I love wearing glasses, I really do. I love finding bold and unique glasses that make an impression. My pink glasses are one of my very favorite accessories (God, I love that photo of HB), my Buddy Holly-inspired ones come in a close second, but the truth is, I don’t want to wear them ALL of the time.
I started wearing glasses when I was about twelve or thirteen years old. I was diagnosed as farsighted, so I really only needed to wear glasses while reading. Fast forward twenty years, add in several hours on the computer daily and my forgetfulness to take them off otherwise, and you’ve got a person who can’t read a damn thing anymore. Who am I kidding, if ANYTHING is within two feet of my face, it’s a big blurry blob.
One of the great things about being farsighted is the ability to see distances perfectly. I can drive without my glasses, read billboards, see leaves on trees, etc, however I have recently had issues with my night vision while driving. Signs are starting to get blurry, I get headaches, well, IT SUCKS.
While we’re on the subject of suckage, whenever anyone tries to show me something, I have to hold it as far away from my face as possible to see it. Like I’m eighty years old. My husband is constantly taking photos and when he tries to show me on the LCD display, I just pretend I can see it. “Yeah, honey! That’s a great photo!” (UM, WHAT IN THE HELL IS IT?)
OR the other thing that sucks? I don’t have prescription sunglasses, so if I’m driving and lost and trying to use my GPS on my iPhone, I have to pull over, take off my sunglasses, find my real glasses, put them on and figure out what’s going on. Or if someone texts me while in my car? Same thing. Wait until a stoplight, do the switcheroo, etc. Highly annoying.
Don’t even get me started on nights out – I have to use my glasses to read menus or even see my food. If I happen to forget my glasses, my husband has to read me the full menu like I’m illiterate. That’s fun! (Frankly, I would rather people think I can’t read than assume D reading the menu is some sort of romantic gesture. BLECH.) Last week while having martinis with this lovely lady, she had to complete my tab for me, including showing me where I had to sign. I couldn’t even see the line to sign on! It was like looking at a piece of white toilet paper!
This has to stop. And it will! This Thursday, I have an appointment to get contacts. Wheeeeee!
This is where you come in. I know choosing your type of contacts is highly personal, but I’m wondering if you all have any opinions on the matter. Some things to consider:
1) I will still be wearing my glasses most of the time.
2) I will only wear the contacts on nights out, special occasions and such.
3) I don’t have an astigmatism. Run of the mill farsightedness.
Help me! Do you just love a certain brand? Should I get disposable ones? What about that dry eye biznass? THE QUESTIONS.
I’m officially in your capable hands!
My Dr. decided on my brand because I have a slight astigmatism. But when I was using acuvue, I did love them. Especially the… kind that started with an O. I’m helpful, yes?
All I know is I’m in love with contacts, but I hated wearing glasses. The only problem I’ve had arise from my contacts is the Dr. telling me I need more breaks from wearing them, because I basically will not be seen in any way shape or form in my glasses, so I would only wear them for the first and last 10 minutes of a day. So you shouldn’t have an issue.
I have monthly disposables. If you’re really only going to wear them rarely, you might be able to get away with the daily disposable types.
Dry eye will be more of a problem in the beginning- make sure to carry around those little eye drops for contacts.
I agree with the hype for Acuvue Oasys for 2 week lenses. I have a few contact lens wearing tips if you are interested:
to prevent awful, dry contacts (especially with these Santa Ana winds!!) it is imperative to use anovernight hydrogen peroxide lens solution–(Clear Care by CIBA is fun to use, almost like a science experiment!), NEVER sleep in your contacts (even if they are labeled for it-trust me, me and my hubbie have YEARS of experience in ophthalmology and have seen dastardly results from this practice:painful abrasions, oxygen-starved eyes, infections, vision alterations, even permanent damage, etc), and always have tears for contact wearers in your purse. Multiple bottles.
Or, to avoid most of the hoopla, get Focus dailies, or Proclear 1 day. The curvature of your eye will also decide which contacts “fit” your eye shape, so not all options may be available to you. Good Luck!
I wear Accuvue Oasis and I love them. I sleep in them, I wear them for up to two weeks straight and then I toss them and grab a new pair. Or sometimes I take them out and rinse them and wear glasses for a few days. I’ve never had any problems with them and I’ve worn contacts for almost fifteen years.
I wear Accuvue 2s. Not the Oasys tho. I tried those and they actually made my eyes feel drier.
The good thing about the Accuvues is that they’re 2 week disposables, but I can stretch wearing mine out to at least 4 weeks w/o any problems. Saves $$$$.
I will add my name to the chorus for Acuvue Oasis. They are awesome, they don’t make my eyes feel dry and my doctor actually moved me to them because your eyes can breathe through them which helps you feel (this may be all mental) like they aren’t a shield over your eyes.
I have been wearing contacts for like 19 (EEEKS!) years and these are the best I have had.
Oh, my eye doctor (who I love) also says Opti Free in the green bottle is the best stuff for cleaning/storage.
I’ve worn contacts for over 20 years, and though I’m nearsighted, I have no astigmatism or anything else. The best BY FAR that I’ve ever had are the ones I have now which are the the Focus Night and Day lenses. They are thin but durable, let my eyes breathe really well, and are super comfortable. They are also 30-day lenses, so you replace them often enough to ensure (hopefully) that you don’t get infections. If you wear them infrequently, you can also keep them a bit longer.
Good luck!