Do You Wear Glasses?

jasonchiu · February 26th, 2005, 4:05 PM

ok so who is 4 eyed here?

i am, but wear contacts

Jostyrostelli · February 26th, 2005, 4:11 PM

Nope, I'm glad I don't wear glasses or contacts. Such a mess, every day take out your contacts...

haha604 · February 26th, 2005, 4:15 PM

I've been wearing glasses since I entered highschool, which was about 8 years ago. Other than the fogging up of glasses when I eat soup or noodles, I don't find it inconvenient to wear glasses.

zyran · February 26th, 2005, 4:20 PM

I don't. Although recently my eyesight has deteorated slightly.

Jostyrostelli · February 26th, 2005, 4:21 PM

^Why's that?

jasonchiu · February 26th, 2005, 4:24 PM

daily contacts are really good! no worries at all, except price lol

zyran · February 26th, 2005, 4:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jostyrostelli

^Why's that?

I've had to do lots of late night reading last year and it's definitely taken its toll. I plan to give my eyes some rest if you know what I mean images/smilies/wink.gif

Jostyrostelli · February 26th, 2005, 4:48 PM

Huh, didn't know reading could damage your eyes...

zyran · February 26th, 2005, 4:53 PM

reading without sufficient light*

Renesis · February 26th, 2005, 7:57 PM

no but i'll need some soon

Viper007Bond · February 26th, 2005, 8:23 PM

Nope, I have 20/20, if not better.

bihus · February 26th, 2005, 8:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jasonchiu

daily contacts are really good! no worries at all, except price lol

Damn right!!

Roland · February 26th, 2005, 10:59 PM

Nope, i've got perfect vision images/smilies/tongue.gif

SiR_dude · February 27th, 2005, 4:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zyran

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jostyrostelli

^Why's that?

I've had to do lots of late night reading last year and it's definitely taken its toll. I plan to give my eyes some rest if you know what I mean images/smilies/wink.gif

I was a bookworm as a kid...read lots in bed..by grade 5 needed glasses. Doc told me I should have had them at least a year earlier. By grade 6, my prescription doubled. Then it doubled again. My eyes have stablized since then, and I hope one day they perfect laser eye surgery, 'cause I'd do it in an instant if I could afford it. I wear glasses all the time...don't wanna spend the $$$ on contacts right now. I'm something like -6 in one eye, -6.5 in the other.

jasonchiu · February 27th, 2005, 5:12 AM

yeah i plan to get my eyes lasered as well. i heard it not risky at all. i know a few ppl that done it already at work. 1st day u can see or something

haha604 · February 27th, 2005, 5:43 AM

But its not very comforting to know that some surgeons performing laser eye surgeries still wear glasses themselves images/smilies/lol.gif

.

CanadianLoonie · February 27th, 2005, 6:32 AM

Let's give them a few more years of practice first.

Leppy · February 27th, 2005, 7:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Nope, I have 20/20, if not better.

Same.

Vette Boss · February 27th, 2005, 9:11 AM

I've been wearing contacts for about a year now. I wore glasses from about age 8 or 9, until I was 18, finally got sick of wearing glassses got contacts. My contacts are the kind you wear for a couple of weeks and take out at night (or morning in my case images/smilies/tongue.gif

) My prescription is really bad, like -6 in the left and -6.50 in the right.

Roman · February 27th, 2005, 9:54 AM

This topic touches me very dearly. images/smilies/wub.gif

I wore glasses from 12 to 17 years old. Bad vision, Heredity (spelling?).

Then got tired, switched to contacts.
Wore the daily use kind for approximately 14 years... Last exam -5.50 and -5.75. images/smilies/cry.gif

Got so fed up with playing around with contacts and never having accepted being handicapped (really, that much ! You wake up in the morning and your first thought upon opening your eyes is:"where are my crutches for my eyes?"), got info and appointment with the best laser eye surgery clinic in town. Exam was so good (Dr.:"I don't see any problems, you're an excellent candidat, I foresee perfect vision without a doubt..."), decided to go for it.

It's been one and a half year now. Vision is better than 20/20, no downside. I could read without glasses right after surgery (although blurry) at great distances. I was at work the next morning. I was skydiving the same afternoon (with thight goggles in freefall).

I would not recommend it to anyone. Individual results may vary ... that kind of speech. images/smilies/wink.gif

But if you wear glasses and are interested, get information about it, preferably from different sources.

I feel normal now... and very happy about it. I did something that only affected me, for the better. It had risks, very low but still, but the payoff is beyond anything else I have experienced.

'Changed my life. images/smilies/w00t.gif

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February 26th, 2005, 4:05 PM	#1
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	Do You Wear Glasses? ok so who is 4 eyed here? i am, but wear contacts

February 26th, 2005, 4:11 PM	#2
Jostyrostelli Joined: May 29th, 2004 Last Online: April 25th, 2009 Posts: 8,062 Rep Power: 31	Nope, I'm glad I don't wear glasses or contacts. Such a mess, every day take out your contacts... __________________ Your talents are not an achievement. What you do with them is. Owner of a 1970 Beetle 1300. (click for movies) Water is only to do the dishes.

February 26th, 2005, 4:20 PM	#4
zyran Joined: Mar 21st, 2004 Last Online: August 31st, 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	I don't. Although recently my eyesight has deteorated slightly. __________________

February 26th, 2005, 4:21 PM	#5
Jostyrostelli Joined: May 29th, 2004 Last Online: April 25th, 2009 Posts: 8,062 Rep Power: 31	^Why's that? __________________ Your talents are not an achievement. What you do with them is. Owner of a 1970 Beetle 1300. (click for movies) Water is only to do the dishes.

February 26th, 2005, 4:15 PM	#3
haha604 Joined: Dec 28th, 2003 Last Online: February 13th, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,051 Rep Power: 25	I've been wearing glasses since I entered highschool, which was about 8 years ago. Other than the fogging up of glasses when I eat soup or noodles, I don't find it inconvenient to wear glasses.

February 26th, 2005, 4:24 PM	#6
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	daily contacts are really good! no worries at all, except price lol

February 26th, 2005, 4:48 PM	#8
Jostyrostelli Joined: May 29th, 2004 Last Online: April 25th, 2009 Posts: 8,062 Rep Power: 31	Huh, didn't know reading could damage your eyes... __________________ Your talents are not an achievement. What you do with them is. Owner of a 1970 Beetle 1300. (click for movies) Water is only to do the dishes.

February 26th, 2005, 4:53 PM	#9
zyran Joined: Mar 21st, 2004 Last Online: August 31st, 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 618 Rep Power: 0	reading without sufficient light* __________________

February 26th, 2005, 7:57 PM	#10
Renesis Lazier than Viper Joined: Nov 27th, 2003 Last Online: November 16th, 2009 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 22 Posts: 9,669 Car: 2007 Pontiac G5 GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 34	no but i'll need some soon

February 26th, 2005, 8:23 PM	#11
Viper007Bond Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 25 Posts: 22,270 Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 296	Nope, I have 20/20, if not better. __________________ There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005

February 26th, 2005, 10:59 PM	#13
Roland Joined: Nov 9th, 2004 Last Online: September 26th, 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 21 Posts: 331 Rep Power: 0	Nope, i've got perfect vision __________________

February 27th, 2005, 5:12 AM	#15
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	yeah i plan to get my eyes lasered as well. i heard it not risky at all. i know a few ppl that done it already at work. 1st day u can see or something

February 27th, 2005, 5:43 AM	#16
haha604 Joined: Dec 28th, 2003 Last Online: February 13th, 2007 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 1,051 Rep Power: 25	But its not very comforting to know that some surgeons performing laser eye surgeries still wear glasses themselves .

February 27th, 2005, 6:32 AM	#17
CanadianLoonie Joined: Feb 16th, 2004 Last Online: November 19th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Age: 25 Posts: 674 Car: 1993 Acura Integra RS sedan Rep Power: 24	Let's give them a few more years of practice first. __________________ The Porsche 911 Turbo, the world's most civilized sports car.

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February 27th, 2005, 9:11 AM	#19
Vette Boss Joined: Nov 14th, 2004 Last Online: 12:43 AM Location: United States, Britain, in time Age: 23 Posts: 3,638 Car: 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T Rep Power: 66	I've been wearing contacts for about a year now. I wore glasses from about age 8 or 9, until I was 18, finally got sick of wearing glassses got contacts. My contacts are the kind you wear for a couple of weeks and take out at night (or morning in my case ) My prescription is really bad, like -6 in the left and -6.50 in the right. __________________ 2006 Volkswagen Passat 2.0T. Das Auto

February 27th, 2005, 9:54 AM	#20
Roman Resident Skydiver Joined: Jan 15th, 2005 Last Online: November 7th, 2009 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 1,639 Car: 03 stick shift PT Cruiser GT & 1994 Mazda Miata. Rep Power: 23	This topic touches me very dearly. I wore glasses from 12 to 17 years old. Bad vision, Heredity (spelling?). Then got tired, switched to contacts. Wore the daily use kind for approximately 14 years... Last exam -5.50 and -5.75. Got so fed up with playing around with contacts and never having accepted being handicapped (really, that much ! You wake up in the morning and your first thought upon opening your eyes is:"where are my crutches for my eyes?"), got info and appointment with the best laser eye surgery clinic in town. Exam was so good (Dr.:"I don't see any problems, you're an excellent candidat, I foresee perfect vision without a doubt..."), decided to go for it. It's been one and a half year now. Vision is better than 20/20, no downside. I could read without glasses right after surgery (although blurry) at great distances. I was at work the next morning. I was skydiving the same afternoon (with thight goggles in freefall). I would not recommend it to anyone. Individual results may vary ... that kind of speech. But if you wear glasses and are interested, get information about it, preferably from different sources. I feel normal now... and very happy about it. I did something that only affected me, for the better. It had risks, very low but still, but the payoff is beyond anything else I have experienced. 'Changed my life. __________________ . . . Not your average pt or Miata driver...

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