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DOES ANYBODY WEAR CONTACTS OR EYEGLASSES OR MAYBE BOTH LIKE MYSELF. DUE TO HAVING CONTACTS DISPOSABLE, WE HAVE TO BUY THEM EVERY OTHER MONTH OR SO BUT WITH EYE GLASSES, WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP THEM IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL OUR WARRANTY IS UP.
HAVE ANYBODY HAVE THEIR EYE BURN FROM THE DISINFECTED SOLUTIONS FROM USING THE CONTACTS?
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I am supposed to wear glasses, but I don't like them, and as far as contacts, I could never place anything in my eyes.
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Contacts are just so much better. More convenient and look alot better on me. I've had the burning thing happen numerous times, but I switched solutions and it's less frequent now. Either way, I suck it up, it's way better than eyeglasses.
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I only use eyeglasses. I do not like to use contact lens :dontknow: But, my husband does. He uses both, eyeglasses and contact lenses and he do not have to pay for the contact lens, he just have to call his eye doctor and they will give him free contact lenses. How was that? :icon_rr:
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I've had glasses, I hated them.
I've had contacts, they were better, but I still hated them lol
I really want lasic, waiting for it to be 100% safe lol
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I have worn glasses since elementary school and I am now 46. Also the lenses were very thick. Like the bottom of a coke bottle. Oh, we don't even have coke bottles any more... anyway of course I was teased or picked on so when I was 13 I got contacts and have worn them ever since. I do give my eyes a break and sometimes wear my glasses.
Before the extended wear came along I would leave my contacts in for too long and hurt/burn my eyes. It would be horrible pain. It doesn't happen so much now unless maybe there is a small tear on the contact. If you keep the contacts clean and rinse them regularly that will help with the burning and they will always last longer.
About glasses, if you do a search, there is a place online where you can get glasses for as low as 20 bucks!
You just have to have a perscription and if you don't have yours, your doctor should be happy to supply you with yours if you call and ask. :D
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I have a prescription for both but I only wear my contacts! Ive been wearing contacts for 9 years!
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I've worn glasses since I was a kid. I'm used to having to wear them and I'm not comfortable to have lenses in my eyes.
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i have both. but i wear eyeglasses more and only wear my contacts occasionally (for example when i am at the gym).
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I'm a diehard eyeglass wearer myself. I got glasses in the 6th grade (34yo now) and then by 8th grade, I got contacts bc it was easier cheering. Disposables weren't readily available & were way *WAY* too expensive at that time, but I wore mine for about 2 years I guess. I finally gave up on them bc I discovered that being a nightowl contacts weren't really conducive to my schedule. I didn't like lugging both glasses, contacts and all the junk that went with the contacts at that time around all the time either. I've stuck to glasses because I can take them off when I want, they don't rip so easily as flimsy film, I don't need special solution to clean them, I don't fish around my eyeball when it gets smushed to another part of my eyeball, I don't worry about them falling out and never finding one again, my eyes aren't nearly as irritated and they're clearer than any contacts I've used or tried - ever. So, my vote - glasses.
Ask my sister, she'll tell just the opposite. However, don't ask my co-worker, bc she just last week took out her disposable contacts that are supposed to be replaced every couple of weeks and wore her glasses for a couple of days. The contacts had not been out of her eyes - AT ALL - in 6 months! That's just not smart. :)
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I have glasses...but i use to wear contacts when i use to play sports! Glasses are less expensive then contacts! Yea contacts did hurt my eyes...when they r dry!!
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I have glasses and contacts. I just got those 30 night and day contacts a few months ago that I really like. It's nice waking up and being able to see clearly.
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I wore glasses for over ten years and just started wearing contacts. I love the contacts! I can see so much better with the contacts. When I wore glasses and worked outside I would have to stop and wipe the sweat off my glasses (it's hot, hot, hot in Al. in the summer) all the time. I also leave my contacts in for about a week at the time. (I hope Doc. McAuthur don't see this) I have no problems at all with the burning or dry eyes.
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i use glasses long time i feel comfortable i don.t like contacts lens :)
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I wear both. I love my glasses for when my eyes dont feel like having my contacts on
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hmmm well i wear glasses and i can fall asleep with them on but not contacts cuz it sucks in the morning so glasses
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I wear glasses. I never could put anything in my eyes. Even eye drops...I have this horrible fear. Even as a kid, if I would get something in my eye, I'd freak.
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had a problem with the baush & lomb contact solution a few years ago- it bturned my eyes all red like an allergy fl.air up. i think it was recallede. i've never had a problem with the store brand version.
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i use glasses long time i feel comfortable i don.t like contacts lens :)
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i only wear glasses now because i have astigmatism and my eyes are really bad for contacts
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I prefer eyeglasses
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DOES ANYBODY WEAR CONTACTS OR EYEGLASSES OR MAYBE BOTH LIKE MYSELF. DUE TO HAVING CONTACTS DISPOSABLE, WE HAVE TO BUY THEM EVERY OTHER MONTH OR SO BUT WITH EYE GLASSES, WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP THEM IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL OUR WARRANTY IS UP.
HAVE ANYBODY HAVE THEIR EYE BURN FROM THE DISINFECTED SOLUTIONS FROM USING THE CONTACTS?
I wear contacts also but I have never had the solution burn my eyes. Maybe you should try to use a different solution, I have always used Complete Mutli-purpose solution. I have the bottle in front of me and it says for effective disinfection and comfort.
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I wear both. I've had glasses for over 10 years, and for about 9 of them I've also worn contacts. I used to only wear contacts during my school years, but lately my eyes have become more sensitive, so I wear contacts when I have to go out (the sun and all... I love being able to wear sunglasses) and glasses as soon as I'm in for the night/when I'm just lounging around the house. Contacts get pretty expensive, especially if you wear them all the time. I don't mind wearing glasses, I'm not one who thinks they detract from someone's looks (I know a lot of people think glasses = ugly nerd. Pfft.) I do agree that contacts are just more convenient sometimes, though, so I always have a pair or two of disposables handy.
I don't recommend giving into the allure of swimming with contacts in, though! It might seem like a good idea, you can actually see and swim at the same time, but nine times out of ten, if you forget and open your eyes underwater -- bye, bye contacts!
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I prefer contacts. I wear both though. I wear my contacts during the day and my glasses at night. I've been wearing glasses since I was 7 (27 years) and my vision had gotten so bad that my glasses left a permanent imprint on my nose (glasses were really thick)!. Now they have the feather weight glasses (thank goodness).
I don't recommend giving into the allure of swimming with contacts in, though! It might seem like a good idea, you can actually see and swim at the same time, but nine times out of ten, if you forget and open your eyes underwater -- bye, bye contacts!
I agree, this is one of the downsides of wearing contacts. But the pros definitely outweigh the cons with contacts.
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I wear a type of contact lenses that work while I sleep, then I take them out in the morning and have perfect vision all day!! It's amazing! They're called CRT lenses for Corneal Refractive Therapy (Paragon CRT is one of the brands). I love having perfect vision without having any of the issues common to contact lens wearers or eyeglasses!! I really think if Paragon advertised a little, their sales would go through the roof because their product is wonderful!!
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Neither
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I like wearing glasses when I'm not doing anything that requires really sharp eyes, however, I need contacts to see the professors write stuff on the board and for driving. I feel like with contacts I can see better. As for the solutions, mine never burn. I use the one with the green bottle and a splash of red on the box. Can't recall the brand name though.