<p>I'm supposed to wear a contact in my near-sighted right eye. </p>
<p>But wearing a contact or a pair of glasses don't make any difference. With my left eye, I can see everything fine. When I close it, a contact can make huge difference. I don't usually close only my left eye, so it's not really necessary for me to wear contact unless I visit my eye doctor :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I wear contacts. It's one of those things, I look better with contacts and I wear them mostly to school or if I'm going somewhere I care about how I look. Normally the minute I get home from school or on the weekends I just wear glasses. I don't look terrible in my glasses, my brother just says I look very emo, haha. My glasses constantly slide down though, so they get annoying at school. Contacts are easy to put in, but I have very long eyelashes which (weirdly enough) makes contacts harder to get in without trapping eyelashes. Also, I have very dry eyes, so I can only keep my contacts in for so long before my eyes start getting irritated. If it's raining out, I definitely wear contacts because glasses get spots on them and if my car defroster doesn't turn on right away then my glasses get foggy. If I have sinuses, I wear my glasses because my eyes itch with contacts. If it's raining and I have sinuses...quite the dilemma. I do ride horses and I don't wear glasses or contacts for riding - I'm nearsighted, but not terribly. Whenever I work my horse, I get dust or something in my eye and they're just a bigger pain than anything. </p>
<p>It never hurts to try them out. I love my contacts, even if it doesn't seem like I'm for them. Also, it's good to keep a pair of glasses that have the right prescription for those days when you don't/can't wear contacts.</p>
<p>I wore glasses four four years before switching to contacts. For one, I look SO nerdy with glasses - could never find a pair that looked normal on me. I only wear my glasses late at night or early in the morning...or on a weekend when I'm at home (because you're supposed to give your eyes a rest from contacts at least once a week). </p>
<p>Anyways, contacts make sports a lot safer to play because you don't need to worry about getting hit in the glasses or breaking them.</p>
<p>The first two weeks that I had contacts, I had issues getting them in, but that's common. They've just become part of my routine, and I love them.</p>
<p>You really have to get used to them. Also depends on if you're getting toric or regular. I've been wearing toric lenses for about two years. They're a bit harder to put in and use and get used to. If your eye doctor tells you about astigmatism or something, I reccomend getting toric lenses. But regular work on them as well.</p>
<p>I would stick with glasses (as I have), for there is no need to damage my eye further. I am not keen on the idea that one of those gets caught and snaps for me to pick out the broken glass.</p>
<p>contacts are bad for the eyes</p>
<p>@ seasons, what is a toric lens?
@ kissmekate, i have contacts and i love them.</p>
<p>Contacts are awesome - at first it's hard to get used to putting them in, but after you've done it a bunch of times, it's really easy.</p>
<p>If you're disgusted by the thought of touching your eyes, don't worry. You'd be surprised by how little putting in contacts affects you. </p>
<p>I don't like the idea of overnight lenses - I stick with disposable soft lenses, and only wear them when I'm not at home. </p>
<p>I thought toric lenses were just soft lenses that can correct astigmatism?</p>
<p>"I am not keen on the idea that one of those gets caught and snaps for me to pick out the broken glass."</p>
<p>What do you mean? Are you talking about contacts?</p>
<p>okay then, whatsername, thanks for the clarification. </p>
<p>I have had experience with both toric lenses and regular. i think the toric are harder to put in, but they are more comfortable.</p>
<p>Contacts are soooo cool. Especially colors! You can change personalities! Switch from green to blue to brown to back to green, and no one will know who you are!</p>
<p>I wear clear contacts, and I wear them only because I'm nearsighted and much more convenient for me.</p>
<p>Ive tried contacts but I can't manage to put them into my eye...I get frustrated and put thme back into their littel case. They're acutally upstairs right now, I'm gonna go and try....be right back, frustrated.</p>
<p>Try, try again.</p>
<p>It gets easier to put them in, I know people who used to take about an hour trying to get them in their eyes and had to wake up early to get them in before they had to leave. </p>
<p>I was terrible at putting them in, but now it only takes a couple of seconds. I used to make the mistake of closing the opposite eye, which makes it a LOT harder to get them in - it also helps if you look upwards (with your eye, not your head) .</p>
<p>Popping my contacts in my eyes in the AM has just become habit--I've made the mistake of putting two in one eye though...stupid moment.</p>
<p>Glasses are great though when I'm running late or my allergies are acting up...</p>
<p>How old were you guys when you got them?</p>
<p>I was 13 when I got my contacts.</p>
<p>I was 13 too.</p>
<p>Contacts = love</p>
<p>Get the kind you can wear overnight - worth the lack of hassle if you/your parents can afford the slight extra cost.</p>
<p>Also, they have the cool color changing kind! I want to try that sometime.</p>
<p>And whoever said they didn't want a contact to break because they would have to pick the glass out of their eye....?? Most contacts are soft when you put them in your eye, and if they break, they tear. So...perhaps I read your response incorrectly.</p>
<p>I was 13 as well. Effectively ditched the nerd look that year (braces came off too).</p>
<p>I think I was 14 when I got contacts? I've had glasses since 5th grade though, I just rarely wore them...now with both glasses and contacts, and the fact I need them for driving and I enjoy seeing clearly, I wear one or the other 98% of the time. The nice thing is, my eyesight stopped deteriorating so fast and there has barely been any change in my prescription the last few years.</p>