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[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glasses.

I hate the idea of putting anything in my eyes

[–] ShlorpianMafia 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never really been able to use eye drops and when I've tried my eyes would reflexively close. I don't get how people can handle putting contacts in regularly

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Use eye drops on the outside opening of your eye ducts. Turn your head to let gravity pull the drops in an blink 2-4 times. Don't try to use eye drops from the front and above.

[–] Connoth 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Contacts. I can open the dishwasher without being blinded. I can use any safety lenses. I can use any sunglasses I want and even cheapies at the gas station if i need to . They just simplify my life. I've never had issues putting them in or having irritation.

[–] OldFartPhil 7 points 1 year ago

Same here. I've worn contacts for 50 years (my user name isn't a lie). A few minutes of inconvenience at the beginning and end of the day, and I don't have to think about my vision aids the rest of the time. And I can walk in the rain and still see!

[–] Weborl 9 points 1 year ago

Glasses.

I don't mind wearing contact lenses, but I don't like having to do it every day when I wake up. And don't even get me started on having to take off the contact lenses when you get home after partying and drinking.

[–] DeadlineX 8 points 1 year ago

Contacts. Peripheral vision is amazing. I’ve never had problems putting them in. Wind does make them dry but I carry eye drops. And I don’t even notice they are there. It’s like I don’t have vision problems. I love them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I prefer contacts but wear both contacts and glasses depending on the day. I like the flexibility and overall ease of contacts, but some days I just wear glasses to give my eyes a break. I have astigmatism. Glasses especially have a bending effect around the periphery that’s annoying to deal with that contacts simply don’t have for me.

[–] Today 7 points 1 year ago

Contacts! I hate the marks glasses leave on your face. I never lose my contacts. They don't get dirty or broken. It's 2 minutes morning and night and then not another thought about it throughout the day. I can wear any sunglasses i want.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what I did, although my recommendation would be for people to do it as early as possible. Whenever your eyes stop changing, figure out how to pay for it. A lot of reputable places run good specials from time to time.

My challenge is I got mine basically right before or right as my age related farsightedness started to come in. But on the whole, I'm very happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People told me that but most places won't take you before you're 20 (but it changes, I remember I had to wait 2 years after my last prescription change but was told just 6 months after I had waited those 2 years ofc)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even getting it done at 20-22 is great. The sooner the better. It's a life changer

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like my eyes were still changing in my 20s. Maybe late 20s would be solid.

[–] kabynbojski 6 points 1 year ago

I used to prefer contacts over glasses unless I was water skiing. After I got LASIK, I prefer neither.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glasses. Dry eye made contacts awful no matter what the water content was

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have use both.

I really like how convenient contact lens were. But the issue is somehow I can't see as clear as I can when using glasses. Could be dryness or wrong curvature or something else altogether.

I'm back with glasses now. I can see clearly. It's cheaper. But I miss not having the legs pinching my head.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

50/50. If I’m working at home all day I’ll just wear glasses. I take it off multiple times a day too when my face is irritated. If I’m going out I’ll usually wear contacts. If I’m lazy then I won’t. Having both is nice for options.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glasses. My only super power is astigmatism - the contacts for it are horrible.

I went to get lasic - the dude said: you'll need reading glasses, and maybe you'll see a boarder. What?!? No thanks - if I need glasses sometimes it's far better for me to use them all the time. That way I don't lose them.

I do wish I could use sunglasses more easily, but...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Prescription sunnies is what I use, sadly cheap servo ones are out of the question.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Contacts. With spare glasses when the eyes are tired. It takes time to get contacts you like and get into the routine of putting them in quickly and wearing them without thinking about them.

Contacts make me realize when I haven't drank enough water as well because they get stickier/blurrier.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Glasses when working (desk job) or relaxing around the house, contacts when outside the house

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I don't want a foreign object inside of me, so I'll stick with the glasses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Glasses, I hate putting in and removing my contacts. Also hate how they feel in my eyes. Besides, I think I look better in glasses anyway. I only wear contacts whenever I'm doing sports.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Contacts that I just never take out

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Glasses, I never could get the hang of contacts. Plus I can have lenses in my glasses that change with the amount of sunlight - I'm not organized enough to keep track of sunglasses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I play tennis wearing contacts and wear glasses the rest of the time. On the tennis court, glasses fog up too easily. Off the tennis court, my contacts are just not clear enough (and my up close vision with contacts sucks -- yay progressive lenses).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I prefer eyeglasses. However, I find contact lenses convenient and flexible (pun unintended). I can move about and do things without much worry with contact lenses on, but not so much with eyeglasses.

On the other hand, it's easy to fall asleep with contact lenses on, which is a dangerous thing. There's also the risk of contact lenses doing damage to one's eye, such as through unclean hands handling contact lenses, improper cleaning, leaving contact lenses on for too long, or dust particles getting stuck between the contact lens and one's cornea.

Eyeglasses might not be as convenient as contact lenses, but it's a lot safer. It's also a good backup when one can't use contact lenses for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Contacts. I use daily disposables because I can’t feel them at all. “14-day” contacts were more like 3 days of comfort, 4 days of feeling noticeable, and 7 days of feeling like a rock in my eye. (I cleaned and soaked them daily as directed with many different types of solution, asked the optometrist for instructions, and followed their instructions exactly.) With contacts, I actually have peripheral vision. The feeling of looking past the frame/rim always gave me eye strain, and even rimless glasses couldn’t change how the blur around the edges was a constant distraction.

I have glasses for just in case, and wear them in the evening after washing my face (which gets the contacts wet and crispy no matter how tightly I squeeze my eyes shut). But I really can’t stand glasses for more than an hour or two a day. Every pair I’ve ever worn has two modes: tight enough to stay on but give me a pressure headache, or loose enough to avoid headaches but I tense my scalp and face to keep them on and they still fall off when I look down or turn my head too quickly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Glasses. I think my face actually looks better with glasses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I prefer contracts but I'm lazy and only wear them when I'm snowboarding, which is like one or twice a year now, or if I'm going out and want to look nice.

The most annoying part about glasses is needing to always carry a second pair of (sun)glasses, but since I got magnetic frames I've found it to be a bit less of an inconvenience. I can take on and off my sunglasses while driving without worrying I'm going to die.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Glasses. My eyes dried out when I wore contacts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I prefer glasses, but people treat me different when I wear my contacts. Had people describe it to me that they don't see my nerdy traits when I have my contacts. This seems to help me in social situations and being accepted easier.

So I wear glasses day to day and contacts if I am going to events.

[–] GargleBlaster 1 points 1 year ago

Contacts. They don't fog up and I don't have to worry to loose them mountainbiking, while in a moshpit, etc.

Still have some glasses at home for late night gaming sessions when the eyes get tired/dry

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Glasses, it’s my whole style at this point and when I remove them it’s like my eyes aren’t the size they’re supposed to be so I’d rather not

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely glasses. I tried contacts when I was younger. It took the eye doctor about 15 minutes to put on my trial set of contacts for me and I was very concerned about how the hell we were going to get them back out. I tried to put them in by myself in the mornings before school for about a week and couldn't get them in once. So I gave up.

Shame, because I feel like I look better without my glasses. But oh well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Glasses, its what I had since I was little and now I'm used to it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I got PRK a while ago, but I vastly preferred contacts. My eyes were terrible, and one was much worse than the other. My depth perception was noticably worse with glasses, and the lack of peripheral vision, especially while moving, tended to make me nauseous. I wore contacts almost every day from 7th grade through a year after graduating college.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glasses. They make me look better and don't feel weird.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah. Genuinely like how they look, and they're relatively convenient. I do have the option of contacts but just kinda prefer glasses

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I prefer glasses over contacts because I hate anything to come closer to my eyes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

scleral lenses are better than soft lenses since u can put them for 16 hours straight without suffocating ur eyes (eye blood veins need air to function), but with all lenses, u cant use them in contact with water like while showering or something. also high prescription glasses aren't fun either, maybe bit safer. combination of both would make sense i guess.

[–] Flipyap 1 points 1 year ago

I prefer contacts but I'm too lazy to go to the opticians and get my eyes checked out to get a new prescription for them... I should really get round to that. I was terrified of touching my eyes when I was younger, but my vanity made me overcome that fear when I was 12/13 as I thought I'd never get a partner if I wore glasses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Would love to try contacts, but you can't get prism correction ones.

[–] DaGaugl 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I switched to contacts 2 months ago and prefer that. I dont even feel them in my eyes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Glasses during work week.. I look at a variety of distances and screens. I have progressives. Contacts on the weekend, break out readers for the phone.