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Niall 29-07-2011 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyramid* (Post 4421589)
The world of hard contact lens removal !!! :shocked:

http://www.boyceoptometry.com/Images...-insertion.jpg

Oh my goodness. :o Well that looks slightly better than just jamming your finger in there. :laugh:

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Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 4421608)
Mine were soft ones.

It was easy getting them out. The only problem was the little buggers wouldnt stick to my eyes when i tried putting them in :bored:

Lmfao that sounds odd. D:

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Originally Posted by Sam:) (Post 4421610)
I wear 1-Day Acuvue Moist,at first they were very hard to get in/get out,but it never really hurts.You may think its more convenient but it takes about five minutes (sometimes longer) to put them in.Its also really hard to put them in when you've just woke up.They do give you confidence and they dont hurt so i'd go with them.
Oh and btw i have an astigmatism!

Oh, cool. :) I don't think I'll be able to get soft ones though (well at least not for a few years) as they don't have them in a strong enough prescription for me. :sad:

Sam:) 29-07-2011 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Niall (Post 4421618)
Oh my goodness. :o Well that looks slightly better than just jamming your finger in there. :laugh:



Lmfao that sounds odd. D:



Oh, cool. :) I don't think I'll be able to get soft ones though (well at least not for a few years) as they don't have them in a strong enough prescription for me. :sad:

Mine arn't in my exact prescription,its a little bit worse but its still 20/20 like

Niall 29-07-2011 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 4421615)
Niall you can get a free trial you know. I got a month one, since I never got used to them i never went back to buy them :)

You can be a dick too, and go round the different opticians trying out all their free trials. By the end you will know whether you can wear them full time or not. A month might not be enough time to let them settle properly. Thats what I planned to do, but ended up not bothering :laugh:

*Didn't see this post*

I never knew that. I'm gonna tell my Dad now because when I was speaking to him about contacts he was like "but they're expensive :suspect: what if you don't like them".

And lmfao that sounds like a good plan. :joker: But okays. Thankyou. :kiss:

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Originally Posted by Sam:) (Post 4421619)
Mine arn't in my exact prescription,its a little bit worse but its still 20/20 like

Oh cool. :)

Pyramid* 29-07-2011 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Vicky. (Post 4421608)
Mine were soft ones.

It was easy getting them out. The only problem was the little buggers wouldnt stick to my eyes when i tried putting them in :bored:

Soft ones are a doodle, Accuve and Focus Dailies for me - they were great.

They aren't so great when you fall asleep after a night on the tiles and try to remove them the next morning - it's like ripping the membrane off your eyeball !!:o :bawling:

Vicky. 29-07-2011 05:03 PM

They arent actually that expensive. If I chose to continue mine they were gunna be £12 a month.

Not sure of the price difference between the soft/hard ones though :/

Pyramid* 29-07-2011 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Niall (Post 4421629)
*Didn't see this post*

I never knew that. I'm gonna tell my Dad now because when I was speaking to him about contacts he was like "but they're expensive :suspect: what if you don't like them".

And lmfao that sounds like a good plan. :joker: But okays. Thankyou. :kiss:



Oh cool. :)

Your dad is talking mince.

If you have a heavy prescription and go for thinning lenses,by the time that's paid, and a half decent pair of frames: it can cost a few hundred quid for nice specs.

You can get a years supply of contact lenses for half the cost of a pair of specs these days.

CharlieO 29-07-2011 05:05 PM

I could never wear them because I can't touch my eyes and have no desire too.

I think glasses are nice anyway. I would stick with the glasses. I think I need my eyes tested anyway my sight is going slowly.

But to be honest from all the money you will spend on contacts/glasses over the years will probably in the end add up to more than the cost of lasik eye surgery. So that could be an option.

Niall 29-07-2011 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyramid* (Post 4421656)
Your dad is talking mince.

If you have a heavy prescription and go for thinning lenses,by the time that's paid, and a half decent pair of frames: it can cost a few hundred quid for nice specs.

You can get a years supply of contact lenses for half the cost of a pair of specs these days.

I thought that myself. :laugh: And I don't have to worry abut the price of my glasses - I get them on prescription. I think he just doesn't want to pay money for contacts or something. :joker:

Ammi 29-07-2011 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Niall (Post 4421662)
I thought that myself. :laugh: And I don't have to worry abut the price of my glasses - I get them on prescription. I think he just doesn't want to pay money for contacts or something. :joker:

I get mine at Boots, they will try you on different ones to find the right ones for your eyes and you don't pay for them until you actually decide to stick with them, they just give you trials for a week or two each time, so your dad has time to decide the best way to pay for them, and if he sees you like them that will help. Try them, you have nothing to lose:wink:

Niall 29-07-2011 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlieO (Post 4421660)
I could never wear them because I can't touch my eyes and have no desire too.

I think glasses are nice anyway. I would stick with the glasses. I think I need my eyes tested anyway my sight is going slowly.

But to be honest from all the money you will spend on contacts/glasses over the years will probably in the end add up to more than the cost of lasik eye surgery. So that could be an option.

But glasses are a huge pain sometimes. Like I said when they fog up its extremely irritating. That and when I see a 3D movie I have to wear the 3D glasses over my normal glasses which isn't exactly ideal. I could go on and on.

And that is true about the laser eye surgery. :suspect:

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Originally Posted by rhino (Post 4421669)
I get mine at Boots, they will try you on different ones to find the right ones for your eyes and you don't pay for them until you actually decide to stick with them, they just give you trials for a week or two each time, so your dad has time to decide the best way to pay for them, and if he sees you like them that will help. Try them, you have nothing to lose:wink:

Oh okay I'll mention that too! :hugesmile:

Redway 29-07-2011 09:58 PM

I wear glasses now and then...I may get contacts. Can't walk round looking like a weirdo, lol. Only need them for reading/writing/school, though.

little leelee 01-08-2011 06:25 PM

Hi :-)

Any guys here wear korean contact lenses (big eye)?

I just want to change my eye color, any recommend?

Thanks :-)

Boothy 01-08-2011 06:27 PM

:joker:

Z 01-08-2011 06:42 PM

I wear dailies, once you learn the method for putting them in and taking them out it's easy peasy :) takes me seconds to do it. I've been wearing them for years now.

Ninastar 01-08-2011 06:43 PM

I wear contact lenses but I want laser eye surgery as soon as i can get it

but i'm also scared because my teacher got it and she told me that the operation doesn't hurt, but after it, it feels like someone has grated your eyes then put onion in

so now im scarred for life. she said it was worth it tho

Pyramid* 01-08-2011 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Zee (Post 4430686)
I wear dailies, once you learn the method for putting them in and taking them out it's easy peasy :) takes me seconds to do it. I've been wearing them for years now.

In summer, or if I'd had a late night - putting them in the fridge and popping them into the eyes once they have gone really cold..... was a brilliant feeling. :)

Ninastar 01-08-2011 06:45 PM

I have monthly ones

Z 01-08-2011 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyramid* (Post 4430691)
In summer, or if I'd had a late night - putting them in the fridge and popping them into the eyes once they have gone really cold..... was a brilliant feeling. :)

Oooooh I might try that some day, I've never even thought of doing that before, I bet that feels amazing! I remember being frustrated that I couldn't do it when I first tried it out and now it takes me all of ten seconds to open the case it comes in, pop it in my eye and do the other one haha.

Boothy 01-08-2011 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninastar (Post 4430689)
I wear contact lenses but I want laser eye surgery as soon as i can get it

but i'm also scared because my teacher got it and she told me that the operation doesn't hurt, but after it, it feels like someone has grated your eyes then put onion in

so now im scarred for life. she said it was worth it tho

I want laser eye surgery too, but in just my right eye. I thought i needed glasses at one point because my vision is sometimes blurry, but, it turns out, my left eye is perfect and my right eye is horrible so, according to my optician, they even each other out so I get average vision and glasses would be a waste of time.

Still, it's really annoying. The only thing putting me off getting laser eye surgery now to correct my right is that I've heard you can only have it done once in your lifetime, so if your vision deteriorates when you're older, you have to have glasses.

Not sure how true that is but that's what I've been told. If it's the case, I'll wait until my left eye gives up and get them done at the same time.

Pyramid* 01-08-2011 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Zee (Post 4430704)
Oooooh I might try that some day, I've never even thought of doing that before, I bet that feels amazing! I remember being frustrated that I couldn't do it when I first tried it out and now it takes me all of ten seconds to open the case it comes in, pop it in my eye and do the other one haha.


Try and you'll see what I mean.

Absolutely great on warm days - or if you're on holiday abroad. FFS, the fridge mind you...not the freezer - and NOT near the little freezer bit if it's a fridge with one.

I swear, it's one of the best feelings ever.


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