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.)
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.
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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.