I wear glasses. And even, at first, I really hated them, they've become part of me. I now think I look weird without glasses. o.o
Although, if someone offered me Contact Lenses for free, I'd take them. I wouldn't mind ditching my glasses for contact lenses every now and again, mainly because people seem to see me as a Computer Nerd, or a Geek. ;-;

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A lot of people don't even know I wear contact lenses.

I started wearing glasses way back in the days of elementary school. I hated them. They made me look dorky and nerdy but I was very much blind without them.

In sophomore year of high school I made my advent with contact lenses. It was a step, especially with getting used to the routine of putting them in and taking them out, not to mention the eye-painful and frustrating hassles that you have with contact lenses from time to time. I still wear them to this day, prefering them to wearing glasses.

I don't like glasses now not because of the dorky look (because people can actually look cuter, smarter, more chic, etc. with the right frames), but because of the fact that they fog up, and if you're stuck with a pair that doesn't fit you (military-issued "civilian" pair), they like to slide down your nose, you can break them, you can lose them, you can scratch them... the problems can be quite astounding and a bear to deal with. But then again, with contacts you HAVE to have saline solution, take them out and put them in often, and of course, buy lenses, which can add up to quite a bit in comparison to what you can get out of a pair of glasses... assuming your prescription doesn't change and you don't lose or break them.

I think it's still a great thing to actually have both on hand, considering that I would like to be able to swap to glasses when I'm at home and not out and about trying to impress people with my mad-good looks. I've formed a bad habit of sleeping with my contacts in and it's not a good thing to be doing, but I still do it. Stupid, but when I go blind because of it, I have no one to blame but myself and my laziness.

A lot of people that I know find it very iffy to even be touching the eye when putting in a contact lens, but I can actually do it naturally now. Just as long as I have saline solution (and sometimes not even), I can pop in my contacts anywhere at any time. But glasses win as far as simply slipping the pair on without much hassle.

Hopefully in the future, I will have a good opportunity for LASIK just so I won't ever have to deal with it again.

Edit: As far as LASIK goes, my dad had it done and he says that your eyes will feel wicked dry and even gritty at times. The surgery is done in stages and not all in one shot. The dry and gritty feeling is ameliorated by drops that your optometrist will provide you, which you will probably need to use for months up to a year after surgery is complete. The typical cost for laser eye surgery is $2000-$2500 (for both eyes, I believe), but if you're in the military, see about getting it for free by asking the optometry branch about what your options may be. (Combat arms branches always have priority, of course.)

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I've been using glasses for about 1 year now and I dont really mind it at all it helps my vision and does not look all that bad. Never had contacts and the thought of sticking something on my eye just dosent go well with me.

mariecon555 can you tell us abit more about that eye correction you had done? I'm thinking about it and would like to know any possible side effects it could have.

thanks

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Before I had my treatment with Dr. Wiles at Lasik-1, I had trouble seeing clearly even with my glasses on. Now I can see my alarm clock without holding it in front of my face and I can see road signs without squinting. I don’t hate driving at night anymore. My life is so much better now; I only wish I had gone to Lasik-1 sooner! Thank you for helping me see what I’ve been missing!"

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Well, I have Hipermetropia (the contrary of yours), and I have always used glasses, some people exclaims "Oh, glasses make me look bad", but what you preffer, "looking bad" (baaah, it isn't that bad, you could buy yourself a nice glass in titanium, or something) or taking the risk of damaging your eyes with some kind of bad contact lensses, they evend tend more to eye infections.

If you care about your eyes: glasses.

If you don't want to have glasses on: contact lenses.

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