Carnanc Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I see so much better with contacts. I have never lost one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 [quote name='StColette' date='Aug 18 2005, 06:40 PM'] I know I would rather have contacts because I know me and I would end up losing my glasses or breaking them. lol [right][snapback]689625[/snapback][/right][/quote] me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I have both. I look good in both. But both have distinct advantages and disadvantages (many of which have been numberd already). My biggest vain thing with glasses is that they hide my under-eye circles (I always have big dark circles), with contacts.... I guess its just that I don't have glasses on? I dunno. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah_JC Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Mmm. peripheral vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Better for playing sports-- I play raquetball, and glasses slide off my face when i sweat.. yuk, sorry, TMI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 [quote name='dspen2005' date='Aug 19 2005, 06:57 AM']for me, yes.... the only reason why i would get them is b/c i look better w/o glasses--- so, in my situation getting contacts would be out of vanity... which is why i haven't gotten them. [right][snapback]690182[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Is it just me, or does anyone else think this debate/poll is really weird? Is choosing any option that makes us look better a sin of vanity? By this logic, must we always choose ugly or unflattering clothes or hairstyles over those which are more flattering? Avoid working out or eating heatlhily if it makes us look better than being out of shape? And if we wear glasses, then should we always choose ugly, dorky-looking glasses over nice-looking glasses? (Btw, I don't wear glasses or contacts, though I probably need to. I think I'll go with glasses, just because I have rather sensitive eyeballs, and glasses would probably make me look smarter - but would that be vain?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspen2005 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 [quote name='Socrates' date='Aug 20 2005, 08:46 PM']Is it just me, or does anyone else think this debate/poll is really weird? Is choosing any option that makes us look better a sin of vanity? By this logic, must we always choose ugly or unflattering clothes or hairstyles over those which are more flattering? Avoid working out or eating heatlhily if it makes us look better than being out of shape? And if we wear glasses, then should we always choose ugly, dorky-looking glasses over nice-looking glasses? (Btw, I don't wear glasses or contacts, though I probably need to. I think I'll go with glasses, just because I have rather sensitive eyeballs, and glasses would probably make me look smarter - but would that be vain?) [right][snapback]692408[/snapback][/right] [/quote] i dont think that argument is appropriate to what i said.... the sole reason that i would have gotten contact lenses was to look better.... the effect --ie convenience, etc -- doesn't discount the sole purpose of looking good. now, this does not preclude one from buying nice clothes so long as doing so is not to draw attention to yourself, or is done for the sole purpose of looking good.... LOoking nice is a good thing, but for whom to we look nice -- GOd or ourselves??? I suppose I am getting a little weird in my logic flow -- maybe even making zigzags.... but let me say that for me -- contact lenses would be worn for vainglory.... (this is speaking strictly for myself, not for anyone else) I wanted to stress and clarify this point..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietfire Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 [quote name='avemaria40' date='Aug 18 2005, 08:13 PM']Hey, i just got contact lenses b/c, i'll admit it, i wanna be hip, lol and i also find out they correct my astigmatism better than my glasses do. Is it considered vanity to use them? [right][snapback]689591[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I wear contacts also, for astigmatisms in both eyes. I tried for several years to get used to wearing glasses and always keep a pair in my perscription around, but I cant stand wearing them. The floor and stairs jump up at me, and because of my double astigmatism I always misjudge doors and corners. So you can imagine the amount of bruises I get when I wear my glasses. I would much rather get corrective surgery, but Im not ready for that yet. I dont see contacts as vanity. They correct vision. Although I am not crazy about some of the 'different' contacts that are out there. Not the tinted ones, they can be fun. It's the ones with the wierd things on them. Cats eyes, yellow eyes, dice...you know...stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthelight009 Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 I wear my glasses mostly but I have contacts. Contacts make it that I can see better then wearing my glasses. The reason I don't wear my contacts as much now is I have puppy and a kitten. I think I am allergic to them because my eyes puffy and nose is runny. So when I put my contacts in my eyes get really really red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Knight Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 If people need them they need them, but they sould try eating alot of carrots or VD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 [quote name='White Knight' date='Aug 21 2005, 12:33 PM']If people need them they need them, but they sould try eating alot of carrots or VD. [right][snapback]693022[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I ate carrots like mad as a kid ( still eat them now as an adult, usually on salads) and I am still legally blind. Quietfire, I'm with you on the surgery, I am SO not ready for it. I'm chicken. I have a slight astigmatism in one eye but it doesn't really affect my depth perception at all. I wore contacts yesterday, but today was one of those days where I didn't have time to monkey around, I had to get out the door in a hurry or we'd have been late for Mass, so I put on my glasses instead. It just depends on whats more convenient--often times glasses are easier for me on a day to day basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah_JC Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Yeah. The carrot thing has no bearing on genetics. Maybe my vision would be even worse if I hadn'r eaten carrots, but mostly it's two near-sighted parents and a love of books that drove me to read way past bed-time. I have nice frames for my glasses, so I don't mind wearing them. But on cold or rainy days, it's nice to be able to see when you step indoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 [quote name='Sarah_JC' date='Aug 21 2005, 02:21 PM']Yeah. The carrot thing has no bearing on genetics. Maybe my vision would be even worse if I hadn'r eaten carrots, but mostly it's two near-sighted parents and a love of books that drove me to read way past bed-time. I have nice frames for my glasses, so I don't mind wearing them. But on cold or rainy days, it's nice to be able to see when you step indoors. [right][snapback]693096[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Amen to that! lol Thats exactly why my vision is bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_ Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I just picked up my first pair of glasses today! Boy do I look like a nerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 (edited) Nevermind Edited August 31, 2005 by Theoketos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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