Glasses, contacts, eyecare

bmwracer wrote:
They're called "floaters."

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floaters

That's something wrong?!!? I've had those for years!!! :doh: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: That's something wrong?!!? I've had those for years!!! :doh: [/list:u]

I guess it depends on the severity/concentration of the floaters... :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote: That's something wrong?!!? I've had those for years!!! :doh: [/list:u]

I remember having those since I was in grade school. I just thought they were cool and wasn't bothered by it. :mrgreen:

^ Cool??? :headscratch:

Did the subject somehow change mid-discussion? :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:^ Cool??? :headscratch:

Did the subject somehow change mid-discussion? :sweat:

Did you see the pic of the floaters in the link you posted? I remember thinking they looked cool when I saw them in my own eyes.

Who here actually wears glasses/contacts?

I wear both. Usually glasses, because then I don't have to fuss about makeup. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:Who here actually wears glasses/contacts?

I wear both. Usually glasses, because then I don't have to fuss about makeup. :beaten:

I'm just waiting for my first pair of glasses. Should be ready any time now :sweat:

Wynter wrote:Who here actually wears glasses/contacts?

Glasses since the 4th grade. [/list:u]

Anime Dad wrote:

I'm just waiting for my first pair of glasses. Should be ready any time now :sweat:

Are they for reading? Mine are for distance, so I need them on all the time.

Wynter wrote:

Are they for reading? Mine are for distance, so I need them on all the time.

Reading. Newspapers & books just got too fuzzy :(

Wynter wrote:Who here actually wears glasses/contacts?

I wear both. Usually glasses, because then I don't have to fuss about makeup. :beaten:

I wear contacts from the time I get up to the time I hit the sack... About 16-18 hours a day.

I just have a pair of regular glasses as spares, just in case I have a problem with my contacts.

Just got a call to say mine are ready :)

I wear gas-permeable contact lenses during the day at work, and use my eyeglasses at night and on the weekends.

My eyesight is pretty bad. :sweat:

Rinrin wrote:My eyesight is pretty bad. :sweat:

Welcome to the club, imoto-chan. :sweat:

Ive had 20/40 vision since High School so I need to wear glasses to read small subtitles at a distance. THe whole idea of sticking contacts in my eyes freaks me out. :shocked:
The rest of the time I dont need them even for driving though if Im driving somewhere strange at night I need them for the street signs. :victory:
I's glad I dont need them for reading. Seems most of my peers do. :beaten:

Eve wrote: THe whole idea of sticking contacts in my eyes freaks me out. :shocked:

Evie, if you had to wear glasses with lenses the size of Coke bottle bottoms, you'd understand the motivation... :sweat:

And contacts also help keep your eyes from getting worse. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
And contacts also help keep your eyes from getting worse. :victory:

That's only hard contacts though, right? I have soft contacts and my eyes are still getting worse :ohcrap:

tabemonster wrote:That's only hard contacts though, right? I have soft contacts and my eyes are still getting worse :ohcrap:

Really?

I've worn softs for a long time now and my prescription has been practically unchanged for the past 15-20 years... Guess it varies with the individual. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Evie, if you had to wear glasses with lenses the size of Coke bottle bottoms, you'd understand the motivation... :sweat:

And contacts also help keep your eyes from getting worse. :victory:

Point taken. Im still in the same script I had a as teen. Just makes things have a slightly sharper edge in the distance.
I still do fine needlepoint without glasses. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Welcome to the club, imoto-chan. :sweat:

Seriously, with all the staring at computer screens and hand held electronic devices that we do I'm amazed that there are still people that don't need glasses. :beaten:

tabemonster wrote:
That's only hard contacts though, right? I have soft contacts and my eyes are still getting worse

I think if you take care of your eyes then soft contacts will help a little, but for people like me who strain their eyes a lot, hard contacts help to retain the shape of the eye so your sight doesn't worsen. In my case, I have gas-permeable, which are supposed to help improve eyesight slowly correcting the shape of the eye.