# Vision Correction Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 18, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302 "2011-05-18T12:18:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/84 "2015-01-29T01:08:57Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Glasses. I hate them. I feel… dulled, I guess, when I’m wearing them. That’s interesting. Mine make me smarter, or so I’ve believed since I started wearing them at age 6. I can’t believe this poll has no listing for spectacles, since that’s how I refer to mine (specs for short). I had a brief experiment with contacts in high school, but found them cumbersome and have been back to specs ever since. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/85 "2015-01-29T14:15:34Z")
Glasses for me. I started out with what is called a “lazy eye” in which the muscles in my right eye were weak. I began with an eye patch on the left eye to see if the muscles would correct things, but this did not do much other than subject me to the usual pirate jokes from my elementary school classmates. The optometrists I have seen told me I am not a candidate for LASIK so I wear glasses and have no problem with that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/86 "2015-01-30T03:27:58Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Glasses exclusively. Astigmatism too bad for contacts and am not a good candidate for laser surgery. And I have to wear my glasses all the time; cannot see the big letter at the top of the eye chart without them. Since posting the above almost four years ago, I have indeed started wearing contacts. They were good at first, but then dry eye started bothering me. I’m about to switch to another brand that allegedly has softer material for eyes like mine. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/87 "2015-01-30T03:48:43Z")
Contacts are great , my main issue is allergies, the contacts get really gummed up, so I use the Clear Care cleaning solution which is awesome. One problem I found was when trying to take a bottle of that through the airport is that it has hydrogen peroxide in it, which apparently is a bit of a no no. The security guys swabbed the bottle, and said it cant go , and a rather close pat down and bag search followed. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/88 "2015-02-04T17:30:22Z")
Bifocals for “regular” wear. Special computer glasses for when I work on the computer. I’d forget the glasses (as a previous poster mentioned) also, so I’ve solved that problem by having computer glasses at both work and home. I just leave them there, so I never forget them. (Thank you VSP, for allowing either lenses, or frames and lenses once a year!) Oh, and I have an old pair of bifocals I leave by the computer at home, in case I leave my regular bifocals downstairs. 🙂 J. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/89 "2015-02-04T18:36:15Z")
I’ve been wearing glasses for over half a century. ---
**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/90 "2015-02-04T18:53:38Z")
Glasses for 60 + years. Take them off for reading/crochet/computer,wear them when I need to see further away than my arms can reach… Glasses on,I can see for miles. However,my eyes have been bothering me for a while ,so I have an appointment next week. I’ve got a huge floater that slips down … I can move it with a quick glance sideways,but it slides back. Yes,I know there’s nothing to be done about floaters ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302/91 "2015-02-04T20:01:09Z")
I’m extremely near-sighted and require full-time vision correction: if I’m not sleeping or wearing glasses, I have contact lenses in. I got glasses when I was 7, and RGP lenses at 13. I wore those for more than 20 years (not the same pair! ;)) but eventually one scratched my cornea, and I had to switch to soft lenses. A few years ago I had some dry eye problems and started using daily-wear lenses, and now – at 43 – that’s still my choice. They’re definitely more expensive, but also definitely more comfortable. They’re also very easy to travel with, and I don’t remember the last time I bought contact lens solution. I also always keep a pair of glasses around the house, and am in the habit of switching to them in the evenings. It’s part of my “after work” routine when I have no evening plans. I also wear them around the house on weekends if I have no plans. Every now and then I’ll forget to reorder in time and I’ll be out of contacts for a few days, and I’ll wear my glasses to work. At those times I miss having full peripheral vision, and even though my glasses prescription is up to date I swear I don’t see as well with them (e.g., I won’t wear them if I’m driving somewhere unfamiliar at night). I probably come close to wearing glasses as often as contacts, but contacts definitely have the edge. > [@jjimm](#): > > I’ve got the kind of contacts you leave in, day and night, for a month. I take them out for a day a week to clean them and give my eyes a rest. They’ve changed my life. I’ve never heard of those! I’m intrigued…especially by the idea of being able to read the bedside clock in the morning/middle of the night without putting glasses on…but I wonder if psychologically I’d be able to fall asleep with contact lenses in after 30 years of associating that with THEY WILL HAVE TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED FROM YOUR EYES. I might have to ask my optometrist about those, though! You mention the uncorrected astigmatism in your right eye: do they make those lenses for astigmatics? I have astigmatism in both eyes and don’t think I could get away with lenses that don’t correct for it. > [@twickster](#): > > You left out the option for the middle aged – wear contacts all the time, plus OTC reading glasses for reading, being on the computer, etc. My optometrist has warned me that this day will come. Grrr. :mad: > [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Talk to your opthamologist. They can adjust the power of the contact lens in one of your eyes to compensate for the focal point for reading, with minimal impact on your near sightedness, so that you may not need reading glasses. Interesting! I know optometrists and ophthalmologists are not the same, but my optometrist never mentioned that as a possible solution. I wonder if astigmatism and prescription strength have anything to do with it. Another question for my next visit. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vision-correction-poll/582302.md?page=4)