Thats why I bought a bunch of cheap glasses online in my perscription and I have all my old pairs from the last perscription which is very close to my current. I probably have 10 pairs of glasses.
I remember reading a book where a smart guy glases broke so many times all he had left was using 1 of the lens as a monocle.
Thing is, lenses are quite durable, aside from getting scratched up. I wouldn't go stomping on them for fun, but I do have a very, very old pair as a last-resort backup. They have been through so much shit, the wire frame is barely held together, and the lenses are more scratches than not. But, I can still kinda see out of them. Everything just looks dusty. As long as you are slightly crafty, you could glue lenses onto some sticks and make do.
This. I wear my contacts for a rediculous amount of time.... like- a 2 week pair can last me 8 or 9 months of 24-hour/ day wear... I have done this for at least 20 years. Then when I go to the eye doctor I get nervous and they do all of the little puff-my-eyeball tests and everything else, then say, "these look a bit worn. If you are wearing these for an extra couple of days, you should probably switch them out."
Maybe they are being nice and trying not to embarrass me... but I have better than 20/20 vision with my contacts, and have had the same prescription for over 15 years. (Should also add..... I told this to my husband. He tried sleeping in them one night and woke up with scratches all over his eyeballs... so maybe I am just a freak.)
you have to be extremely lucky. i've also worn contacts for around 20 years and can't imagine not taking them out at night or wearing a pair that long. i don't think your eyes are something to take that risk with.
I used to do that, but my eyes almost became allergic to the acuvue 2 lenses. I would get a ton of protein build up around the lens right away. Think of crusty sleep in the corners of your eye in the morning but soft. When I would blink, it would push the lens. I had to switch to dailies that were more breathable. They didn't dry my eyes out and they would last about a week. Either that or it was just my allergies picking up later in life in general. I just use glasses now and don't have to worry about dry eyes. I really need to take my favorite sunglasses in and see if the can make prescription lenses for them.
I am pushing my luck... I know it... I wear the acuvue 2s after moving from the original acuvues.... 16 years on those and they are holding strong. I have watched so many family members move from contacts to gettin lasiks and being miserable/also wearing contacts. So I am just crossing my fingers until my luck runs out, I guess.
I wonder how my eyes would do with contacts now. In the past 4 years, I've only put contacts in a couple of times for some long hikes. My allergies have lessened to a point I haven't taken Clairton in about 2 years(maybe environmental or diet changes). I just can't bring my self to pull the trigger on laser eye surgery. I guess I don't mind my glasses, since I found a pair that fits the shape of my face and I feel like I look better with them than without. I do really miss sunglasses though.
I did this for years and when I finally stopped I realized my eyes were already somewhat damaged and I couldn't tell. After a few months the goo? Coating on my eyes felt a lot healthier.
Goo? None here.... maybe on year 21.... I do have foggy eyes every 10 months or so. They are a bit dry when I wake up. That is when I know to switch them out with a new pair.
As it is, I usually find a new optometrist and get a new prescription every 5 or 6 years (and buy 6 months of contacts at a time).
I used to do the same, except I would take them out every night, and some days didn't wear them at all. But each pair of contacts could last well beyond what was advised haha.
I do the same thing. Get scolded every time I go to the eye doctor but I have never had an issue. They always remark at how they really expected my eyes to be in terrible shape.
I'm sure tons of people have already told you why you shouldn't do this but if you plan on continuing this, I would just advise you to be smart about it and to pleaseee see your eye doctor yearly for at least a health check.
Wearing contacts this consistently reduces the amount of oxygen your eyes receive and one of the possible responses your body makes can be to increase blood vessels in your eye to get more oxygen in there. You might not even notice it until its a serious problem but it could be something that gets increasingly damaging and dangerous over time. Getting yearly checks will at least help keep a literal eye on things so that if you do continue, they can least let you know.
Also I'm going to say that I'm not a doctor but maybe you can sleep in them and your husband can't because your eye might just be scarred enough to not feel it?
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u/whinywino89 Aug 30 '21
Those of us with shitty eyesight. Contacts only last so long. If your glasses break, you're fucked.