i LOVE sunglasses
hell, i have a collection of them

but when they go on I.CAN'T.SEE.A.THING.

obviously because i'm blind as a bat

i've been trying for THREE hours to get these contacts in, that i've had for MONTHS.

no dice.

i'll never be able to fashionably sport sunglasses without bumping into things...




maybe laser eye surgery?
but i'll miss my actual glasses - i just want to be able to wear sunglasses that are NOT just my glasses with transition lenses.




anyone else not into contacts?
or any tips?

i've relaxed
i've started with just touching my eyes sans contacts
then i've tried with contacts
and it's on my eye but it won't come OFF my finger!




fuckity fuck fuck. this'll never work.

I'm lucky enough to have "perfect" vision, but I bought some lenses for a halloween costume a few years ago. It took me about 3 hours to get one in the first time (to practice) and about 30 minutes when I put them in that night.

All I can say is keep trying.

I hate sunglasses but I think its more because I hate my nose and the bloody things sit on it and act like an arrow pointing and saying look look isn't it hideous

it took me about an hour to get one contact lens in the first time i put them in. and it took me longer to get them out that evening. i had the problem of them sticking to my finger because there was too much solution, etc. etc. etc.

i was seriously crying ( ) when i got the first one in my eye because i despise when i can't get things done that i want done.

tips... for the first few months, i looked up where i couldn't see the contact coming at my eye, put the contact in, and then looked down and ahead again. i can't think of much more than that, because trying to put contacts in is still a pain in the ass for me, a year and a half after i first got them.

CarrieMpls said:

i got fed up and i'm close to throwing them out
they're all misshapen now because of so many failed attempts
i think i'll just try and get prescription lenses.... wow how lame am i?
i have sunglasses like these:


only black

and these:




and i'm dying to actually WEAR them.
maybe i'll just buy a new pair of actual glasses this weekend so i don't feel so bad anymore...

Protege said:

i was crying
i got SO frustrated, and i get laughed @ by friends because they can do it in their sleep...
i'm close to giving up.

sammij said:

i still have days like that. some days my eyes are just like "NO. " you'll get them in

Ocean said:

ffs Kylie!!!!

DesertEskimo said:

MY EYES.

lol, sorry.

Nasty said:

hmm, i dunno, it's actually been about 6 months that i've been trying
i guess it's not meant to be, yet i still buy sunglasses

maybe i can will myself to deal without glasses for a while.

DesertEskimo said:

um what is ffs

Ocean said:

for fuck sakes.
or something like that.

Prescription sunglass lenses?

sammij said:

oh ..zombie

I tried to put in contacts and I think my eye almost fell out in the process, and since glasses annoy me, I've settled for subpar vision

but why don't you check out some prescription sunglasses? My best girlfriend has a reeeally nice pair.

Or you could just keep trying with the contacts...Practice makes perfect!

Ocean said:

sammij said:

I feel your pain. Though I have tried contacts for years and years. I am able to get them on my eyes, it is what happens during and when I want to remove them that makes it impossible to wear them. I was on a drug called Accutane many years ago for acne. One of the side effects is extreme dry eye. Which I already had due to allergies anyways. I did not believe that the side effects would be so severe and lasting but it was no joke. Every time I get my eyes examined the dr gives me a trial pair of the latest and greatest contacts to try.
I tried to wear them for my Aunt's wedding and I was miserable all night and in all of the pics I was blinking and felt like scratching my eyes out.
I am really bummed out and stressed because the glasses I have now were just cheap when I bought them, they are all scratched and are all bent out of shape and do not fit on my face comfortably. So now for my wedding day I am either going to look like a dork with my cheap glasses on or keep them off and not be able to see any of it and squint in all of the pics.
Don't even get me started on sunglasses.... I have a cheap pair of script sunglasses as well. I would love to be able to go into a store and just buy a pair of cool sunglasses.
I am so stressed out about this.

Volitan said:

thats what im thinking
but every time i ask about it for like fashion sunglasses they're like "it might not work"

I feel your pain I've never had to wear them or try but I really can't imagine sticking my finger in my eye Yet folks who wear them act like it's nothing. Keep trying so you can rock your shades, girlie

shanti0608 said:

you.feel.my.pain.


i'm going to make it work, and when i do i'll let you know

shanti0608 said:

With very dry eyes it is a problem. My brother-in-law can't wear contacts because of this.

Three hours trying to put contacts in? What's going on? Do they keep falling out?

sammij said:

You will make it work, I am sure. It really is a matter of practice .

Shawnt25 said:

they won't go IN.

sammij said:

Cool. Please do! It will probably get better with time. I know that when I used to wear them before I took the meds, it usually took a few days to get used to them. Your eyelid will need to get used to them.
Good luck!
I think you look pretty in glasses though...very stylish. You really can pull it off.
[Edited 3/20/08 4:21am]

shanti0608 said:

thanks
i guess i'm tired of them
i've been wearing glasses since i was about 10 or 11
so i've been known for wearing glasses


do not want anymore...
i do, but im just looking for a change

sammij said:

I feel you there too. I have been wearing glasses since I was about 13. I needed them earlier but I could get by squinting. Now I can't

Volitan said:

Or try laser eye surgery. I had my eyes done two years ago and I love it. And if I just ever want to wear glasses as a fashion statement, just get ones with plain lenses.

MoniGram said:

I would love to have that done. Though it has always been the cost and the whole keeping my eye open when something is coming at it thing that has stopped me.
I hate my glasses, they are really uncomfortable and dig into my nose.

So I walk around the house blind and squinting.

You're not supposed to touch your eyes, so it's hard to get used to it.

I couldn't do it the first day, the eye doctor couldn't do it, and then all the sudden I did it no problem. I just had to let it go and come back fresh. like anything you can't do it when you're frustrated, and you don't want to be angrily poking youself in the eye!

I think maybe looking off to the side a bit as you do it helps. It's hard to look directly at a finger coming at your eye. This method might put the contact a bit off center, and you might get a little bubble under there, push your fingers under your eyelids to pop the bubble & get it into place. Souds horrible but it's really no big deal. The contact will naturally gravitate towards the right spot.

If it won't come off your finger, maybe it dried out a bit. Keep rinsing it off each time you try.

It'll work eventually.
[Edited 3/20/08 10:36am]