I don't know where this goes, but here goes anyway...
I'm 16 and I've been wearing glasses for a long time and I am really starting to hate them. I was thinking about getting contacts and I have my whole debate ready with my parents and my mom was like...ehh whatever your dad says but he was just...NO. That's it...his reason is that "I don't trust any technology that is at least 20 years old" and it is really stupid. My brother who is 23 has had contacts as soon as he turned 18 because he had the same problem but is there any way I can get them without my parents permission? There is no way that my mom would let me without my dad's permission, and he is really stubborn and I have tried asking him over and over again. I would pay for it myself, but the thing is I need my parents which cause the whole problem. If you are going to just tell me to wait...I really don't want to but if I have no choice I guess I'll have too.

well, contact don't really injure your eye or anything.. so it can be trusted.. i would get contacts too but i can't touch my eye, lol..
if i wanted them I would say like, it can improve my acidemic [sp] career. lol
or u can go on a glasses strike, don't wear ur glasses until they get u contact [but sneak them to school and wear them there, so ur not blind] that might work, lol hope u get ur contacts!

I heard it makes your eyes worse faster then glasses though...that worries me alot

^i dont know i wore them for over an year and they made my eyes BETTER

dude. why would your dad think that? that's so absurd.

contacts DON'T do anything to your eyes.

i've had them for... 1 year, 1 week, 5 days. and it's done nothing to me.

i, like yourself, used to wear glasses too. i wore them from 3rd grade to the end of 8th grade when i realized i just didn't want glasses anymore.

and so, one day, i was like-- you know what? i'm gettin contacts. and yeah, here i am today.

just... i guess try to persuade him that contacts DONT do anything harmful to your eyes.

well i've been trying and now he just stops listening. when i bring it up hes like "no", and just walks away. bah is it possible for me to get my brother to take me? (he's 23) or do i gotta wait till im 18

actually, i don't remember, but i don't think you need a parent's authorization or anything.

i just went--my sister took me--and got my eyes checked. and got contacts. that was it.

i might be wrong though.

{ im 13 } my mom bought me contacts i had to sign for something and my mom did..... they dont bother me.... they dont hurt..... you dont feel them at all and when you first get them there a dream come true.... erm in meaning their better than glasses{in my opinion}....... if you get some they come in boxes ill take a pic...

pic....


sorry for the bad quality its a $15 camera ....

but they come in boxes like that and it comes with 6 seperate contacts in each box... 1 box for left eye..... 1 box for right eye...... each one lasts up to a month and if you take good care of them they'll last longer.....

but you probly know that.... lol.....

well i hope this helped?

Untrue; my aunt's an optometrist, so I know a bit on this. There are actually gas permeable contact lenses (in other words, hard contacts) that are corrective and lower your prescription by reducing the curviture of your eyes. However, gas permeable lenses are more of a hassle than soft lenses, and they also cost more.

Anyway, contacts do not, in any way, worsen your vision any faster than glasses do, at least to my knowledge. And as for your situation, I'm not sure if you need parental consent to get contacts. Your best bet would be to talk to your optometrist.

I've been using contacts for about 4 years now and it has made my eyesight worse. I try to alternate between glasses and contacts though so that way my eyes can relax. I always have to be wearing glasses/contacts or else I pretty much can't see anything.. like right now if I wasn't wearing my glasses I wouldn't be able to read any of the content on this page. It's pretty bad. I'm looking into lasik eye surgery when I turn 18 next year. My dad got it done too so I trust that it will go smoothly. I suppose it just depends on the person. That's just me.

Once you get them you will forget you even had glasses. Everything will be much more comfortable. I don't think it's a bad investment.

i'd ask ur friends.. my gf thinks i look better in glasses than without them so no contacts for me.. lol.

Well I've had glasses ever since I was young and in order for me to read I need to be about 12 inches away so my eyes are pretty bad. I'm also thinking about surgery, but I have a few years before I decide to get it so I wanted contacts for now...I think I'm going to ask my brother to see if he can take me =)

well i started wearing glasses when i was in 2nd grade and stopped in 9th grade. I wore contacts because I don't want to look geeky, lol... anywayz, I've been wearing contacts for 4 years..damnn, such a long time.. well I went to the doctor to check up on my eyes and he said my vision is majorly bad ever since I was in 9th grade. I havn't wear glasses outside of my house but one day my eye was red and so I couldn't wear contacts. I wore them outside and it made me felt dizzy. Maybe I didn't wear them for a while and so it makes me feel dizzy. well there are good and bad things bout contacts.. Just make sure u take them off each night and put them in the liquid thingy.. Don't ever wear them to sleep, it will hurt your eyes in the future... good luck

I heard you can wear the overnight ones in and they don't do anything...btw i like your avatar =)

This should be in The Lounge.
Well, I've been begging my parents for them, however they have a different reason. They said it could infect my eyes.

You can juhs get them from the store. They will notice if you don't start wearing your glasses around them anymore.

Where do you get them from the store?

I think it's fine in the locker room. After all, it's not really off topic or anything. .... Yeah.

It's not that easy. You need to get your eyes checked and bring your prescription and all that junk that I can't remember anymore.

I'm 13 and I got contacts when I was 11 or 12.

It's not that big of a deal. Well, I guess it is. But I think you need someone to take you cause you need to get a prescription and a contact box for ONE eye is like 15 dollars. And since you have two eyes, it would probably be 30 dollars for 6 pairs that can last you... 12 weeks? But those are mine, you could buy different ones.

I think you could go with your brother but what would your dad say if he saw you without glasses? Wouldn't he know?

Uh glasses have been giving me a headache? Does anyone know how much it costs to actually get the whole doctor to prescribe stuff and all?

I got contacts in february this year and I love em. Everything is clearer when u wear contacts, it's a whole different experience from the glasses. Sometimes u don't even realize ur wearing them.

I'm not too sure about the vision getting worse...I think my vision has gotten a little worse, but it's probably cuz I stay on the computer all day so my eyes are exposed to light everyday. I only wear my contacts when I go outside, but other than that I always wear my glasses at home. I hated how my glasses would fall whenever I played basketball with my friends .

But overall, I think contacts are worth it.

i got contacts and its only like 100 or something

Well, this guy in my math class, he has these things.. not sure what's its called, but when you wear it at night to sleep.. and take it off the next morning.. it makes your eyes better or something..of course, you gotta do it for a while.. he said, it costs like around $1000 .. =\

i also have glasses, but i only wear them when i need to. Beacause i cant see far, its jsut a big blur .. =(

wow. i'm going through the exact same thing you are. i came to realize (for sure) that i wanted contacts about a week ago. one thing that sucks for me about having glasses is when i get on a roller coster. i have to take them off and put it somewhere safe, and when you get off of the ride, you can't see you terrified face when you go see the picture they snapped of you because it's so far away!!! (i know that was random, but the whole glasses on roller coster thing has been pissing me off longer than i can remember, heh). my parents would let me, but i'm afraid because i don't really know to many people who have contacts...and i'm afraid that they might...hurt. people also tell me that i look funny with out them.

I wear contacts.

I don't have to wash the blood off after my nightly sprees.

>_>

Keep the glasses..

http://1800contacts.com ?

I'm sure you know the "power", or whatever it's called, of your lenses. If you don't have a credit card, I'm sure you can find one.

//edit. Actually, you know what. That may not work for you.

I would just go ahead and get them. I've had them for a little over a year and I like them a lot better than glasses. I don't think it makes your vision worse either, but I'm not sure. I think since I've gotten them I had to change the prescription atleast 2 times. I usually can't even feel that their in because they are so comfortable. The 1st few weeks getting use to putting them in and taking them out was annoying but after a while your learn how to do it quickly. LOL, I'm like blind w/out contacts.

i wear contacts for my astigmatism. you should get them. theyre good.

They're inventing all sorts of stuff linked to contacts nowadays, apparently in Japan they've invented these contacts which dissolve during the night, so when you wear them to sleep you don't have to take them out, of course that would be like one of the most expensive packages, freaky stuff. Anyway I wear contacts, like you I've worn glasses for quite some time, by wearing contacts you may even notice your face changes when you don't wear frames, my face has changed a little after getting contacts, and also your eyes gets bigger as well because you don't have to stress from squinting when wearing glasses.

Haha that would be good for me because everyone has been telling me that my eyes are freakishly chinky looking =)

i wear contacts...they did me wonders..haha

this is a fact. if you wear glasses, it seems to make your eyes bigger so it'll look like fish and if you wear contacts, it makes your eyes go back in so it won't look as big. and i wear contacts since november 3, 2004 and it works good.

Just wear some contacts and glasses whenever. Mix em up. Gives you a different look.

my mom says that it makes your eyes better...so she like offered to get them for me instead of me asking..but that has ...disappeared....so i dunno if shes gunn aget them. haha

I'm wearing contacts now and they don't do any harm to your eyes, except if you're staring at the computer for too long, you may get some wrinkles under your eyes (happens to me sometimes ).

No, wearing contacts will not worsen your eyesight.

I think as long as you clean your contacts well (if you're not using one-day disposable ones), it shouldn't be a problem.

yea u shud just mix up llokk smart when u want to and normal when u want 2

it doesnt. it makes them get worse slower. when i had glasses, my eyes got worse 100(or 1) every year, and since i got contacts, they haven't gotten worse. well, only by 25(.25) but that's only my right eye. my parents told me to get contacts because my eyesight was too bad. i don't know how to get your parents to get them for you... you can say they're cheaper.

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or refuse to go to school. my parents would freak if i did that. =]

Contacts arent much different, both pains. I am 12, and got them last year. My mom has been wearing them since she was 20 so she knew how to work them. And stop me if i was gonna screw up my etc etc. But its a different stroy.

Just wait a couple years. If you are concerned a girl wont like you because you wear glasses, relationships when you are under the age of 18 really dont matter much anyway. Its not like you will marry them.


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my mom wasnt gonna let me get mine till i was 14+. Keep insiting your glasses are giving you headaches. And if they say "we'll get you lighter glasss" let them get you the glasses and a week after star compaling agian! thats pretty much how i got mine, accept my mom just got me the contacts instead of buing me a new pair