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[–] Quill0@lemmy.digitalfall.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Glasses.

I hate the idea of putting anything in my eyes

[–] valen 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My first wife would get this thing about every 3 years or so where a contact would migrate around to the back of her eye. This would then be followed by about an hour of her trying to get it back front-and-center. Just the thought of it is enough to horrify me.

[–] ProvokedGamer@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Like it goes under the eyelid? That is quite terrifying to look at, but it can’t go all the way behind the eye because of the way the eye is structured. It stops like at the top of the eye.

[–] zappy@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years 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.

[–] zappy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years 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)

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Boop@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years 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.

[–] degrix@lemmy.hqueue.dev 5 points 2 years 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.

[–] Dave_r@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 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...

[–] Kushia@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] valen 1 points 2 years ago

I have over the glasses sunglasses. Yes, they're big and dorky. My son says they look like the glasses in the TV room from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I don't care. I'm retired (so am an annoying old person)

[–] Lasso1971@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] gooddaytodayhere@vlemmy.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] surrendertogravity@wayfarershaven.eu 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yup, I loved not having the weight of glasses on my face with contacts, but every kind I’ve tried had led to dry eyes at the end of the day and that’s super unpleasant to me, so glasses it is.

[–] johnthedoe@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years 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.

[–] someguy@lemmyland.com 3 points 2 years 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.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Contacts that I just never take out

[–] binchicken@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] hsl@wayfarershaven.eu 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] marshadow 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] I_Am_Jacks_____ 2 points 2 years 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).

[–] nueonetwo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 years ago

Glasses. My eyes dried out when I wore contacts.

[–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years 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.

[–] Carter@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Sigmatank@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] OrkneyKomodo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] richteratmosphere@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

I prefer progressive lenses when working (mostly at a computer) and contacts when I'm off work and out and about in the world.

[–] Cyder@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

My vision didn't start going downhill until my 40's. I am also very sensitive about my eyes to the point I can barely even put drops in. So I have resigned myself to the fact that I will be a glasses wearer from here on out.

[–] araquen 1 points 2 years ago

I used to prefer contacts, but I am an idiot, and kept forgetting to blink (yeah, that’s a thing), so I would get dry-eyes. So I told my eye doctor I am too stupid to wear contacts, and I have been using glasses ever since. While I miss the freedom contacts affords, I do not miss dry-eyes and the related fatigue.

[–] oatmilkmaid@possumpat.io 1 points 2 years 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

[–] NubTubz 1 points 2 years 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

[–] Valravn@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] galim@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] iraq_lobster@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] iamhazel 1 points 2 years ago

Watching my brother put in and take out his contacts as a kid put me off then forever. Glasses all the way, plus I found I style that really suits me! I look weird without them, lol.

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