3. 2. 1. Contact lenses

[cyrano]

Day one of Project Oh God Oh God It's IN MY EYE went pretty well. I went to the eye doctor place, and they had me apply and remove the lenses three times so that they felt confident I could do it without somebody nearby to help. I apparently showed above average eyeball acumen, and finished that up pretty quickly. They said "The first time, only wear them a couple of hours, and then the next time a couple more. Like that." So of course, because of unusual circumstance, I had them in for four and a half hours. Overall, they were uncomfortable, just due to the constant reminder that there was something in my eye, but not painful. And I was constantly surprised--not by the clarity of vision, although that was good, but by occasionally noticing that I wasn't wearing glasses. No session today, because my eyelid is all abraded and stingy from yesterday.

Comments

[amanda_lodden.livejournal.com]

What I liked most about contact lenses was the peripheral vision (though not having my glasses fog up was also nice). After I could no longer wear contacts, part of what made me decide to get the surgery was being able to see out of more than just the front part of my eyes.

However, it's been nearly 3 years since I had the surgery, and I still sometimes wake up and panic because I can't find my glasses. Old habits die hard.

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

I finally got over the bad dreams of waking up half-blind again about 8 years after getting LASIK. Which, ironically, was about when my eyes had changed enough again that I could get prescription sunglasses (but don't _need_ them).

[scarywhitegirl.livejournal.com]

You are a braver man than I. Even though I am already getting to the point of hating my glasses (I've had them only about a year and a half), the thought of sticking something in my eye, willingly, gives me the heebie jeebies. In fact, I think I'll stop thinking about anyone putting anything in their eye now. :)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Seconded. No cleaning, no scratches, no distortion around the edges of your vision. Glasses are convenient and all and I'm glad I have a set, but I'm not sorry to wear contacts most of the time.