I took the plunge...

I have been wearing contacts since I was 19 years old. And contacts have come a long way since then! :) But I have never really had any problems. And yes...it certainly is a way different view from glasses. At this point, when I take out my contacts, I hate driving because I can see better with my contacts driving. Congrats!!!! I am so happy that you tried them!!!!! You will find it will get easier to take them in and out with time. My partner has a heck of a time in the beginning and took 45 minutes to get them in....he kept blinking. But he has gotten used to it also. :) Congrats again! That is great news!!!!

I have problems with contacts and I don't know why - I saw my doctor and kept asking but all he did was check my eyes again. I kept asking questions but he ignored me and didn't say anything about why the contacts hurt my eyes. He never talked to me - I think he was a stupid idiot who had no clue what he was doing. Anyway, I had gotten soft contacts over a year ago. At first I was doing fine with them. My vision was not as good with the contacts as with the glasses - maybe only 3/4 as good, or a little less. Things were still a little blurrier than glasses. Then I was wearing my contacts everyday - not even a long time each day, just maybe eight hours. But then they would irritate my eyes. If I wore them more than eight hours a day, everyday (and yes I did never sleep in them and I clean and soak them very well).. my eyes would get all red and sore, and they'd feel brusied everytime I opened them or blinked. I wanted to know what's wrong with me but my stupid doctor wouldn't even answer my questions or talk to me. I'm about positive he had no idea. Anyway, I hate how I look in glasses, but I haven't worn my contacts in months. I've done different brands of solution but I should try different contacts as well. I'm scared to put them in because sometimes after they've hurt my eyes it takes many months for my eyes to heal. I mean, after maybe a week they look and feel healed, but when I try to put in my contacts too soon it hurts. So, I'm not sure what's wrong with me. They're not as clear as my glasses at all and if I wear them each day, even though I do clean them good, they hurt me. And they shouldn't, but they do! Anyway, I want to get into wearing contacts again real soon since summer is coming up.

This is good to hear that getting contacts worked out well for you. I have been considering getting contacts myself but keep pushing it off to find out what others think. I am glad that you like them very much and that they do not bother your eyes too much. I am so used to wearing glasses. I am due for an eye exam soon so getting contacts could be a possibility as well. Were they expensive?

I do not wear contacts. Not sure I could. I have seen some that look to be really soft. The thought of putting something in my eye and removing it makes me a bit queazy. Today, when having my physical, I realized that I may need to get my eyes rechecked. As I only wear glasses for reading purposes, I am not sure I would want to wear them all the time. If it were necessary for me to have to wear something all the time to aid my sight, I may try contacts. But, for now, the reading glasses are all I need. Of course, an eye exam may prove that one wrong.

Congrats!!! I'm always in amazement when people get contacts and get them in! LOL I don't think I could ever do it. I'd have to opt for either glasses or surgery, the lasek thing. Luckily I haven't had to do either yet!

I don't wear glasses or contacts *yet*. I'm not sure if I'd be able to put contacts in though, I have a hard time even putting eye drops in my eyes. Congrats to you though :)

Wow, I can see everywhere! I can see further, no blur, no dust of finger prints!!! I can also see better in my peripheral vision, and I don't have to turn my head just to see something!!!!!! :) That is just some of what I was thinking when I got my first contacts when. It was just a year ago, and I don't know why I didn't have them before. Well...I know why, but you know the feeling right? LOL I am happy that you were able to have an eye exam, and got the choice of contacts! I have to say that I love contacts much better and would wear them every single day if it was alright for my eyes. I just have to tell you one thing though....since I got contacts, my eyes are more sensitive to the outside light. So, you might want to wear sunglasses when you are ready for the contacts!!! :D

When I first got contacts I was 14 and they were semi-hard. They weren't that comfortable. I loved it when I got soft contacts though. You are right you can see a lot better with them then with just glasses. Now I wear ones I can sleep in :) So I don't have to take them in and out each day. I'm very, very near sighted so I hate having to take them out and be blind. I don't know what I'd do without my contacts. They make life a lot easier.