Finally ordered my contacts!

I hope you have better luck withe your contacts this time around. I have to wear my glasses most of the time because contact irratate my eyes. I hate wearing glasses also, so I went to the eyes doctor and got contacts, man I thought I was in heaven! I wore contacts for about two years and I never had any problem with them, then one day after I had been wearing them for a while my eyes started burning and got real red. I thought that I had a eye infection so I went to the doctor and he couldn't find anything wrong. He told me that I much have become allergic to contacts.

I like your new picture, katsmeow, it's a good one. You're lucky that glasses at least suit your face if you're stuck wearing them even part time. I have worn glasses for the last 4 or 5 years and I've never really considered getting contacts. I just cannot justify having to touch my eyeballs every day! I think glasses look good on me and they really help make the dark puffy circles under my eyes less noticeable. I would much rather throw some cute frames on to look more awake in the A.M than have to mess around with eye makeup (both under and on my eyes). My eyesight isn't that bad so I don't absolutely have to wear them, it's just distances that are quite blurry.

I wear glasses now. I used to wear contacts all the time, but I ripped one of them a few years ago. ( I wear gas permeable ones.) Mine are like 100 each contact and I did not have that money at the time. I have just not bothered getting them since. I do need to get some new glasses or new contacts though. My glasses are bent a little and the prescription is not quite right anymore. Glad you finally got your contacts ordered.

I have required glasses since I was 11 yrs old and yes it is a major pain in the butt! I got my first pair of contacts when I was 17 yrs old, because I got my motorcycle license and was living in a big city. I was really concerned about that blind spot, since all the cars either didn't see me or were intent on killing me. Plus I was sick of having to take off my glasses, put my helmet on, then wiggle them in withoutu breaking them. At $300 a pair to replace, I didn't want to break them, nor be unable to see. So, in buying the contacts, I used the glasses as backup in case I lost one or something. But nowadays the contacts are so cheap ($10/pair), I just buy a couple of packages of 6 (3 pairs) at a time. So, if I lose one, I already have another to pop right in. And I'm lucky that my prescription is the same for both eyes, too. It was very close for many years, but now they are the same. And as far as eye infections, I just keep a dropper of Polysporin Antibiotic Eye/Ear Dropsin the medicine cabinet at all times. It is over the counter stuff, or ask the Pharmacist. It is a treatment for pinkeye and works great. I don't stop using my contacts if I have an eye infection, I just keep putting the drops in my eyes, as the bottle directs, several times a day. Plus, I put a couple drops in the solution at night while soaking. Usually clears up in a few days. This way, you aren't waiting for a Dr.'s appt while your eye gets worse and needs heavy duty antibiotics that you have to take in pill form and affects your whole body. Since I am able to treat it immediately at first symptoms, I get over it very quickly, too. Without risking damage to my eyes.

My experience with contacts was such that I resigned myself to wearing glasses. When I tried contacts my eyes were often dry and partnered with allergies, it was a relief to return to glasses. For me, it has become a matter of finding glasses which suit my style and personality. Whenever possible, I try to be a bit fun with my glasses and always buy lightweight frames and lenses. Contacts were so uncomfortable at times that I am pretty sure that I would never invest in them again. My glasses are so a part of who I am that I hardly notice them, in fact, I miss my glasses when I am not wearing them. It is simply a matter of preference, I guess.

I would love to wear contacts as I do not like wearing glasses either. I went to a place in the U.K. about 5 years ago to try and get contacts. After two frustrating hours of trying to get them in and out of my eyes they told me that I WAS THEIR FIRST FAILURE! That wasn't nice was it? My self esteem plummeted, I can tell you. I do think that if the person had taken more time with me I could have managed it. Now, I don't mind as much as my glasses hide the bags under my eyes!!!!

I wish I could wear contacts. I have astigmatism, glaucoma and my eyes are so bad that contacts do not help my vision. Both my daughters wear contacts though. They order them online. They are so much cheaper. They go through ebates.com and they get another discount. My sister in law got an eye infection from her contacts once. She had to have eye surger as a result. No fun for her. Hope your contacts arrive soon and you love them. I too hate glasses but I need them to see.

thats good for you. me too i have been wearing contacts lenses 7 years i think and it is very satisfying i would say to use it rather than i glasses. But still i have to wear my glasses too because the contact lenses cannot correct my astigmatism that is why i am still having a headache everytime. so for the meantime i dont have option but to use them

I dont have any glasses till now but well when you ar having glasses for some energies or sight i think its necessary to have them when every you are doing some work or going out , without wearing them it will be straining so i think its better to have them.

I love my contacts too and yes, I've had to put off buying them due to financial constraints in the past. I currently don't even have a prescription pair of glasses (also due to financial constraints), but would kind of like to get one for times that I'm not ready to put in my contacts for the day.