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Contact Lenses - tell me all you know!

TK

merci!

Reply 1

TK

OP

coloured/not coloured/hard/soft
c'mon i need help here ppl!

hard

Tinykates

coloured/not coloured/hard/soft
c'mon i need help here ppl!

Trendy glasses would be an easier option.

Reply 4

TK

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theaman

Trendy glasses would be an easier option.

i have some - they are not practical

Reply 5

TheWolf

15

Tinykates

i have some - they are not practical

how often do you need to wear em?

Reply 6

theaman

1

Tinykates

i have some - they are not practical

Why not?

Reply 7

Zapsta

theaman

Trendy glasses would be an easier option.

I bent mine today! I'm not sure how, just took them off and they were all bent up. Fun bending them back though. :biggrin:

Reply 8

dogtanian

16

Hard cost at leats a hundred quid I think, but last longer. Soft last anything from a day to a year, but most are monthly. it's £19.99 a month, but I pay quarterly and get them delevered to my door with solution.

I have soft lenses, but I'm pretty sure it depends on how severe your eyes are. I think soft lenses don't correct extremely bad eyesight (my prescriptions are only -2.25 and -3).

Contact lenses don't correct astigmatism.

I don't know about coloured lenses, apart from the fact your pupils appear never to change, and you sometimes see a coloured ring in your line of vision.

Make sure you keep a pair of glasses handy at the right prescription; my optition advises me to wear my lenses no longer than 10-12 hours a day, no more than 5 days a week.

There you go. That's what I know.

Reply 9

TK

OP

TheWolf

how often do you need to wear em?

most of the time now - im gettin blinder and blinder

Reply 10

TK

OP

Hayley...

Hard cost at leats a hundred quid I think, but last longer. Soft last anything from a day to a year, but most are monthly. it's £19.99 a month, but I pay quarterly and get them delevered to my door with solution.

I have soft lenses, but I'm pretty sure it depends on how severe your eyes are. I think soft lenses don't correct extremely bad eyesight (my prescriptions are only -2.25 and -3).

Contact lenses don't correct astigmatism.

I don't know about coloured lenses, apart from the fact your pupils appear never to change, and you sometimes see a coloured ring in your line of vision.

Make sure you keep a pair of glasses handy at the right prescription; my optition advises me to wear my lenses no longer than 10-12 hours a day, no more than 5 days a week.

There you go. That's what I know.

wow thats great - thanks - ive got astigmatism, but theres loadsa other stuff wrong too. i wanna get soft ones then! :biggrin:

i dunno wot my precription is - i should check

Reply 11

theaman

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Tinykates

most of the time now - im gettin blinder and blinder

Then thats more of a reason for glasses.

Why wouldn't they be practical?

Reply 12

TK

OP

theaman

Then thats more of a reason for glasses.

Why wouldn't they be practical?

ive already got sum. last time i went to the optician she sed i couldnt have contacts coz i obviously didnt wear them m,uch coz i 4got to bring them - she is sum crazy bitch

Reply 13

theaman

1

Tinykates

ive already got sum. last time i went to the optician she sed i couldnt have contacts coz i obviously didnt wear them m,uch coz i 4got to bring them - she is sum crazy bitch

So, if you already have some, and you need to wear them all the time which you ca't to with contacts, why do you need to change?

Reply 14

dogtanian

16

Tinykates

wow thats great - thanks - ive got astigmatism, but theres loadsa other stuff wrong too. i wanna get soft ones then! :biggrin:

i dunno wot my precription is - i should check

oh, I have an astigmatism and a lazy eye, both aren't corrected by lenses. But meh.

Specsavers are good for soft lenses, as I said, they deliver to your door, solutions too. Also, the eye test/consultation is free, you can pay by direct debit, you get 2 spare per year (if they get lost, etc: you just have to pop into the shop) and you get a huge discount on glasses. I'm getting new glasses that should be £85, but I'm only going to pay £20/£25 (I forget which)

No I don't work for Specsavers.. :smile:

Reply 15

TK

OP

theaman

So, if you already have some, and you need to wear them all the time which you ca't to with contacts, why do you need to change?

i dont need to wear them all the time.

Reply 16

hitchhiker_13

11

Hayley is right - you shouldn't wear them for more than 10 hours a day.
Also, try to avoid washing your face or anything like that when you're wearing them because they're a breeding ground for bacteria - I'm not trying to scare you here, just stating a fact.
Go for it if you want but just be careful - never come home from a night out and be too tired to take them out or something!

Reply 17

dogtanian

16

theaman

So, if you already have some, and you need to wear them all the time which you ca't to with contacts, why do you need to change?

they can totally change your look, y'know..

Also, While I cannot speak for anyone but myself, but having to push my glasses back up my nose every ten minutes is annoying and makes you look stupid.

Reply 18

TK

OP

hitchhiker_13

Hayley is right - you shouldn't wear them for more than 10 hours a day.
Also, try to avoid washing your face or anything like that when you're wearing them because they're a breeding ground for bacteria - I'm not trying to scare you here, just stating a fact.
Go for it if you want but just be careful - never come home from a night out and be too tired to take them out or something!

i would prob wear them 4 abourt 7 hours a day - i wanna get daily ones