leaking out tears trying to get that evil thing out of my eye lol.Now lets see how many times i poke my eyes out putting them back in tommorow

If they're super uncomfortable, they might not be the best brand for your eyes. Personally, I -cannot- do any other brand beside the Acuvues. My doc's office had another brand they gave me at first that irritated the crap out of my eyes--I could FEEL them and they made my eyes water all day long. Apparantly, the sizes were slightly different?

Anyway--if they continue to bug you, first make sure that you didn't put it in inside out (they hurt and try to pop out of your eyes when you do that!) and if that's not the problem, I'd talk to your doc and see about trying out another brand.