Eye Glasses

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lacqueredlover said:

I hate touching my eyeballs so I wear glasses.  I get them cheap from Warby Parker and Firmoo.com and have tons of different pairs so I make them an accessory!

I'm not eligible for Lasik yet since my eyes are deteriorating too fast so I just rock the glasses look.

I second Warby Parker. I HATE contacts, so I buy a cute pair of specs and wear them to death. Might buy a cute cheap pair at walmart to act as backup for my (SOON COMING) new pair.

ETA: On the walmart thing, I got my current pair for $40 total, they're cute, and I've had them for 3 years.

mrscomposer

 

princessleia22 said:

lightningsnow said:

I have glasses currently. I've tried contacts twice with different brands but my eyes got too sensitive for them where I could only wear them for like 4 hours.

I'm in the same boat that I need a new prescription as well but I need to get my vision insurance card from work before I go.

I've thought about Lasik myself but I'm incredibly nervous about big surgeries and I would need to be knocked the fuck out for something like that. I doubt I can be for something like eye surgery so I'll keep my glasses.

I wouldn't consider Lasik to be a "big surgery".  Yes, you need to be awake and it's freaky as hell because your eyes are open and you can see everything they do.  But, they put numbing drops in your eyes so you don't feel anything and it's super quick.  I think the actual procedure itself took like 30 seconds for each eye.  I was in the procedure room for maybe 5-10 minutes total.  It was much easier than I expected it to be and it was amazing that you can actually see correction immediately. It took a couple weeks for my vision to be full 20/20, but I could see good enough immediately after the procedure.

I took my dad in when he went for his Lasik.  Before his surgery he had an absolute ridiculous correction (like, -10 or something), and his glasses were seriously like bottle bottoms.  He was away from me for MAYBE ten minutes, and then walked across the crowded waiting room towards me without assistance.  It made me cry. 

I understand being nervous about it (I'm squeamish about eyes, too), but if your correction is bad enough, it could honestly change your life.

lightningsnow

@princessleia22 and @mrscomposer thank you for that insight. It's been a while since I've been to the eye doctor so I think I should see how bad my vision has gotten in the past several years and go from there. I'll also see what my insurance covers and does not.

@CMGragain I apologize that I'm squeamish of a laser going into my eye. I was also extremely nervous of getting my wisdom teeth removed. So nervous I nearly vomited in the room. I had to be sedated prior with anti aniexty medication. My uncle had a bad reaction to his LASIK surgery. So that makes me even more nervous. It's an option that I may go with or I may not. But I think it was rude of you to tell me to get over it.