Glasses

[Headsprouter]

I have perfect vision. I don't know how perfect, but good enough to give me some sense of pride. Won't need glasses till I'm middle-aged, if my parents are a good thing to go by. And even then, just for reading.

I'm guessing OP doesn't like polls? I was expecting a poll. I'm genuinely curious of the ratio of bespectacled to non-bespectacled escapists.

 

[Cartographer]

These are my glasses:

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I have worn glasses since I was 8 and am very nearsighted(-6.25/-8.5), I have never wanted to wear contacts because it seems like way more of a hassle. I have thought about Lasik, but honestly at this point I like having my glasses. I think I look better with them and not as some would put it, because they make me look smarter, but because they contrast with my face.

Whoa crap, someone who isn't a family member who is actually as blind as me! I've been crazily short-sighted since I was 5, (-7.50/-8.50), and have needed bottle cap lenses since then as well (it was the eighties, they were freakin' thick back then). So I made the move to contacts as soon as I could, which was around middle school. It was a hassle, but couple months down the track it was just another routine much like brushing my teeth.

I'd love to go the Lasik but after examination they said my corneas are too thin and would collapse after awhile and then I'd be well and truly blind, so that's not an option for me : (

Anyways I don't mind wearing glasses every now and then, still much healthier for your eyes (getting oxygen to those arteries) but I still prefer contact lenses for more active stuff like swimming, running, martial arts, etc.

Wow, I thought I was bad with -5.25/-4.75. I struggled reading things without glasses 'cus of a focal distance of about 4 inches, I can't even imagine what it's like for you two, /shudder.

Anyway, my absolute loathing of glasses developed over many years. I hated waking up and not being able to see the ceiling or the end of my bed. I hated the panic attack when I reached for my glasses to find that I hadn't placed them in exactly the right place. I hated not being able to enjoy swimming, diving, snorkelling or basically anything near the water for fear of losing glasses or washing out a contact lens.

I got LASEK surgery 7 years ago and I haven't looked back. Being able to see the horizon unaided for the first time in twenty years was awesome.

 

[an annoyed writer]

Yeah, I wear them. Need them desperately too, so much so that I might not actually ever be able to function without them, due to very strong prescriptions(super-thick lenses x.x) That being said, even if I didn't need them I would probably still wear them as a sort of fashion accessory since I like the way they look on me quite a bit. I tend to use thicker, plastic frames due to the whole big heavy lenses though. I'll see if I can get some pics later.

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Spoiler: PICTCHA!

 

[Poetic Nova]

Without trying to sound offensive, I don't really understand why anyone wears them whilst contacts exist. I wore glasses for about 6 months when I first discovered I had bad vision. I didn't hate them, but they aren't as good as just having good vision, which is what contacts are like.

Secretly I suspect people only wear them to look smart, yet ironically a smart person would just wear contacts.

Money, and the fact that I don't want to deal with eyedrops and having to put them on my eyes/remove them. Call it lazyness perhaps but I like to stick to glasses.

Anyway, OP, my prescription isn't that bad (I believe we measure with diffirent units here so I'm afraid I owuld post the wrong ones). My vision isn't *that* bad useally, but if I don't wear my glasses at all my eyes tend to lose focus entirely, instead of not just being able to view long distances correctly. I use a very thin frame actually, and most of it is hidden by my hair. Does not wrap around the glasses themselves. It makes them fragile, but the next time I'll be going for feminine glasses that kinda fit with my taste in clothing.

And yes, I have the nasty habit of not removing them when going to bed. They have survived that ordeal, atleast untill now.

 

[happyninja42]

Without trying to sound offensive, I don't really understand why anyone wears them whilst contacts exist. I wore glasses for about 6 months when I first discovered I had bad vision. I didn't hate them, but they aren't as good as just having good vision, which is what contacts are like.

Secretly I suspect people only wear them to look smart, yet ironically a smart person would just wear contacts.

Because some eye conditions aren't easily corrected with contacts that are soft. My eye problems require "hard lenses" and those things are like sticking bowls on your eyeballs. You feel them every time you move your eye to the side, and they slide across the surface of your eyes. It feels fucking weird and creepy as hell, and makes me always want to rub my eyes. I also have a lot of eye phobia due to an incident when I was younger. It is really hard to put anything near my eye, much less on them. I basically have to fight my own reflexive actions to do it, and it leaves me edgy and watery eyed from the "MUST PROTECT EYEBALL FROM OBJECT!!!!" reflex action my brain is sending to me at high volume. It's a pain in the ass to manage that daily, and I might as well just wear my glasses.

 

[Frezzato]

Another odd thing about glasses. I noticed a lot of girls and women who have them don't wear them. And they're not using contact lenses either. They would rather be partially blind than be seen wearing glasses. Granted, most people I know who need them get headaches from wearing them.

The thing that bugs me is every woman I see wearing glasses just looks cuter. I don't think they make people look smarter, but I think all women look cuter wearing glasses. Too bad they don't see it that way.

 

[Benpasko]

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I used to go through a pair of glasses a year until I switched to Oakleys. I would highly recommend them to anyone, extremely durable. Pic above is what I wore for the last 5 years, but recently I got a pair of pic below.

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I can't wear glasses without the straight stems anymore, it just feels wrong.

And to the guy wondering why people still wear glasses, it's simple in my case. I look weird as fuck without my glasses on, I've had them since I was 10. They're a part of my self-image at this point. Plus they really help hide the giant bags under my eyes, so that's a nice bonus.

 

[stroopwafel]

I don't understand why people ram a piece of plastic into their eye to see when there are glasses, external hardware that doesn't require you to dick with one of the most sensitive parts of your body.

Most people wear soft contacts nowadays and there is absolutely no harm wearing them(the only consideration you have to make is maintaining proper hygiene when gently putting them in and out of your eyes). If anything I'd be a lot more cautious with laser surgery to improve vision as it's unknown what possible long-term effects there are with the surgery. Espescially in regards to thinning of the retina. I mean, how would you treat glaucoma if you had laser eye surgery done? Not to mention that there is always a possibility of complications with the surgery itself.

 

[DefunctTheory]

I don't understand why people ram a piece of plastic into their eye to see when there are glasses, external hardware that doesn't require you to dick with one of the most sensitive parts of your body.

Most people wear soft contacts nowadays and there is absolutely no harm wearing them(the only consideration you have to make is maintaining proper hygiene when gently putting them in and out of your eyes). If anything I'd be a lot more cautious with laser surgery to improve vision as it's unknown what possible long-term effects there are with the surgery. Espescially in regards to thinning of the retina. I mean, how would you treat glaucoma if you had laser eye surgery done? Not to mention that there is always a possibility of complications with the surgery itself.

I was being a bit facetious in reply to the statement that anyone wearing glasses is a posturing fool, and anyone who isn't stupid would wear contacts.

Honestly though, I have a thing about stuff and my eye. Even if I still had bad vision, I would opt for glasses anyway. And I certainly wouldn't give a blanket 'everyone get lasered' statement. They kind of botched mine up - Years afterwards, I was having issues with lights glaring more then usual and some depth perception problems during the night. When I went to get checked, they said I shouldn't have had laser eye surgery due to a naturally high eye pressure. Apparently, laser surgery can cause night blindness in that kind of situation. It's not really that bad these days though.

As for eye thickness... I wish I still had the chart they printed for me when they scanned my eye. They had to do it twice, because they could hardly believe how thick my eyes were.

 

[DoPo]

I believe I have these [http://www.specsavers.co.uk/glasses/noah?sku=25056365] glasses right now (the silver variation). Or at least ones that really look like them. At any rate, the lenses are what I really like - they've got glare protection and are of the sun reactive type, so they double as sunglasses during the day outside.

Well, most of the time I actually wear contacts. It's not like I don't like glasses, I really do, but the contacts are just lighter. On the flip side, it's a bit annoying to put them on in the morning and then off in the evening, hence I just use glasses over the weekends.

My vision is not really bad, at -2.5 - I can function without visual aids. Not very well, though, but it's possible - when I started needing glasses just before high school I...erm, didn't get them. Because I was ashamed and stuff. And this went on for about 3-4 years. When I finally got glasses, I sort of kicked myself for not doing it earlier, however, I must say, being forced to look at the blurry distance really developed my pattern recognition - for example, I'd be able to recognise a person by the colour of their clothing and they way they moved and stuff. It was like a really crappy and unneeded superpower.

 

[FPLOON]

I do and I have been wearing glasses since the young age of 8... At first, I was like "Black people don't wear glasses" before I finally saw Family Matters... Then, I was like "I'm only wearing these for reading" before also wearing them for watching TV... Then, I was like "These things can never break" before I broke my first pair the first time I wore them to school... Then, I was like "I would never sleep in my glasses" before doing just that with every pair of glasses I've ever own more than once with, at least, two pairs popping a lens and one pair [current pair] having the right hinge break to the point that it can flap about like an arm with no bones... Then, I was like "I'm never getting another pair again" and then I got two pairs at the same time with one being black and one being silver... Then, I was like "I'm never wearing glasses to school again" before constantly wearing them throughout High School and, later, into College... Then, I was like "I'll never get a pair with the built-in shades" before finally getting one of those pairs [from Sketchers] with added glare protection not long before [finally] receiving my driver's license... Finally, I was like "It looks like I have to get rid of my old pair of glasses" before still keeping them to this day...

Now, I'm like "My vision hasn't decreased that badly" before realizing that my nearsightedness has actually gotten worse a bit... I mean, I went from a 48-19 to a 51-17! What's next? My next pair of glasses would also be made by a shoe company-by-trade? I went from Nike to Converse to Sketchers in that order for glob's sake! That's more lateral than going from circular to square lenses! *ahem* Anyway, my current pair make me look pretty fly for a white guy and until I start shaving [more] constantly, I don't look that great without my glasses on, yo... Other than that, Log Horizon made me realize that I don't push up my glasses as often as I should...

 

[NLS]

Used glasses from the age of 10 until 17. Started off with -1, by the time I reached -4 the glasses had to be thicker to compensate, and thus the distortion was greater around the edges. Eventually they became a hassle to deal with in physically active situations, so I slowly went over to using contact lenses. Things have changed a lot in the past 8 years with contact lenses, from dailies to monthly lenses. The current ones I have can be worn weeks at a time without any discomfort, though I tend to leave them out one night per week. It's also so simple to order new ones online, they even fit through my normal mailbox slot, so I don't need to go to the post office or anything.

 

[BloatedGuppy]

Most people wear soft contacts nowadays and there is absolutely no harm wearing them

Nah they can still be bad. You can end up with all kinds of issues from leaving them in too long.

You're right though, they're better than LASIK. Glasses are still the safest/lowest impact option.

And ladies look hot in glasses YOU SHOULD ALL WEAR THEM ANYWAY DAMN IT.

 

[Imperioratorex Caprae]

I have 20/10 and 20/5 vision in the right and left eyes respectively. Scary good vision, however I'm also extremely light sensitive, so much so that my vision decreases dramatically in daytime conditions if I don't wear sunglasses. Great nightvision though.
I have a slight regression on my left zygomatic bone (fairly sure its from when whacked my face fairly hard falling down stairs when I was in Kindergarten, got a massive black eye from it and no that isn't a euphemism for child abuse, I tripped) causing all glasses to flush with the left eye and leave a gap slightly on the right eye which is EXTREMELY annoying even with full wraparaounds. If I really want to see clearly I need goggles but ones that fit comfortably are hard to find.

Anyway, I have really good vision but am still forced to wear sunglasses in all but the most low light conditions and even then my right eye is constantly impaired by the gap left by a slightly off centered face. I also have incredibly bad luck with sunglasses, losing them constantly if they're expensive but cheap ones stick around forever.

 

[AuldMan]

Without trying to sound offensive, I don't really understand why anyone wears them whilst contacts exist. I wore glasses for about 6 months when I first discovered I had bad vision. I didn't hate them, but they aren't as good as just having good vision, which is what contacts are like.

Secretly I suspect people only wear them to look smart, yet ironically a smart person would just wear contacts.

I've received blast damage that caused scarring on both eyeballs, which means that I cannot go for LASIK or contacts, so if I want to see more than 10 feet in front of me, I need to wear glasses. Not a dumb question at all.

 

[Scarim Coral]

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Last time I check, my vision isn't super bad enough that I have contacts as an alternative to improving my vision.

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Spoiler: This is my current glasses

They were a massive pain to wear at first (didn't notice the frame around the ear were too tight when I first try them. It only hurt when wearing for long). It require ALOT of bending for it to wear them fine.

Spoiler: My old one that I missed wearing

They were pretty much perfect for me. Blue is my favourite colour and I like the shape of it. I may get them to simply put new lens in them the next time I need an update.

I didn't need to wear them at first and I only started wearing them later on during my year spent in University. It was true about staring too much at the computer screen is bad for your eyes (it didn't help that the course I took was computer orientated).

1st year- Got told I needed glasses but not need to wear them 24/7.
2nd year- N/A as the check up was every two years but I was wearing them to the cinema and lecture at uni.
3rd year- I wear them 24/7

 

[Tsun Tzu]

Well!

I didn't start wearing glasses until I was about 19.

Until that point, I just sort of thought the world looked the way it did...not all that sharp and really difficult to see the blackboard from the back of class. Ya know. Normal.

Finally wound up getting a pair after I stopped squinting like a mofo to get through my exams.

First impressions?


Ahem. Yeah. There was a slight difference. Was quite nice being able to, ya know, see stuff.

Have a pair of these:

I like the shape and the color (dark brown) matches up with my hair and complexion quite well. Plus, they help to hide my perpetual dark circles (I no sleep gud) and make me look slightly less dumb in the face region.

Only complaint is constantly having to adjust and clean them, but I don't like putting stuff in my eyes and the thought of a potentially botched surgery robbing me of sight kinda terrifies me.

 

[Ten Foot Bunny]

Without trying to sound offensive, I don't really understand why anyone wears them whilst contacts exist. I wore glasses for about 6 months when I first discovered I had bad vision. I didn't hate them, but they aren't as good as just having good vision, which is what contacts are like.

Secretly I suspect people only wear them to look smart, yet ironically a smart person would just wear contacts.

Personally, my eyes are too flat for contacts. I can wear them without irritation, put them in, take them out, and was even able to stick a small plunger right into the center of my eye to remove hard contacts without flinching. But the fact remained - contacts bubble and float around my eyes because my corneas are too flat. They're made to stick to the cornea, but when there isn't a round surface to adhere to, they simply don't work.

My vision is strange, and glasses can't fully correct the problem because the problem is mostly in my occipital lobe, not my eye structure. Most people's brains reduce the color spectrum to one focal point, but mine doesn't, so I can't focus on more than one color clearly at a time. On the blue/purple end of the spectrum, I'm nearsighted to -2.5. On the red/orange end, I'm farsighted to +4.0. Glasses that fix one part of the spectrum make the other part worse. What I see is called a longitudinal chromatic aberration, and it's a condition that doctors simulate when they do eye exams, but I have the problem all the time and it sucks donkey balls.

The glasses that I wear are a middle ground between the two extreme ends, allowing me to see the most amount of colors clearly as I can ever hope to achieve. They're +1.5 in my right eye, +1.25 in my left, astigmatism correction in both. That gives me the ability to comfortably see natural light, greens, yellows, and focus somewhat on reds/oranges. To see blues and purples, I take my glasses off and squint. Not ideal, but nothing will ever be, sad to say.

Spoiler: Here's a rare pic of me wearing my glasses. Admittedly, I hate wearing them.

Spoiler: I prefer just wearing sunglasses. ;)

 

[Gospelnut]

Without trying to sound offensive, I don't really understand why anyone wears them whilst contacts exist. I wore glasses for about 6 months when I first discovered I had bad vision. I didn't hate them, but they aren't as good as just having good vision, which is what contacts are like.

Secretly I suspect people only wear them to look smart, yet ironically a smart person would just wear contacts.

I actually wore nothing but contacts for about a year (put them in when I woke up, took them out before bed). There's a HUGE problem with this I thankfully found out before it's too late.
See, your eyeballs need to breathe. If they cannot get enough oxygen from contact with the air, your retina will form blood vessels to bring said oxygen in. This has the rather nasty side effect of rendering you blind. Thankfully in my case, I switched eye doctors and the new one caught it. After no contacts for about 6 months, the forming blood vessels shrunk. Now I just wear contacts when glasses would be too much of a hassle.

 

[Vicarious Reality]

Here be my eye foci, i can see clearly about 30cm these days... i remember when i was about 15 my friend commented while we were out in the evening on a tractor on the end of the road 100-200m away, i said "what tractor?"

Spoiler: oh shit where did i put the picture

http://angloamericanopticalltd.com/glasses/m400/

captcha: vienna ralling

...the fuq?