Contact lenses.
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mistyoptic
Vintage
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- A parallel reality
Which is a bit like saying "I've never had an accident, so I won't bother with insurance"
Not following advice like that can cost you an eye. Google Acanthamoeba to find case histories of folk who did various things, even as simple as wearing their lenses in the shower and are now regretting it.
Here's one link but there have been other cases recently
potsy
Rambler
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- My Armchair
Another long term wearer here, 25+ years.
Originally for playing footie as I was blind as a bat without my glasses.
Mine are toric fortnightly lenses, do the job fine even if they can vary slightly each fresh pair.
Recently had to start wearing reading glasses over the top for close up work, but still prefer this to wearing glasses.
Originally for playing footie as I was blind as a bat without my glasses.
Mine are toric fortnightly lenses, do the job fine even if they can vary slightly each fresh pair.
Recently had to start wearing reading glasses over the top for close up work, but still prefer this to wearing glasses.
Depending on your prescription you may be able to do what I do. I just use a single disposable lens. This does the longer distance stuff and I can get away with it in either eye. My prescription is - 1.25
The other eye does the short distance stuff.
It's a compromise, but works fine for cycling
The other eye does the short distance stuff.
It's a compromise, but works fine for cycling
Globalti
Legendary Member
Flippin' 'eck when I was experimenting with contact lenses I did all those things wrong! My Irish buddy tried for years, always struggled putting them in, saying "it's because I've got small piggy eyes", so he used to lie on his back on the floor and hold his eyelids apart while I tried to put in the contacts! What a circus that was. We never washed our hands. One day he told me he kept losing lenses and actually thought they had all gone round the back of his eyeballs!
Julia9054
Guru
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- Knaresborough
I slept in mine without realising once. Woke up, still didn't realise, put my glasses on and went to work. Took me until about break time to work out what the hell was wrong with me
Salad Dodger
Guru
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- Kent Coast
I wore soft lenses for about 15 years, from my mid 30s. I had worn glasses from about age 15, and liked the convenience of not having them fog up when going from cold walks and into crowded places. I used to wear mine 5 days a week for work, then wear my glasses to give my eyes a "rest" from them at weekends.
Mine needed cleaning every night, and had to be placed in cleaning solution overnight, then a neutralising tablet added in the morning. The only snag was on nights when I was really knackered, having to spend those extra few minutes cleaning the lenses before I could go off to sleep. Mine were on a monthly subscription plan, so I got a new set of lenses every (I think) 3 months, and a new set of all the cleaning gear once a month.
Eventually, I gave up on them as my prescription changed, and one set of lenses wouldn't work well enough for both distance and close up work. I went over to varifocal glasses (I don't think varifocal contact lenses were a thing back then) and, as they say, I have never looked back.......
Mine needed cleaning every night, and had to be placed in cleaning solution overnight, then a neutralising tablet added in the morning. The only snag was on nights when I was really knackered, having to spend those extra few minutes cleaning the lenses before I could go off to sleep. Mine were on a monthly subscription plan, so I got a new set of lenses every (I think) 3 months, and a new set of all the cleaning gear once a month.
Eventually, I gave up on them as my prescription changed, and one set of lenses wouldn't work well enough for both distance and close up work. I went over to varifocal glasses (I don't think varifocal contact lenses were a thing back then) and, as they say, I have never looked back.......
Rusty Nails
We remember
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- Living in the slow lane
You can get them online for just over £100. They are the insert types. I have similar ones by Sunwise and they are great
https://kagaoptics.com/collections/cycling/products/areo-stealth-polarised?variant=8752847028331
Mr Celine
Discordian
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- Waxing my moustache
I have this too. I've had GP lenses for 30 years and never lost one yet. My right (distance) lens is about 10 years old. I now only wear them at work.
I don't like cycling with them as grit or insects are really painful if they get stuck.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
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- The hills of Accrington
I've worn contacts since 1977. I'm a bit stricter now with cleansing and storage regimes since my optician told me how tap water,shower water etc is so dangerous if it makes contact with contact lenses. The days of soaking them overnight in beer (done in my youth when away from home and soaking solution) are long gone.
OP
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wheresthetorch
Dreaming of Celeste
- Location
- West Sussex
Thanks everyone - I'm going to book an eye test and use the free contact lens trial.
I'll go on a weekday when the schools are back, as last time I had a gaggle of kids staring at me while I was choosing my glasses. Most off-putting! Be ever worse if trying to stick something in my eye.
I'll go on a weekday when the schools are back, as last time I had a gaggle of kids staring at me while I was choosing my glasses. Most off-putting! Be ever worse if trying to stick something in my eye.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
You’ll do fine.
I started off with a local opticians who were good at raising the initial prescription but were rubbish at pricing and keeping appointments. So I have long since ditched them and buy exactly the same thing online* for a third of the price. And I get a free, comprehensive check every year. (And a telling off @mistyoptic for jumping in the sea and forgetting to take them out)
*Lenstore who are brilliant.
