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Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 5 Apr 18

Today I get new glasses - that should be fun, I haven't gotten glasses in a few years and I'm due. I sure hope there are some funky or fun frames out there to pick from in the selection that my health insurance will pay for. At...

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Do you wear glasses?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 22 Apr 17

I'm referring to some kind of vision problem or to avoid eye strain while reading. Many people prefer to wear glasses, others prefer to wear contact lenses. I don't have that kind of problem. How about you?

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Insurance on contact lenses

Charlene Sally Collins @OreoBrownie (3755) • Commerce, Georgia 3 Nov 16

Do you remember when there was insurance available on contacts? I had insurance back in the late 70s and good thing I did. My contact popped and cracked right in my eye. I was able to replace it for $30. The latest time I...

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Waste of money, What are the things you purchased that you regret

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 6 Aug 16

Here are my top 5 purchase regrets of the year: 5.Phillips Headphones- I am so accustomed to earbuds, I can hear better with earbuds, I should purchased a pair of earbuds instead. 4. ZTE Tablet- This disposable crap got broken...

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I can see clearly now!

Tony Lawrence @pcunix (210) • Middleboro, Massachusetts 11 Oct 15

I wore thick glasses most of my life, but switched to contact lenses in the late 1980's. I well remember how liberating that was: no more heavy glasses pressing on my nose, being able to walk in the rain and see where I was going...

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Has Your Vision Been Corrected?

Barbara Radisavlejvic @bagarad (14283) • Paso Robles, California 21 Aug 15

This subject came up on another site today. I've been wearing glasses since I tried to walk through a glass door at "The Clock" -- a coffee shop in California -- in 1949, when I was six years old. I was and am very near-sighted....

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I should go with Zenni

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 15 Apr 13

Yesterday I finally got a day off from two weeks in a row working 7 days a week. It was Sunday, and we got some drizzle as I never expected it to be. Anyway, regardless of the rainy weather, I drove all the way to the eye glasses...

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No contact lenses for today...

ardoy0731 @ardoy0731 (7308) • Philippines 26 Oct 12

I do have poor eyesight so I used to wear eyeglasses but I learned how put on contact lenses so I'm into using it now. But still I have eyeglasses in case I am lazy putting my contact lenses on or it is not recommended. I used...

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Eye Glasses or Contacts?

Raine38 @Raine38 (12387) • United States 17 Jul 12

My eyesight ceased to be 20-20 when I entered college. My vision is currently at 250-225. It seems it goes up and down but never more than 250 thank God. I wear both eyeglasses and contact lenses. Which one do you prefer: eye...

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How do you take care of your favorite contact lenses?

Resy King @resy21curapika (2151) • Pasay, Philippines 30 Apr 12

I am such a fanatic for blue contact lenses. It's cool for me even I have this "morena" skin tone. And what's more about this is it gives me that character that I'm usually cosplaying as Kurapika. (hahaha.. can't take that...

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Glasses Contributing to Migraines - Contact Lenses?

TheIrishClog @TheIrishClog (985) • Ireland 20 Feb 12

I have astigmatism and am supposed to wear glasses for reading, computing and although they're not a necessity for driving, everything is certainly clearer when I wear them. I had an operation on my nose to alleviate breathing...

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You Could be Blind for Life, You Know?

ronadelle @ronadelle (1547) • Philippines 13 Oct 11

I saw this news on facebook and was shared to me by a friend. [i]A guy had worn contact lenses to a barbecue party one night. He stared at the burning charcoals for about 3 minutes. Not long enough, he began screaming and...

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Contact lenses

kendedes2011 @kendedes2011 (2712) • Indonesia 31 Jul 11

Are you take soap to wash hands before inserting or removing contact lenses? I was told that they should wash their hands with soap and cold water beforehand. Now I'm not sure I should take that soap.

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contact lenses or eye glasses?

redphile @redphile (2264) • Philippines 11 Jul 11

I just need your opinion on this my dear mylotters, So far I have been using both eyeglasses and contact lenses at the same time and so far the eyeglasses is great because there's no maintenance, I can just put it on and take it...

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Do you wear eyeglasses or contacts?

gicolet @gicolet (1702) • United States 3 Jun 11

I'm nearsighted and i've been wearing glasses since I was 25. I've tried contacts 3x before but they irritated my eyes so i just prefer glasses now. My daughters are like me so they're wearing glasses also. The older one doesn't...

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My eye doctor is recommending nighttime contacts for my son

Suzieqmom @Suzieqmom (2755) • United States 26 May 11

My son, who is 8, has suddenly become myopic (near sighted) in a short amount of time. My eye doctor has recommended that he wear hard contact lenses at night while he sleeps, to temporarily correct his vision so that he doesn't...

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Sunglasses?

maximax8 @maximax8 (31042) • United Kingdom 19 May 11

Do you take a pair of sunglasses with you when you travel somewhere warm? If not do you buy some sunglasses on your trip? When I was 20 years old I had a pair of ordinary sunglasses and a pair of prescription sunglasses. I had my...

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Contacts

taface412 @taface412 (3175) • United States 10 May 11

Last year I finally bit the bullet and decided to get contacts because I got tired of wearing my glasses all the time and wanted to up my look a bit. So after I got my exam I bought two boxes of contacts. I still have two pairs...

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Do you know of Eye inflammation due to prolonged use of contact lenses ?

ilawise26 @ilawise26 (191) • India 10 Mar 11

HI friends from the last 3-4 days i felt discomfort after wearing my contact lenses. Accidently i also slept in them for almost 2 hours on two consecutive days. Also, my daily wear hours had gone up to 12-15 hours on an...

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Augmented reality technology will be introduced in 2015

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 23 Dec 10

Well, we all waiting for this advanced technology to come, and it might those GPS system just diminish in a few years later. According to Geographic magazine, this augmented reality will incorporate a computer chip installed in...

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