Re: I'm thinking about wearing contact lens

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Chip: Doctors where I live always give a trial pair or two to see how people

adjust. That way you can really judge for yourself. Contacts aren't much of

a bother. I started when I was a kid, quit because of eye irritations not

caused by the lenses, and still try them periodically. Personally, I greatly

prefer them to glasses. Martha

[Guest guest]

Chip,

I don't know if you have facial palsy, but my daughter can't wear contacts

because her cornea is dry and damaged due to not being able to close her

eye. I guess contacts would be extemely irritating. Just something to think

about.

Jeanie Colp

mom to MacKenzie 6 CHARGE

[Guest guest]

Chip,

You do have to touch the contact to your eyeball to put it on. For Dylan he

does not blink when something comes toward his eye, which would make it

easier to put in, but he also does not blink enough to keep his eye moist.

Most eye doctors have a contact fitting where you work with someone to teach

you how to put the contact in, then they let you try to see how you do. You

go home with one pair and give it a try for a week, then decide.

Even with contacts you will want to make sure dog hair etc stays away from

your eyes.

Kim L

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> Chip,

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> I don't know if you have facial palsy, but my daughter can't wear contacts

> because her cornea is dry and damaged due to not being able to close her

> eye. I guess contacts would be extemely irritating. Just something to think

> about.

>

> Jeanie Colp

> mom to MacKenzie 6 CHARGE

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[Guest guest]

Hey chip, glasses are DEFIENTLY easier to find lol i guess it depends if u

will need hard or soft ones to? i have hard ones and have had them from the

age of seven, so im really sue to them, i think i lose/break on average 3

every 2 years lol,

one thing i always notice is the pheruphiral vision seems to be alot better

with contact lenses, and u can take your time with them to.. good luck

Belinda

I'm thinking about wearing contact lens

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> Hey ya'll,

> Whazzup!? Umm...I wanna talk to you guys about a

> possible chance of me wearing contact lens in the

> future, and why I'm thinking of quitting wearing my

> glasses, enjoy! (don't worry, I'm not complaining or

> whining. It's a thought/a suggestion, and it has been

> bothering me for a while)

> Everytime I go see my eye doctor, sometime he'll ask

> me if I'm ready to start wearing contact lens. But, I

> told him not yet. Sigh...now there seem to be some

> disadvantages and advantages of both glasses and

> contact lens:

> Advantages: Glasses) easy to find, bigger, cheaper,

> and also have dark lens in them. Contact Lens) don't

> get dirty, smaller, less noticable

> Disadvantages: Glasses) always get dirty, usually get

> in the way. Contact Lens) usually expensive, small,

> can easily loose them

> The reason I'm thinking of wearing contact lens is

> that, I'm getting sick and tired of my glasses always

> get dirty and dusty, sigh! When I'm brushing/bathing

> dogs/cats, I always have to take off my glasses so it

> won't get dirty.

> Does anyone have experience with contact lens? What

> is it like wearing them? I heard that you have to

> touch your eyeballs, whenever you put on and take them

> off. Is that true? I know one of my old best friend,

> hearing one, now wears them.

> Anyway, what do you guys think? Do you think I

> should wear them? Anyway, gotta go now. One of my

> freakin' annoying friend is bothering me, AGAIN!!

> ARRRGGGGHHH!!!!! Type back, see ya!

> PEACE/SMILE!

> OL' CHIPPER >

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