I really dislike

[gness]

wearing glasses but I can't see a thing near or far without them. I've had varifocals for years with no problem.
Booking my eye test today I was asked if I would like to take part in a trial for some contact lenses and was assured that these are fine for people who need varifocals. One eye for reading and one eye for distance.
Does anyone here have varifocal contacts?

[mccfluff]

just thinking about it confused me....

[Baldric]

My OH trialed them for a month, couldn't get on with them at all, my avatar got seconded as a guide dog!

[gness]

Sounds confusing to me too.....will I keep winking? Get in enough trouble as it is.

How many dogs have you Baldric? I may need one.

[yinyang]

My mum has had them for a while now and loves them. She also hated wearing glasses ( as do I ) and had been wearing contact lenses for many years anyway. The only occasional problem she has is if she's driving and her distance eye gets a bit of dust or eyelash in it, but it happens rarely.

Would it the soft disposable lenses or gas permeable ones?

[gness]

Thanks Yingyang. I don't know what sort until Wednesday when I see the optician. I would love for them to work and be able to ditch the specs.
What sort did your mum have?

[mccfluff]

would you end up going circle when your walking?

[Connemmara]

I can stand anything in my eye tho I loathe wearing spectacles. Would love to have the nerve to get the lazer majig but am afraid of going completely blind.

[Baldric]

2 gness, but I'm not parting with either, not even for you, sorry!

[gness]

I could Fluffy...and just imagine when I've had a drink!!!

I would have laser treatment in a heartbeat if I thought it wouldn't go wrong.

And I thought you loved me Beldic ;-)

[yinyang]

She got the gas permeable kind because that's the type she was used to and also because she has astigmatism - I had to really concentrate not to type Stigmata there - the soft ones weren't suitable, although I believe you can get disposable ones now suitable for astigmatism.

I despise wearing my glasses and have had contact lenses since I was 12, the gas permeable ones for me too. I wear them all day every day except for last week when I lost one. The dreaded specs had to come out then and when I walked up to my oldest friend and said hello , she stared at me blankly for a few seconds before recognising me .

If you can get on with the lenses at all I would go for it.

[joggerjayne]

Aubergines

[gness]

Yinyang....I wondered about astigmatism......thanks. I'll give them my best shot.

JJ Courgettes. x

[joggerjayne]

Courgettes?

No, I QUITE dislike courgettes.

I REALLY dislike aubergines.

[joggerjayne]

Hang on ... this is the "I really dislike ..." thread, yes?

[SueMoneyRowley]

Varifocal contact lenses aren't the same as wearing one lens for reading and one for distance. That is called monovision. I didn't find varifocal lenses satisfactory, but got on fine with monovision.

[Baldric]

If you put it like that gness, maybe the slightly smaller one for a trial period, but I gotta warn you, she likes climbing things, garden walls, ladders, you name it!
;o)

[jno]

OH has one long contact lens and one for reading, and says they work well. But I suspect they take getting used to and may not suit everyone

[abstibus]

I could never get on with varifocals, so I use them only for driving. But I love my reading glasses, the funkier the better.

[Brinjal]

I tried mono vision. I really only need glasses for close up work so I had one contact lens for reading and close things and nothing in the other eye. It was really great except when driving. I found that my vision didn't adjust quick enough but for walking around and reading and working on the computer it was great.

[gness]

JJ. My threads can be anything you like. It's only Ed who's fussy and shunts me around where I have to try to behave myself. I like turnips.
Looks like I'll have to try them as results vary. Especially as I can have Baldric's dog........We can climb walls, ladders, sheds together. :-)
Perhaps a mix of specs and contacts will be the answer.