Do you wear contacts, glasses, or nothing?

[shadowdancer]

Outside I wear contacts (from when I was 10 yrs old, special contacts xD actually they are for children (you can wash it with water etc) but I still use the same ones 'cause they are tooooo easy to use, I can wear them for 4 years...except if I lose them xD), when I'm at home I wear glasses (especially when I'm behind my pc for a long time)

[Tatsujin]

So after about 16 or 18 hours wearing the same contacts, they somewhat dry up a little which causes my vision to be fuzzy while wearing them.

I've been sleeping at 9 in the morning, waking up around 5 in the after noon.

[mistersampo]

I tried to wear contacts for a while, but could never get used to the whole idea of there being a thin piece of plastic floating on my eyeball.

This is also my main gripe with laser surgery. They actually cut your eye open to perform the procedure. I don't like the sound of that. Here's a video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4kDC4sZ5Jg

[tomoya-kun]

My father performs laser surgery, it's quite safe. 

[1000mAh]

My father performs laser surgery, it's quite safe. 

NO wonder you have so much money...

[Kyrdua]

My father performs laser surgery, it's quite safe. 

NO wonder you have so much money...

this coming from him, i doubt it's true.

[leonichan]

My father performs laser surgery, it's quite safe. 

NO wonder you have so much money...

this coming from him, i doubt it's true.

Yeah my dad who worked with some violent people used to say the same to me "It's totally safe honey"

[tomoya-kun]

My father performs laser surgery, it's quite safe. 

NO wonder you have so much money...

this coming from him, i doubt it's true.

The absolute failure rate would be around 2% (damage to vision), but the rate for complications would be around 10%.  An average of 20% of my father's patients must have a follow up surgery due to complications. 

[Akecu]

Doesn't 1/5th sound quite high? But on the other hand I don't know the percentages for other operations so it migth be quite low?

[1000mAh]

20% is alwaýs high. you knoe, it means every 5th.

[mistersampo]

My father performs laser surgery, it's quite safe. 

The absolute failure rate would be around 2% (damage to vision), but the rate for complications would be around 10%.  An average of 20% of my father's patients must have a follow up surgery due to complications. 

1 out of every fifty people leave the operation worse off than when they started? That doesn't sound "quite safe" to me. You might come in needing to wear glasses to correct your vision, and they fix it. That's fine and dandy. However, you might be one of the privileged few who leave needing bottlecap lenses and birth control goggles just to see. No thanks. I'll just wear glasses and play it 100% safe with something as important as my vision. Really, once it's gone, you don't get it back. That's just how it works.

[Meomix]

Because laser surgery isn't safe, permanent or cheap?

Say what?!

[mgz]

Because laser surgery isn't safe, permanent or cheap?

Say what?!

its not safe - you can end up worse then you thought or in the occasional case blind or MUCH worse then you started. Thus it isnt safe yet.

Its not permanent, in many cases years after receiving the surgery you need to get it done again or your vision ends up deteriorating again again the effects of this vary from person to person and how long it lasts varies also.

Its not cheap - considering if you have half decent vision insurance you can get your glasses for like nothing once a year  or 50 bucks once a year, vs spending 2-5k on lasik surgery which might last 10 years you tell me which is cheaper.

[Soryon]

Both my parents and a few relatives had lazer surgery and are all doing fine.
May not be cheap but as far as I know it was payed for by insurance.

[Fool010]

I don't really see the point in Laser surgery, for myself anyway, because I think that glasses are awesome.

Hell no, I got rid of mine as soon as I've been able to afford it. I never asked to have them, and I never considered it was the way I was supposed to look like.

Had surgery 12 years ago, with excellents results that still haven't worn off. I'm glad I did, and would do it again if I had to ... though failure rate when I had it was about 40%. The only notable downside surgery had was an extreme increase in photosensitivity.

[morrefule]

Horay 20/-15 Vision

Yes, that means I can read the bottom Line

[Superchunk55]

I don't wear glasses or contacts regularly but i do have to wear glasses when i read and those crazy design contacts. I am actually wearing some today. they have this really cool yin yan design on them.

[borghellit]

I don't wear anything, but I think I'm gonna start very soon. you know, I read a lot, and often my right eye start's crying and stuff.

[Sylian]

Tomorrow gonna get me contacts...
Recommend me some now !
I have -1.60 just btw.

[QQ-san]

Tomorrow gonna get me contacts...
Recommend me some now !
I have -1.60 just btw.

I just hope that u got a quality set like something that isn't made from china.
Or a sharingan or geass.
Good luck.