How blind are you?

[Goose]

This may be a stupid question, but surely glasses last for your whole life? Is it just the daily knocks?

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Piggymon

Not really bad at all but I always wear either my lenses or glasses.. since I discovered the edges of things I quite like them

Yeah the edges of things can be quite nice
That's one thing that makes me not overly keen on my contacts, it makes things ever so slightly fuzzy so edges just aren't as defined as they should be. It's the best they can offer for me though thanks to my astigmatism. It's fine for nights out but it's what would put me off always using them so I get out of the habit then.

[Feek]

Have you tried toric lenses, Jen? I tried them for a bit but didn't find them comfortable but they made a huge difference over standard lenses.

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by Goose

This may be a stupid question, but surely glasses last for your whole life? Is it just the daily knocks?

Your prescription changes throughout your life but is normally pretty stable during your 20s-40s.

I'm +3.50 in both eyes with an astigmatism. First long sighted person here

[Stan_Lite]

Originally Posted by Feek

Have you tried toric lenses, Jen? I tried them for a bit but didn't find them comfortable but they made a huge difference over standard lenses.

I use Toric lenses and can see fine with them, no blurring at all (until my eyes get tired and/or dry out).

[Wellington]

Hmm I dunno, got em tested the other day now have to wear glasses in the evening (when eyes are tired) or if I'm using the puter all day I should wear them. I only need them to see anything over about 2-3meters tho...

[Desmo]

I was recently tested again and am now -2.5 and -2.75. I can cope without my lenses for some things but deffo couldn't drive without them.

[Nutcase]

Originally Posted by Goose

This may be a stupid question, but surely glasses last for your whole life? Is it just the daily knocks?

Mine get a lot of abuse! Which is a shamce as the ones I have now cost me £300 and something, and that was with 20% off Not cheap

[Garp]

-3.25 in the right, and -1.75 in the left. Not too bad.

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Haly

Yeah the edges of things can be quite nice
That's one thing that makes me not overly keen on my contacts, it makes things ever so slightly fuzzy so edges just aren't as defined as they should be. It's the best they can offer for me though thanks to my astigmatism. It's fine for nights out but it's what would put me off always using them so I get out of the habit then.

I have a fair astigmatism too and the contacts clear that up no problem. If your vision is blurry that implies you've got the wrong corrective strength. Your contacts should not be the same strength as your glasses are.. off the top of my head my left contact lense is a point or two stronger than my glasses lense, to achieve the same corrective strength. When I got my first pair of contacts, which were based on my glasses prescription, they sat me down and did a repeat eye-check and identified that the change needed made.

For those of you reporting that contacts make your eyes dry or tired, I can highly recommend "Blink", great for re-moisturising eyes and helping feel fresh again