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very informative thank u ^^

Re: Wearing contacts for a long time

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Originally posted by Superstring I wear contacts. My awake time in a day is typically around 15-18 hours (meaning i sleep only about 6-7 hours a day). To combat the issues of fucking up contacts, I wear 2 pairs: I pair one day, then let them soak for 36 hours while wearing another pair the next day. I find this: a) helps to keep my eyes feelin' good b) helps keeps contacts cleaner c) makes 'em last longer (for example, a typical month's supply lasts about 3 months with me) Cheers, -Superstring

I go long hours of awake time too. That's a very good tip, never thought about doing that, I'll try it.

Thanks!

P.S. ...and by the way, a drawback with some procedures is that you will need reading glasses sooner. IMO wait a while longer.

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Originally posted by k@tie I would be willing to sell one (or perhaps both) of my eyeballs. My eyes are blue, and my vision is apparently better than 20/20. Just PM me and we will discuss details (price, etc.) Katie

I'll do $55.99 per eye.

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Originally posted by abort416

Price??

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Originally posted by Sly_Guy see, the thing is in my case, I absolutely hate glasses. A lot of people say I look good with them, but at the perscription strength I'm at, I have to wear them all the time if I'm to do so, and it really gets annoying. First of all, wearing them for long periods of time gives me headaches because of the changed perception of periferal vision, and that same change in periferal vision also fucks up anything I try to do with sports. Being a fairly active person, I gets very annoying, and couple that with chasing your glasses around a gym floor everytime you get hit and it gets to be a very negative thing. So I choose to wear contacts instead, but to combat all these issues, I wear them all the time like 14-16 hours a day. I know it's unhealthy to do so, I know it increases your risk of infection, as well as it can be detrimental to the long-term health of your eyes as it cuts down the air your eyes recieve, but I really don't see any other option which allows me the freedom from headaches, ability to be active, and have a decent level of vision. I have yet to try out the ultra high oxygen permiable contacts that have come out recently, but the laser eye surgery has always been something I've been looking at to correct my vision to the point where I'm free of both contacts and glasses. To me, if the numbers are 95% success rate with no night vision problems, or if a clinic can offer me a guarantee of numbers along those lines, whether it be a $5 or a $5000 per eye surgery, I'll be getting that it. But before I make any solid decisions, I want to amass as much knowledge whether it be by scientific, or personal experience.

im in the exact same boat as you. Except my contact prescription is -5.50 in both eyes :S imagine the blurriness I see!!!! Mind you, i get around pretty good if i absolutely have to. One day, when i was out, a friend went to give me a hug hello and his nose went right into my eye takin my contact out with it and it was gone (we were in a club) I went around half blind for the night..THAT was interesting (especially after a few rev's) I would totally consider getting laser surgery. If I ever could afford it, anyways.

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Originally posted by tha_broad my contact prescription is -5.50 in both eyes :S imagine the blurriness I see!!!!

...beat ya -7.50, blind as a bats asshole

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Originally posted by apri_peel consider this.... there are shit loads of famous people that i see that wear glasses once every blue moon, meaning that even though they are insanely rich, they still opt out for the more traditional glasses and contacts option. if they wanted to, they could get the best surgeon in the world do the operation, but they dont go thru with it.

Many actors also own glasses that do not have a prescription just so that they have a different look. Doesn't mean that they really need them. Most of the people my sister suits up with glasses (she is a propsmaster in Film) she says ask her for them afterwards so that they have them to wear around after the film.

I have many friends (5 in total) who have had the surgery. Some paid top dollar and paid slightly less. All have better than 20/20 vision (20/40 in most cases) now. A few experienced temporary problems with night vision and the halo affect but that didn't last for long. They all have recommended the surgery but have done so by telling me that what they have experienced so far from the surgery is great but because there is no real long term historical data on the surgery they cannot assure me that you would not experience any future problems.

I am considering the surgery myself as my eyes are -6.75 and -7.25. My poor eyesight does not prevent me from doing every day stuff but it is a pain in the ass with watersports etc so it would be nice not to have to worry about them anymore.

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Originally posted by angelgirl Many actors also own glasses that do not have a prescription just so that they have a different look. Doesn't mean that they really need them. Most of the people my sister suits up with glasses (she is a propsmaster in Film) she says ask her for them afterwards so that they have them to wear around after the film.

I want to smack such people.

Glasses are all fun and games until you actually lose your eyesight.

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Originally posted by Sly_Guy I want to smack such people. Glasses are all fun and games until you actually lose your eyesight.

I hear ya. I do whatever I can not to have to wear my glasses and depend on my contacts far too much because the coke bottle glasses are not so attractive. I bought an expensive pair of frames in hopes that it would make me wear them more...they looked great on in the store when I tried them on with my contacts but once the real lenses were in them I didn't want to wear them as they look totally different.

^^^
I actually don't even own a pair of glasses with the correct perscription anymore. I have never had a problem finding a good looking pair that worked well with my perscription [I guess as I'm finding out now that my eyesight isn't as bad as some other people's], but the last pair I bought never fit me correctly, and the screws always fell out of the hinges. What was worse, is that the only glasses that I found looked somewhat decent on me [in my own vain, opinion] were small wire frame glasses with smaller lens surfaces. The problem with those glasses is that with high perscriptions, the curvature of the lens adds a really nasty distorted periferal vision, as well the actual area you look out through them is smaller, leaving a larger area of a blurred image outside of the lens that your mind has to work hard to either ignore or try to process. Plus, a certain amount of double image from the periferal vision on the outside of the lens surface, one being clear, the other being the real blurry image you'd observe without glasses. The result is a really really nasty headache if you wear them all day.

So I've opted for contacts exclusively.....And I'm so damned happy that I never get eye infections.

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Originally posted by zookeeper ...beat ya -7.50, blind as a bats asshole

holy fuck....and i thought i was bad


my right eye is -3.25

my left eye -4.75

but still...it is still such a pain in the ass.
as for glasses i have 2 different pairs so I can switch it up...and I am pretty happy with the look...but still having to wear them can be a pain in the ass.


as for coke bottles....noone beats my old best friend....hers were I swear like 3 inches thick....poor thing wore them since she was like 4.

now she only wears contacts....she will never wear glasses again I am sure.

^^^

oh and to add to that I used to wear John Lennon frames for a couple of years before I tried contacts....



hahaha I was such a geek!

I got you beat...grade 9 I had pair of Sally Jessie Raphel burgandy bad boys. whoooooooo. I turned to contacts immediately after seeing the first photo of myself in those.

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Originally posted by angelgirl I got you beat...grade 9 I had pair of Sally Jessie Raphel burgandy bad boys. whoooooooo. I turned to contacts immediately after seeing the first photo of myself in those.

awwwww

yeah i didnt realise how ugly I looked until yrs later when i grew out of my geek stage.

my geek stage was 5 yrs! from 12 yrs old until about 17.
I looked like a whole other person.

its always the geeks that turn out the best when they pass the puberty lol

i had a pair of most horrible glasses when i was 13, the gretchen from recess style :|

Having really bad, and unfashionable (really big coke bottle), glasses during formidable school years certainly gives you a sense of humility. "Hey let's go burn some ants with your glasses!"

The first thing a "bully" would do is knock the glasses off, so I really had to learn how to fight without full use of sight. Hit the blob in the center, a least I was never "eye faked out".

I like contacts, the new technology of cosmetic colors and patterns are really wild, nothin' like going to going to a party with "serpent's eyes", or all black (a total freak out!)

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Originally posted by apri_peel its always the geeks that turn out the best when they pass the puberty

actually my geek stage started once I hit puperty.

grade 6 was an aweful yr




^^^^

as for colours...if u have astigmatism (cant spell) you dont get the luggury of getting to choose from all the cool colours that are out there for contacts..as your choices are very limited.

I cant wear coloured contacts anymore as my prescription is too strong now.

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Originally posted by dance2dabeat I cant wear coloured contacts anymore as my prescription is too strong now.

I wasn't aware that colours would affect prescription? How does that work?

Not that it matters to me, since I tried and passed on contacts (just couldn't get them in) but I'm curious to know why. I would've thought they would've made it so it'd just be identical to a normal lens from the inside (ie from your eyes to the world)?

^^^

something about my astigmatism being too high...
they only make coloured contacts up to a certain prescription

that's all I know for sure.
it sucks...I really liked my blue coloured contacts

Yeah, damn astigmatism. Biggest pain in the ass. Oh well. Hopefully zapping my eyes with lasers at a later date will fix it :P

I may do it (laser) as a 40th birthday present to myself. By then things should be cheaper.

...the bod' goes it the toilet after 40 anyway

i got laser surgery 6 years ago in 1999. my prescription was -4.00 and -4.50, and i thought it was time to get them. the surgery cost $1200 Cdn for both eyes, and the company that i did it with, Lasik Vision, is now bankrupt. the first 4 years my vision was perfect, but the last couple of years my eyesight has worsened to -1.00 and -1.25. this worsening is a natural part of my eyes maturing and has nothing to do with the surgery. the only after effects i had with the surgery is that my night vision now is a bit worse, where i need prescription glasses to correct my vision.

would i do it again if given the choice? absolutely. surgery gives you freedom away from glasses and contacts. your whole life doens't revolve around your contact lenses.

How old were you when you got the surgery?

And does anyone know if you can go under the knife (as such) again after an operation?

Actually, come to think of it, I'm sure you could, provided you have enough lens (I can't believe I forget the proper name of it) left to cut and reshape...

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Originally posted by marcusus How old were you when you got the surgery? And does anyone know if you can go under the knife (as such) again after an operation? Actually, come to think of it, I'm sure you could, provided you have enough lens (I can't believe I forget the proper name of it) left to cut and reshape...

i was 23 when i got it done... i think you should at least be in your mid 20's if you're thinking of getting it done, b/c your eye doesn't stop growing

i think you can go under the knife again after an operation. i heard there's a new procedure out now which requires no knife? not sure...

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Originally posted by Porky i think you can go under the knife again after an operation. i heard there's a new procedure out now which requires no knife? not sure...

No knife? What do they do? Use an actual knife?

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