Which Do You Prefer: Glasses Or Contact Lenses?

[Batabatuta™]

Which do you prefer: Glasses or Contact Lenses?

[orionpax]

hmmmm contacts for leisure & sports, glasses at home and @ the office

[bubuy]

moving to more appropriate section.. :mtc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

*batuts, if you are going to specifics with the thread like brand of eyeglass frames or brands of contacts, ill transfer it back to this section..

[Switlass]

I used to wear glasses, but when I reached highschool, I switched to contacts.

I only use glasses when I'm at home and about to sleep.

[shodandille]

i wear glasses only when i watch tv or when i really need to read something from far away

 

i'd like to get contacts but i probably wont wear them all the time

[freakish]

eyeglasses at home..contact lenses for going out (preferably disposable ones to avoid any allergic reactions)

[walangiba]

I started wearing prescription eyeglasses when I was around 27 years old, then switched to contact lenses 2 years after.

 

I wear soft lenses but I've already lost soooo many! Luckily, both lenses have the same grade. Many times, the lenses get lost in the office, so when this happens, all I have to do is call the optical shop and inform them that I instructed my messenger to go there to buy a lens.

 

Lately though, age has caught up on me, and I'm starting to have difficulty reading when I'm wearing my contact lenses. I have many pairs of reading glasses as well (one for use with contact lenses, another to use when I'm not wearing contact lenses, and still another to be worn when I'm on the computer) but I DO NOT LIKE to use any of them (in denial ako!).

 

Because of this, I now tend to wear my distance glasses more often than my contact lenses. Everytime I need to read something, I just remove my glasses, simple!

 

For me the perfect mix would be multicoated photochromic progressive bifocals (aka shades na doble vista). But as I said, in denial ako, never will I order bifocals! That would be a dead giveaway of my age!

 

Just want to share the hazards of aging, someday you will be here too! :cry:

[francoMigz]

got both contacts and prescription lenses....

 

usually use contacts when im into sports... but most of the time I just use my glasses at home and at work..

 

preferred contacts:

Durasoft colorblends and BL clear (extended wear)

 

for my glasses:

there is this shop in Quiapo that provides good service, cheap and and quality service din naman.... yo can get branded frames at a lower cost than those in the malls!

[masi]

i have multi coated progressive bifocals on a burberry tortoise frame but i hardly wear them except when I read contracts.

 

progressive lenses (mine are distance upper and reading lower) are perhaps the most overrated and more expensive option for those who have nothing much to do with their money! what i don't like about them is that you don't have peripheral vision, so you can't see a beautiful girl walk by without turning your head! you need to look directly, e d bisto ka pag kasama mo si misis!!!!

[freakish]

for my glasses:

there is this shop in Quiapo that provides good service, cheap and and quality service din naman.... yo can get branded frames at a lower cost than those in the malls!

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you are right, that shop in quiapo near raon area (kalimot ko na name) is where the big optical shops send their orders for lenses and frames...kaya mas mura, parang outlet ba..i used to go there to order my eyeglasses and buy my contact lenses solutions. every year kasi nag i-increase ang grade ng mata ko at syempre studyante, kailangang tipirin ang allowance, hehehe

[sweetmia]

glasses sana..

 

kaya lang natapakan ko ung glasses ko.. nde ko pa napapagawa kaya nagttyaga ako sa contacts..hhehehe

[ric2000]

glasses for day to day. contacts for special occassions.

[muffy69]

I've been wearing eyeglasses since I was a high school senior. And to complete the nerdy look, I had braces in college too. Ahihihi.

 

I've only worn a pair of contact lenses once and that was during my college graduation when I had to do a speech that made the parents and the nuns cry. I've never worn contacts after that day. Di ko feel eh. I feel as if I'm half-me (manananggal? ) if I don't have my specs on. It's like my security blanket, I guess.

[Batabatuta™]

moving to more appropriate section.. :mtc:

*batuts, if you are going to specifics with the thread like brand of eyeglass frames or brands of contacts, ill transfer it back to this section..

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no need dude ...ok na toh!

[muffy69]

By the way, the only thing I hate about wearing eyeglasses is the "misty look" that happens during winter. When I walk too fast to the bus station and stop to catch my breath, my pair of specs is clouded with mist. Wala naman akong wiper. Ahihihi.

 

Back in 'pinas, the "misty look" occured whenever I got off an airconditioned bus. It was a bit irritating because I couldn't see where I was without taking off my specs so I always bumped into someone who was ahead of me. Kakahiya.