Question Of The Day - Wednesday, December 10th!

Good morning! It's a nippy 23°F outside, and it looks like the snow has finally stopped. We've got about 8 to 10 inches of the crap! I wish I could just stay inside today, and not have to venture out in it!

Here's today's Question Of The Day!


Do you have perfect vision, or do you wear glasses or contacts? If you wear glasses or contacts, how old where you when you got your first pair? Would you consider corrective surgery (or have you had it?)

I got my first pair of glasses when I was in 3rd grade, maybe 11 years old. I got my first pair of contacts when I turned 16. I got my first bifocal glasses a couple of years ago, along with my first pair of 'cheaters' (reading glasses for use with my contacts.) Every now and then I think about having Lasik, but I'm really far too chicken to do it. Quite a few people that I work with have had it done (and have been very happy with the results.) Unfortunately, the three people that I know who have had complications, have scared the bejeebers out of me, lol!

I do not wear contacts or glasses and have good vision.

I started wearing specs from the age of 46 and the optician said they were quite good for my age I needed them because my arms weren't long enough to read

I only need them for reading not the computer, so i don't think their too bad yet for lazer treatment.

I wear both contacts and glasses.

My vision is so bad that without them I'm blind as a bat.

I got my first pair of glasses when i was in the 8th grade and started wearing contacts the summer between graduating high school and starting college. But I didn't get contacts for cosmetic reasons my vision had gotten so bad and there was such a HUGE difference in the prescription in each lens that it was hard to properly correct my vision anymore with glasses so my doc told me we had to switch to contacts and OMG it was a HUGE difference I see soo much better with them. I still wear my glasses but usually only at night or in the morning to get to the bathroom to put my lenses in.

I was told I am the PERFECT candidate for laser surgery....but I'm a bit of a chicken so no. Plus I have heard so many HORROR stories of people being left in terrible and unending pain that i was like...errrr no contacts are fine and I don't have trouble wearing them so why mess with something that is working.?

I got my first pairs of "specs" when I was 25. I have good vision though, just wear them for driving and tv so I don't squint so much. I usually wear my prescription sunglasses rather than normal glasses.

I used to have perfect vision, then about 10 years ago I needed to start wearing reading glasses, 3 years ago I noticed I couldn't see as far as I used to.
This year my distance vision got bad enough for glasses (I'm 40), and my optomotrist tells me I can only get away with reading glasses for a few more years before bifocals will be needed.

I should wear glasses or contacts. I got my first pair when I was around 12...but I hated them so I never wore them.

Originally Posted by Pami

I do not wear contacts or glasses and have good vision.

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Both my parents got glasses when they got older though, so I figure I will have to eventually as well.

I have had glasses since I was a senior in HS. I have tried contacts, but they really don't work for me so at work, I can't see that well since I wear regular safety glasses instead of prescription ones.

I've had glasses since first grade. I'm very nearsighted. Got the bifocals a few years ago.

Never had contacts. I have memories of fellow classmates and the "STOP! I LOST MY CONTACT!". Besides, I hate anything on my eye.

I started wearing glasses for reading about 2 years ago. Other then that I have never have had any problems with my vision.

Got my first glasses in 3rd grade; I remember the car ride home from the eye dr.'s office---I was amazed because I could actually see!
Got bifocals in 6th grade for some reason. Got rid of bifocals in 9th grade (different eye dr.

Vision became progressivly worse until I reached the point that glasses didn't help a heck of a lot. At that time my vision was -11 diopters with a severe astigmatism. (for those of you who don't wear glasses---perfect vision is 20/20; -11 basically means I had 20/1100 vision. That's pretty bad.)

I had Lasik surgery 9 years ago when it was still considered experimental. My surgery was done by a dr. who actually taught the procedure to other drs. My vision now is 20/35 in one eye. The other eye somehow ended up being over corrected; I've gone from -11 in that eye to +3! That makes for some interesting vision problems. (my dr. had done over 800 surgeries; I was only the 2nd person to have complications, naturally) I've tried wearing a contact just in that eye but because the cornea is now so flat the contact slides all over. I have "ghosts" in my vision----if you see the number 11, I see 1111. I need a lot of light to be able to read. I get very frustrated sometimes. I could have surgery on the bad eye, but it might not help and I'm not willing, at this point, to take the chance.

Having said all that, I'd still have the Lasik over again. Before surgery, I couldn't even read my digital clock on my bedside table unless I put my glasses on. I felt totally helpless without them (I was legally blind) I can drive without glassses (for now, anyway). I still wear glasses read. I'm amazed at how much I can do without having to put glasses on. (and they're not prescription glasses, just over the counter readers)

I first got glasses in 8th grade after my parents found out I was borrowing my friend's glasses to read the board. I got contacts when I was a Junior in HS (16 years old). I've thought about surgery but contacts really don't bother me, plus I hate doctors!

Got my first pair of glasses around 8 or 9. Hated it, but hey, I was nearsighted and couldn't see the blackboard. Been wearing them ever since.

I have lots of issues with allergy eyes and have been told that I am not a good candidate for contacs. I have an aversion to the laser thingys that they do to correct vision. Even the "wave" stuff... something about tampering with healthy tissue.

I got my first pair of glasses when I was about ten years old. Started wearing Tri-focals about a year ago.

I have had corrective surgery, about 8 years ago. I love it.

I'm very nearsighted and have some astigmatism. I've had glasses since I was 12, went to bifocals when the fine print became too fine -- about 15 years ago I guess -- and progressives about 8 years ago. I have never been tempted to put anything in my eyes (contacts) or have surgery.

I've been wearing contact lenses for 20 years.

Glasses at age 7; contacts at age 13 (refused to wear my glasses).

I would never have any surgery that I don't absolutely have to. Besides, I thought retinal scans won't work any more after laser eye surgery.

Glasses in the 3rd grade, or was it the second? Don't remember Then contacts later on in school. I wear both today, right now I am wearing glasses. Someday I will get Lasik. I still consider it too new to get it even tho my eye doctor tells me otherwise every time. But many of my friends and family don't think so and got it.