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I think it might be time to look into contacts instead of another pair of glasses. To those of you who have tried both, what would you say the biggest

Posted by elf kelly (aka kelly) Nov 11 '13, 11:32

pros and cons are with having contacts rather than glasses?

(Having to touch my eyeballs doesn't bother me at all)

Responses:

I had major issues with contacts, my eyes do not like them, at all. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 12:47
I have a fairly major and oddly angled astigmatism, so contacts never worked well for me. -- nm - Was Bar Was Nov 11, 12:20
I wore contacts since they were a new thing, hard lenses...switching to soft was a new world but then I had to deal with reading glasses, finally got - Thanksgeisting Nov 11, 12:01
note that if will has FSA at work, you should try to FSA the cost of lasik. is your open enroll now? - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 11:56 1
- sorry, I wasn't paying enough attention below. FSA the cost of contacts instead! -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 11:58
lasik! made my last payment last month, I don't think I will ever spend money on anything better in my life -- nm - dogbert Nov 11, 11:50
My eyes are sensitive to contacts. Not overly, but just enough for it to be a relief when I take them out - con_carne Nov 11, 11:46 1
- that is why I bought prescription Oakleys! -- nm - groiny Nov 11, 12:50
Pros/cons - Kim Pine Nov 11, 11:42
been wearing contacts daily since I was about 14. The only downside I've ever had is falling asleep with them in -- nm - decline Nov 11, 11:41 1
- agreed, waking up with them basically glued to your eyes stinks -- nm - dogbert Nov 11, 11:45
There is no pro to glasses over contacts. None. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 11, 11:38 11
- Why do you hate sexy librarians? -- nm - Max Nov 11, 11:45 2
  - yup, when women take off glasses, you know something good is about to happen - dogbert Nov 11, 11:54
  - word. my new glasses have *matte* frames. what? who's ever even heard of this?! my contacts? clear. whopppeee. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 11:52
- glasses are way cuter. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 11:44
- faster and easier to put on in the dark -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 11, 11:41
- no fatigued eyes. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 11:39 5
  - Conversely, no soreness behind the ears or bridge of the nose. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 11, 11:42 4
    - my glasses are so light that I never have that. But you said "none". -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 11:45 2
      - Since the so called "pros" cancel each other out, I'd say that still adds up to none. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 11, 12:41 1
        
        We just don't see eye to eye -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 12:42
    - I don't think I've ever had soreness behind the ears or on the bridge of my nose as a result of glasses. -- nm - elf kelly Nov 11, 11:45
contacts cons: always needing to keep up with contact solution, containers, costs for all ( including the lenses) goes up every time -- nm - Epiphany Nov 11, 11:37 8
- glasses are really so inexpensive online. you can get four pairs on decent sale for the same price as six months worth of contacts. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Nov 11, 11:55
- The other was that for me they became increasingly uncomfortable after several years. I hated wearing glasses, but for the last year or so before - pmb Nov 11, 11:44
- Which is preferable - one permanent pair or the disposables? -- nm - elf kelly Nov 11, 11:42 5
  - I haven't heard of non-disposable contacts in ages. I used the 30 day ones -- nm - con_carne Nov 11, 11:55
  - disposable -- nm - decline Nov 11, 11:45
  - Is there even such a thing as "permanent" ones still? I get the 30-day pairs. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 11, 11:43 1
    - I don't know. I've never had them before! -- nm - elf kelly Nov 11, 11:45
  - Disposable, in my opinion. -- nm - Kim Pine Nov 11, 11:43
I tried contacts a few times over the years. Perhaps because my eyes are sensitive, I never cared for them much. But... - ty97 Nov 11, 11:37 1
- I had the gradual tint on my glasses so they'd become sunglasses when I was in the sun. - elf kelly Nov 11, 11:41
Sunglasses! - oblique Nov 11, 11:34 1
- I'm not really interested in LASIK at this point. - elf kelly Nov 11, 11:43

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