Contacts > Glasses? Options

[JerzDevil]

I wear glasses, I've been rockin em for 7 years now .. but people have suggested me to get contacts. My mom says it's hard to adjust it and stuff so she advises me it isn't the right thing to do .. so keep wearing glasses .. I hate wearing glasses because of many reasons. When I do sports activities, a basketball once hit my glasses and ruined some parts of the lenses so my mom had to pay $300 to get it repaired. I just think contacts would be better, but I've also heard it can damage your eyes badly. what are your thoughts and why

[Rachel]

...why would hundreds of thousands of people use contacts if they ruined your eyes? Do you really think that the eye doctor would reccomend them if they damaged your eyes even more?

[JerzDevil]

...why would hundreds of thousands of people use contacts if they ruined your eyes? Do you really think that the eye doctor would reccomend them if they damaged your eyes even more?

Complications due to contact lens wear are relatively common, affecting roughly 5% of contact lens wearers each year. Problems associated with contact lens wear may affect the eyelid, the conjunctiva, the various layers of the cornea, and even the tear film that covers the outer surface of the eye.

[Stefanny]

Lmao, point made.

if you like glasses, keep 'em.
i use contacts. you don't notice them & get used to them in about 2-3 days.
no hassle.

▒▒▒▒▒▒hehehehe▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒

[Lovesucks06]

i wear glasses. They're recent so i'm still adjusting to them. They make me sweat a lot and i hate them for it but if i take them off my head starts hurting. Bleh i hate bad eyesight.

You're still young Statistik. Get contacts when you're 20 or something

[*KCreateBlog*]

LOL Suzzette I get it.

Usually the only way contacts can damage your eyes is if you leave them in too long or you don't clean them or the contact case properly. They have some that you can wear up to a month and receive enough oxygen for your eyes.

I once left my contacts in for 3 days, and every light that I would look at let off a rainbow glare.

[Stefanny]

the brand that I'm wearing is most recommended by doctors, because of how much oxygen it provides for your eyes. it's recommended to start wearing contacts if your eyes are very bad, considering how heavy your glasses would be. my optomitrist told me that it's fine to wear contacts at 13(yes, I'm 13), not 12 and under.
try o2Optics

[Kris Kringle]

I CAN SEE EVERYTHING! I AM SANTA f**king CLAUS!

[beambitious]

^ Um, alright.

Anyways, I wear contacts. They're so much easier than glasses. The only thing is that you have to be careful not to sleep while wearing contacts - that's when you can seriously damage your eyes and need surgery. I started wearing them in arounddd 7th grade.

[Kris Kringle]

HO HO HO! ARE YOU QUESTIONING ME?

[jennyjenny]

^ yeah i'm questioning you

i'm a contact-wearer and have been for about 4 years. i sometimes regret starting to wear contacts so early because now that i've experienced wearing contacts, i prefer them over glasses. with glasses you can only see through the lens and the outer side is blurry but with contacts it doesn't even feel like you're even wearing glasses. i guess if you're used to it. i'd saywait a few years maybe when you're in college or something. and the 5% of people whose eyes become f**ked up are idiots who don't know how to clean them and then think it's okay to wear them filthy and for long periods of time

[coconutter]

^rofl, your theme is pretty amazing

i like glasses when i feel like wearing them, contacts are a PAIN to put in, they drove me nuts the first few weeks.

[alife]

Yeah keep "rockin" your glasses...but it's really not gonna make that much of a difference.

i wear contacts, but sometimes i get lazy and wear glasses. i prefer contacts because you don't feel anything and you can see all 4 corners

[*x1227x*]

uhh.. contacts can make your eyesight worst. i'd rather wear glasses.

[showstopper!]

I have a lot of friends that wear contacts. They don't seem to bother them. :/

[SarahxJoy]

Holy fck. I scrolled down a little fast and those two eye pictures scared me.

I don't wear either, but if I were to do so, I think I'd stick to glasses. I like their look (certain ones anyway) and the thought of constantly putting something in my eye doesn't appeal to me. If I were to get contacts though, it'd only be to get colored ones.

[OhMyAnniee]

I wear glasses but I have the gas-permeable contacts (which basically means half soft & half hard.)

Soft ones take your degree higher. My friend has soft ones. Her degree is like six hundred something...........
Hard ones are usually worn at night and they lower your degree.. (some people call it night contacts since you sleep in them)

And also, soft contacts always have to be clean or else your eye will get infected. Hard ones, I have no idea

I prefer my glasses. I believe I look better in my glasses. Yeah, I got hit by a volleyball once. I cried but it was because the volleyball had scraped my cheek. I was more worried about my glasses than myself.

Oh yeah, and my contacts (the half&half ones) maintain your eye degree. It may go higher or lower but it helps moderate it.

Basically, if you aren't a clean or lazy person.. I wouldn't suggest contacts.

[*WHIMSICAL 0NE*]

Holy fck. I scrolled down a little fast and those two eye pictures scared me.

That happened to me too

I started wearing contacts over the summer, but than I needed more and never got them. Figure for yourself. I've been wearing glasses since 2nd grade and going to contacts I found to be a huge adjustment. I know it sounds corny but wearing glasses almost all your life makes them... like a part of you. Looking at myself in the mirror without them was strange. Seeing was just fine. It was nice to be able to look ALL around and see. Reading was a bit of an adjustment because my eyes just didn't like it with contacts in.

If you wanted to try them, go ahead. It's not like once you try them you have to keep them for the rest of your life. They'll also let you try different kinds until your eyes are nice and comfy. I tried to different kind and you can't really feel them when they're the right kind.

[voguelove]

...why would hundreds of thousands of people use contacts if they ruined your eyes? Do you really think that the eye doctor would reccomend them if they damaged your eyes even more?

contact lenses dont allow your eyes to breathe. thus, creating infections easier, ect. ect.

id say..go for the contacts. my dad wont let me get them. but i only wear my glasses when im watching tv, or for looking at the board. so, i guess that's not that bad.

[hi-C]

I love my glasses. Glasses are sexy.

[*mona lisa*]

I don't wear my contacts anymore. I never got used to putting them on because I always had so much difficulty with one eye and sometimes both. I didn't get used to wearing contacts either so I stopped. Also, there was something on the news about the company (Bausch&Lomb) that manufactured both the contacts and solutions I own about their lens solutions that my dad made me stop wearing them altogether. :x

[minioligo]

^Haha, aw...that's cute, Mona. Eh, not the Baush&Lomb part, but about how your dad was worried so much that he didn't let you wear contacts...okay, I'll shutup now.

I wore glasses for a couple of years but switched to contacts in April. Glasses are definitely easier to manage and sometimes putting in contacts is a pain in the ass, but I think it's worth it. IMO, when people wear glasses for years on end, they look scary when they take them off.

[VAS]

um i just started wearing contacts 2 weeks ago..
and i wear that becoz most people say that they think i look better without glasses.. :P
and i BEGGED my mum to let me get contacts for like 2 years and now i finally have it:D
well actually it doesn't make my eyes feel uncomfortable so far but iono.
i think u can try the disposable ones first. they're better than the long-term ones...

^ btw i don't feel any pain putting in contacts nor taking them out.. maybe ur doing it in the wrong way? and yes the washing part is troublesome.

[gelionie]

Hey as long as you maintain proper hygiene when handling your contact lens, it's not that easy to get infected.

I've been wearing contact lens for almost 3 years now.

[minioligo]

um i just started wearing contacts 2 weeks ago..
and i wear that becoz most people say that they think i look better without glasses.. :P
and i BEGGED my mum to let me get contacts for like 2 years and now i finally have it:D
well actually it doesn't make my eyes feel uncomfortable so far but iono.
i think u can try the disposable ones first. they're better than the long-term ones...

^ btw i don't feel any pain putting in contacts nor taking them out.. maybe ur doing it in the wrong way? and yes the washing part is troublesome.

I meant pain in the ass, not actual pain. :P It just means that it's troublesome to put them in and out sometimes.

[*Kathleen*]

I wear glasses, I've been rockin em for 7 years now .. but people have suggested me to get contacts. My mom says it's hard to adjust it and stuff so she advises me it isn't the right thing to do .. so keep wearing glasses .. I hate wearing glasses because of many reasons. When I do sports activities, a basketball once hit my glasses and ruined some parts of the lenses so my mom had to pay $300 to get it repaired. I just think contacts would be better, but I've also heard it can damage your eyes badly. what are your thoughts and why

I've needed glasses for ten years. I win.

I CAN SEE EVERYTHING! I AM SANTA f**king CLAUS!

You're creepy.

Hey as long as you maintain proper hygiene when handling your contact lens, it's not that easy to get infected.

I've been wearing contact lens for almost 3 years now.

Yeah, I've been wearing contacts since the sixth grade (I'm a senior now, if no one knows ), and I've never had eye problems. Mrm. Although I think I look better with my glasses, they're quite the bother sometimes, especially when I'm laying down or when they simply slip off my nose.

[technicolour]

Man. i've come to the conclusion that anything > glasses. I despise my glasses. I find them a nusiance. I am grateful that I do have them, because, I like being able to see, but they're just a pain.

[*Kathleen*]

^ Wait, why don't you get contacts?

[technicolour]

Parents. Responsibility. Maturity. Blah blah blah.

I even said i'd pay for them!

My mom's excuse is my allergies. My dad says it's a way too expensive vanity.


But i'm tempted to call and make an appt. myself.


I figure i'll bring it up again...when the time is right.

[*Kathleen*]

Actually, in many cases (I believe, anyways..), using contacts helps your eyes, if used properly of course (in which case, I would have no doubt that you wouldn't). You should explain to them why it's not just vanity.

[technicolour]

Man, when it comes to something so serious as my eyeballs, i'd take tons of care with them. I like being able to see. I'd just like being able to see without annoying glasses.


But, man. Now I do want them. I shall talk with them. Ty.

[*Kathleen*]

Doctors are studying ring segments, "shaped like parentheses," Lochner says, which are implanted in the cornea. "They flatten out the cornea, changing the shape to give the correct optical power." Lenses that are implanted inside the eye are also being studied to correct refractive error, she says.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/...s/298_lens.html
Teens & Contacts: A Guide for Parents
I know that they're just internet sites, but still.. I hope that helps.

[OhMyAnniee]

It pretty much depends on which contacts you get.

[pinacoolada]

I wear contacts and they're not hard to adjust to at all. I can't even feel them most of the time.

[Miss[x]Tiff]

I love glasses... =D

I'd never wear contacts, I have thing about putting stuff in my eyes that shouldn't be there. ;P

[mzsnoozy]

ive been wearing contacts for years and i hate glasses too! if you take care of ur contacts well then you shouldnt have any problems! its definitely a lot better to me.. and i forget im nearsighted like 99% of the time except when i put it on in the morning and off at night! so comfortable! :]

[sammehmyst]

contacts are better in my opinion.
glasses bothered my nose a lot,
and although contacts took a few weeks to get used to being put on,
eventually it felt like nothing was in my eye and i could put them on in 2 seconds every morning.
you won't lose them either. :)

[*Kathleen*]

Tiff' date='Dec 29 2006, 6:45 PM' post='2391444']
I love glasses... =D

I'd never wear contacts, I have thing about putting stuff in my eyes that shouldn't be there. ;P

Why shouldn't they be.. there?

[Miss[x]Tiff]

Why shouldn't they be.. there?

mm..Contacts? theyre like..floating..above your eye ball..just kinda eerks me.

[*Kathleen*]

..they don't float above your eyeball. If they were unsafe in any way, people wouldn't be wearing them.

[*Libertie*]

I've been wearing contacts for a while now, and it's not bad. If you'd like to try it, go for it, but don't give up after the first day because it takes repitition to get used to putting them in.

[Stefanny]

I've been wearing contacts for a while now, and it's not bad. If you'd like to try it, go for it, but don't give up after the first day because it takes repitition to get used to putting them in.

That's a great point.
My optomotrist told me to start wearing contacts one hour a day, increasing with one hour each day. My eyes adjusted to them slowly but very effectively; so eventually, I am able to wear my contacts the whole day

[Miss[x]Tiff]

..they don't float above your eyeball. If they were unsafe in any way, people wouldn't be wearing them.

Not true...at least I don't think so xP I've heard stories like how they get stuck in there or something.

It also seems like a lot of upkeep, contacts. Glasses are just quick and easy.

I like quick and easy, but thats just me.

[datass]

I love using contacts, it's so much better than wearing glasses cause the sides of the glasses are blurry and for me, I keep on breaking my glasses. The only thing I hate about contacts is that they hurt my eye after a while.

[*Kathleen*]

Tiff' date='Dec 30 2006, 1:57 AM' post='2391971']
Not true...at least I don't think so xP I've heard stories like how they get stuck in there or something.

It also seems like a lot of upkeep, contacts. Glasses are just quick and easy.

I like quick and easy, but thats just me.

Well no shit something can happen if you use them incorrectly. You could say the same thing about.. cars or something.

[*mona lisa*]

Even if you do use them correctly, things can happen... even if they're not really damaging your eye. Many times (even if I wore them correctly), it would move up to the corner of my eye. And you do NOT want them to go there. :x Such a pain to take out.

-----

One isn't really better than the other. It all depends on which one suits you best. :)

[gelionie]

If you're wearing contacts like 20 hours a day, of course it will be harmful to your eyes. >_>

[hollesther]

I wear contacts, but sometimes they get annoying =/. Anyway, how does it make your eyes worse? I get worried when people say that.

[gelionie]

^ Contacts actually stabilize your eye vision.

[*Kathleen*]

^ Yeah, that's actually more of the reason as to why my parents wanted me to get them, and it has helped. Although they're just internet sites, I know that the links I listed above mention that, too.

[technicolour]

WOOT!

I'm paying for them. And I have to schedule an appt. BUT WHOOT! I'M GETTING THEM!

[juliar]

i got contacts. theyre about 100 dollars for a six month supply (i use the two-week ones)

i guess theyre a pain int he ass sometimes but you get used to them really quickly. as long as you take them out as soon as you can and are clean about it, you'll be fine.

[MiraLiz]

I love my contact lenses. I just have to be really careful in the science lab at school, because apparently some of the chemicals can make contacts adhere to your eyeballs or something. Ugh.

[shortiiex]

people told me to get contacts, but i perfer glasses...i feels werid w/o them on.

[multifaceted]

i've been wearing glasses ever since 1st grade... im 15

i don't like contacts cause you always need to poke your eyes and stuff and who know what the heck are on your hand before you were to put on your contacts...

there's this guy who never took out his contacts and they became part of his eye... the glass kind... thats gross and he still can't see right.

[Jeng]

Everyone wants me to get contacts, but I can't. I love my glasses and wearing them, and I also have trouble putting anything near or in my eyes. Someone will have to pry my eyes open if they want soemthing in there, cough the eye doctor, she pried them open and yah I fought back.

[xmoon_lightx]

Well for me i wear contacts but then i regret getting them i like glasses a lot more better :)

[*My Cinderella.*]

I wear contacts when I know that they're bad for me. I think you should stick to glasses, contacts make your eyes worse because it takes a piece of your eye out. Don't be like me!

[angelrevelation]

contacts are dangerous because things can get stuck in them, and your eyes can get infected or damaged because of it. two people i know had serious damage to their corneas because of infections and things getting stuck. If you do get contacts, make sure to wash them very thoroughly with contact solution, and never wear them the whole day.

[Intercourselyts]

I like guys with glasses, I think its kind of attractive. Although if he ever wanted to get contacts I would be behind him 100% as well.

But if I had to choose I think I would pick glasses, I look really good with certain glasses, and if I could never find any I really liked then I suppose I would pick contacts. I have 15/20 vision though so I don't think the time I'm going to need them is going to be soon.

[miiichellley]

I wear both contacts and glasses, contacts at school and glasses afterward. Thats because my eyes get really really dry and they can burn and sting if you wear contacts too long which is a downside. So it can depend if you have dry eyes or whatnot. Sometimes if the wind is too high, it'll blow dust in your eyes and really hurts..just like today...but other than that, i like my contacts. i wear hard ones and they're perscription kind, so theyre really expensive. But i guess you could try soft ones, depending on your vision. Yeah, i agree. My glasses got extremely crooked several times due to playing sports.

[*a painefull euphoria*]

i wear glasses its the issue i forget them alot or lose them so i guess i should consider glasses.

[Blank-OuT]

I use contacts and have had no problem with them, it's been about 2 years since I've been wearing them. You just have to remember how often to switch contacts and not to sleep with them on.

[*incoherent*]

i have contacts, but i'm almost positive they're not the ones that you can sleep in, but i still do it. i dont think i've taken these out for almost 2 weeks and that's how i am with most, but nothing has happened and i've had them for over 2 years.

also, why would you pay $300 to fix a pair of glasses when you can just get a new pair?

[corohehe]

get contacts please. ur f**king ugly with ur glasses, damn long-necked owl.

[***Lucy**]

I wear contacts all the time.
I think you should buy a pair of contacts and try to wear them for a few days so u can actually see if u like them or not.
The truth is that wearing glasses is healthier than wearing contacts, so you could wear your contacts during school and when u get home you can use your glasses.

Your mum is right, it is difficult when you try for the first time to adjust them and all but you'll soon get used to it. if you are less than 15 years old you have to wait though.

[andrewexd]

i wore contacts for a year + and not based on looks i would rather wear glasses. Contacts are annoying to put on and off everyday. I kept forgetting to take them out and got some eye damage but it healed in 2 weeks. And when your in school and your contact gets out of line it hurts and if you rub your eye they could rip. Contacts are expensiver it cost me 100-120$ for 6 months worth. I dont see why seeing all around is an arguement i dont know anyone who moves their eye all the way over there to see instead of turning your head...

[voguelove]

Actually..if I needed eye correction, I think I would rock some glasses. Because...my friend's contact like got stuck in the back of her eye or some shit and she had to go to the hospital and they had to like roll her eyeball around or something.

that's what happened to my friend, too. except, the doctors never found her contact. so it could still be stuck in the back of her eye. and if it has, then it's been there for 3 years.

[karma_00001]

i love my glasses. keep 'em.