Lot’s of people who have met me say I have stunning blue eyes. I am very lucky in this respect – my eyes truly are a feature I am proud of, which is why I can’t stand wearing my glasses and opt for contact lenses. With my vision (or lack thereof) I’m always going to need some kind of magnification device but for ten years now I have been a contact lens devotee and putting on my glasses just manages to make me mad.
Glasses make it harder to put on makeup, and you can’t see most of it behind the frames anyway. I find it impossible to wear a headband because the arms of the glasses rest on the plastic and dig into my scalp (or perhaps I just have a big head?) Making coffee fogs them up and at night the light reflection from oncoming cars is just downright dangerous.
But what of contact lenses? I truly couldn’t live without them but then all the nights I have gone to sleep with them in by accident come back to haunt me, or getting halfway to work and realising one is torn and being blind in one eye for the rest of the day or discovering I forgot to order a new box when I used up the last set. Too much make up will irritate and everyone always assumes I am wearing lenses because of the intensity of the colour of my eyes.
I can’t win!
Which is why, I am considering laser surgery. I hear it’s expensive. I also hear there are two ways to do it – one easy and the other painful. Have you experienced laser eye surgery? Have you thought about it? I need anecdotal evidence that this is a good idea!! HELP!
Hey Chickee, Just read your “Glasses? Contacts? Surgery?” article. You crack me up! Although I don’t wear glasses or contacts I can understand why you are frustrated! My Sisters husband has had laser eye surgery! He is much happier now… I cannot tell you of all the details, I know he has told me before, but I cannot recall. I’m sure that he wouldn’t mind you asking! Take care, keep up the good work. E
I don’t know if it’s quite the same thing but my dad had his eyes fixed recently. He has always had poor vision and due to his bypass surgery he has to get his eyes checked frequently. The Dr found something with his eyes that meant that if not treated now he would eventually go blind. Astigmatism I think it’s called. So while that was being treated, he had his vision fixed also.
I think this is quite different to your case and probably more complex – but his experience was positive. It cost about $1300 per eye and they did them separately with about 2 weeks in between (minimum).
The hardest thing for him to get used to was how much more susceptive his eyes were to light. It’s changed his life for the better that’s for sure.
Hiya sweetness. My brother & sister have both had laser eye surgery. It lasts about 10 years. They seemed pretty happy with the results although my sis is cross now that its 10 years later and she needs glasses again…