How many of you wear glasses?

[snake]

I wear them and I love it.

[Kanon]

I have -0,75 and -1,5
I could wear contact lenses, but I hate those things.

[Netkeeper]

-9 in my right eye. Can't remember my left. I've been in glasses since I was around 6, I think? And I think I need another exam soon. Family's beginning to make fun of me for not being able to read the TV or clocks when they can. :V

My eyes are also very sensitive to light, so on top of my extreme near-sightedness [some glasses order websites don't even offer my prescription] I can't go outside without sunglasses. Transition lenses just aren't dark enough. When I was in school I had to have a doctor's note stating I needed those for medical reasons.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Yep, I wear glasses. I used to hate wearing them, but now I like wearing them

[pennydreadful]

I haven't worn glasses my whole life - only for the last few years. I think my eyes just started to get tired from my non-stop reading and staring at computer screens all day for years on end.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

I have astigmasim and have been wearing glasses for nearly 30 years now. I'd attempt contacts but my eyes are too messed up for that due to other health issues.

Same here. I've been wearing them for almost 30 years for the same reason. I've been wearing glasses since I was 4.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I prefer the way I look without them and that's more important than seeing long distances.

...No, it really isn't

[Eiko]

Yep I wear them use to be only for reading but now I have to wear them full time.

[Fourcylinder]

Count me in as well, I have been wearing them since I started driving.

[BubblyShell22]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I have glasses but I never wear them. I prefer the way I look without them and that's more important than seeing long distances.

No offense, Cubed, but that's the stupidest logic I've ever heard. You better be careful because that could affect you in the future if you don't wear them. I have to wear mine, and I don't care how they make me look as long as I can see out of them.

My vision in my right eye with my glasses is 20/24. They never test me without my glasses because they know I can't see the letters without them. And I usually read to the third line with every check up. My next one is this August, so I'll see what they say about my vision then though that's my retinalogist who did my eye surgery. I haven't seen my regular eye doctor in a while, but I figure if something's wrong, Dr. Wilson will tell me. He did say my retinal detachment will never happen again, so that's good news.

And I've been wearing glasses since preschool.

[Netkeeper]

It might not be the smartest logic, but I can relate. One of my best friends is the exact same way. He refuses to wear glasses [but does wear contacts] because he cares more about his appearance than being able to see. Different people have different priorities.

That said, going without vision correction at all is not good for your eyesight.

[Prowler]

No, I do not wear glasses but used them for a few years when I was a kid(from 9 to 12, if I recall) due to Aestigmatism(sp?) or as they call it "lazy eye". I only needed them to read/watch tv/play video games/use the computer to avoid irritating my left eye.

I'm lucky, though since most of my family has/had myopia and could/can barely see anything without glasses.

[Cipher]

I also prefer the way I look without glasses.

That is why I wear contacts.

[BubblyShell22]

I have nothing against contacts at all as long as they help you see. But going without anything to help you see isn't smart as it could affect you in the long run.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

It might not be the smartest logic, but I can relate. One of my best friends is the exact same way. He refuses to wear glasses [but does wear contacts] because he cares more about his appearance than being able to see. Different people have different priorities.

There are so many cute choices for frames out there though... I'd have at least four different pairs if frames over here weren't so expensive. On the other hand, contacts would be fun because you'd be able to change your eye colour if you got the prescription colour kind! I don't think I could ever un-wussy enough to put something on my eyeball though.

For the people who do wear contacts - did you have that problem at first? I'm guessing it's something that you just get used to?

[CyberCubed]

Are kids wearing glasses in school now sociably acceptable?

I remember when I was a kid, all the students would always make fun of the kids wearing glasses calling them, "four-eyes" as well as all the fat kids. Not to mention the stereotype of being a nerd if you wear those point-dexter glasses.

I haven't been a kid in a long time, so I have no idea if its still like that.

[Storm Eagle]

My issue with glasses isn't with how they'd make me look, but with how they tend to be uncomfortable for me. I have two pairs, and I have a hard time wearing them indefinitely. I use them mainly for driving. Usually, I find myself taking mine off when I'm stopped at a light, and I put them back on when I see that the light is about to turn green.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

For the people who do wear contacts - did you have that problem at first? I'm guessing it's something that you just get used to?

In the beginning it was really weird, and putting the contacts on the wrong way would hurt. But now it's all an easy and problem free procedure. I was also in the beginning very fixated on washing my hands as clean as I could, lots of soap, clean the nails ect. Now I just give them a quick wash.

[Lethal Lullaby]

Well I'm supposed to wear reading glasses, but i don't. Mostly cause they're super uncomfortable and i forget to put them on.

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Are kids wearing glasses in school now sociably acceptable?

I remember when I was a kid, all the students would always make fun of the kids wearing glasses calling them, "four-eyes" as well as all the fat kids. Not to mention the stereotype of being a nerd if you wear those point-dexter glasses.

I haven't been a kid in a long time, so I have no idea if its still like that.

I'm really not sure what the view on it is with today's kids... I remember that it was definitely looked-down-on when I was a kid. Now that I'm an adult, I know more people who wear glasses than people who don't, so I guess I hadn't really thought about glasses being geeky in quite a while!