Specs wearers, advice and guidance ?

[Dodgy69]

Think I've got one ear slightly higher than the other. Always blamed cheap sunglasses, I just bend them a bit now.

[Mr Moofo]

Think I've got one ear slightly higher than the other. Always blamed cheap sunglasses, I just bend them a bit now.

Wouldn't it make more sense to bend the sunglasses ?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Little bit kinda off topic...but I've just started wearing contact lenses after nearly 2 decades in specs.

WTF didn't I do it before? It means you can wear whatever sunglasses you like, no issues with fogging up lenses in helmets and your entire field of view is corrected. It's that last one which is the best bit, it means you see "the same" whichever way you look.

On the downside, you do have to get used to the feeling of having bits of plastic sat on your eyeball.

[KungFooBob]

I wore contacts for the best part of 20 years.

Originally I had the ones that you put in and forgot about for 30 days, then changed them for another 30 day pair, you could sleep in them and everything.

After maybe 6-7 years my eyes said no more!

I had to switch to daily ones.

Then a few years after that my eyes said no more again!

So now I wear glasses.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Took me 8 goes with loads of different types to arrive at my current set, I've got soft ones which feel like dailies but which you still take out and wash like hard ones. They're massive too, they go over much of the white in my eye. TBF I've got a slightly more odd eye condition (Keratoconus) rather than just being long/short sighted, but I'd urge everyone to at least try 'em.

[Dodgy69]

Took me 8 goes with loads of different types to arrive at my current set, I've got soft ones which feel like dailies but which you still take out and wash like hard ones. They're massive too, they go over much of the white in my eye. TBF I've got a slightly more odd eye condition (Keratoconus) rather than just being long/short sighted, but I'd urge everyone to at least try 'em.

I have keratoconus, first detected in my 20s. Scary at first but the idea does sink in. Without, my distance is poor and get ghosting on traffic signs etc, but OK without close up.

The hard lens last years, I only wear them on bike or driving somewhere new. Horrible in dust.

[weeksy]

There's no world in which I put things on my eyeballs

[Mr. Dazzle]

Took me 8 goes with loads of different types to arrive at my current set, I've got soft ones which feel like dailies but which you still take out and wash like hard ones. They're massive too, they go over much of the white in my eye. TBF I've got a slightly more odd eye condition (Keratoconus) rather than just being long/short sighted, but I'd urge everyone to at least try 'em.

I have keratoconus, first detected in my 20s. Scary at first but the idea does sink in. Without, my distance is poor and get ghosting on traffic signs etc, but OK without close up.

The hard lens last years, I only wear them on bike or driving somewhere new. Horrible in dust.

Turns out I'm allergic to two different kinds of RGP. Allergic reactions on the front of your eyes aren't that fun

But yeah, if you're squeamish about touching your eyeballs you'll struggle to even get fitted with CLs, let alone wear them

[Taff]

There's no world in which I put things on my eyeballs

You'll be surprised how easy it is to after a lifetime of having glasses stuck to your face at every waking moment.

For me contacts worked really well when I was away in hot places with really bright daylight, returning to overcast UK they were useless. This was largely due to my eyes being just the wrong side of the limits of the technology at the time. I'm sure it's moved on and improved since 2006 but I've no need to try again.

Getting my eyes Lasered on the other hand, I'd love to but I'm too scared of being left blinder than I already am.

[Horse]

your entire field of view is corrected. It's that last one which is the best bit, it means you see "the same" whichever way you look.

I bought these for driving (now neck movement isn't so easy), they make left and centre mirror checks much easier .

Even looking straight ahead, it's like opening a window and putting your head out, the usual frame is gone.

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