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Yeah, eventually you get to the point where you can put in both contacts in about 30 seconds without a mirror. It's cool how different that is from when I first

by DTrejo 17y ago

Yeah, eventually you get to the point where you can put in both contacts in about 30 seconds without a mirror. It's cool how different that is from when I first got them, when it took me as much as 10 minutes and a mirror.

gjm11 17y ago
On the other hand, I could put my glasses on in less than 30 seconds without a mirror as soon as I first got them. Of course, they therefore don't give the same sense of accomplishment. (Which is also one of the forces leading people to program in, say, C++, as other people have remarked before.)
- scott_s 17y ago
  Of course. But with contacts, you don't have anything hanging on your face, and you have better peripheral vision. For me, glasses are better for reading paper and the screen. Contacts are better for everything else. Being able to play various sports without having to choose between worrying about breaking my glasses or being seriously visually impaired is freeing. Even things like running and lifting are so much easier because I don't need to constantly adjust my glasses. And I didn't realize how nice it feels to not have something constantly on my face until I started wearing contacts. There are ups and downs to both glasses and contacts, which is why I wear both during the week and day. But implying that people wear contacts because they feel a sense of accomplishment by putting them in is foolish.
  - joezydeco 17y ago
    Swimming without goggles is difficult when wearing contacts. The lenses tend to wash out of the eye (at least for me).
  - socillion 17y ago
    Some glasses have frames made of memory titanium and are literally indestructible. My pair have survived a few years of harsh treatment. I've sat on them twice, gotten hit in the face with a basketball several times, and they still bounce back to their original shape. They weren't cheap (about $350) but they will definitely last until my vision changes enough to need new lenses - which aren't even scratched because of some protective coating. Even so, I often use lenses so I can play lacrosse and also because psychologically it makes me feel better not to wear glasses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy#Optometry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy#Optometry
    - pbemaddy 17y ago
      The psychological benefit of contact lenses is at least as great as the vision aspects. A guy I know ditched his glasses and bad haircut over the summer, and now with blue opaque lenses and Sun-in his whole persona has changed from nerdy to cool!
    - scott_s 17y ago
      My glasses have the same kinds of frames, and while they're resilient, nothing is literally indestructible. They're still inappropriate for many sports. The value in the frames, to me, is how light they are.
fuzzmeister 17y ago
As someone who has worn soft contacts for years, I say it can be about 10 seconds. It takes a lot of getting used to, but eventually it gets to the point where you barely notice the process.
- elcron 17y ago
  Nice, I still take a few minutes (and a few more on bad mornings.)

by DTrejo 17y ago

gjm11 17y ago

On the other hand, I could put my glasses on in less than 30 seconds without a mirror as soon as I first got them. Of course, they therefore don't give the same sense of accomplishment. (Which is also one of the forces leading people to program in, say, C++, as other people have remarked before.)

scott_s 17y ago
Of course. But with contacts, you don't have anything hanging on your face, and you have better peripheral vision. For me, glasses are better for reading paper and the screen. Contacts are better for everything else. Being able to play various sports without having to choose between worrying about breaking my glasses or being seriously visually impaired is freeing. Even things like running and lifting are so much easier because I don't need to constantly adjust my glasses. And I didn't realize how nice it feels to not have something constantly on my face until I started wearing contacts. There are ups and downs to both glasses and contacts, which is why I wear both during the week and day. But implying that people wear contacts because they feel a sense of accomplishment by putting them in is foolish.
- joezydeco 17y ago
  Swimming without goggles is difficult when wearing contacts. The lenses tend to wash out of the eye (at least for me).
- socillion 17y ago
  Some glasses have frames made of memory titanium and are literally indestructible. My pair have survived a few years of harsh treatment. I've sat on them twice, gotten hit in the face with a basketball several times, and they still bounce back to their original shape. They weren't cheap (about $350) but they will definitely last until my vision changes enough to need new lenses - which aren't even scratched because of some protective coating. Even so, I often use lenses so I can play lacrosse and also because psychologically it makes me feel better not to wear glasses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy#Optometry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy#Optometry
  - pbemaddy 17y ago
    The psychological benefit of contact lenses is at least as great as the vision aspects. A guy I know ditched his glasses and bad haircut over the summer, and now with blue opaque lenses and Sun-in his whole persona has changed from nerdy to cool!
  - scott_s 17y ago
    My glasses have the same kinds of frames, and while they're resilient, nothing is literally indestructible. They're still inappropriate for many sports. The value in the frames, to me, is how light they are.

fuzzmeister 17y ago

As someone who has worn soft contacts for years, I say it can be about 10 seconds. It takes a lot of getting used to, but eventually it gets to the point where you barely notice the process.

elcron 17y ago
Nice, I still take a few minutes (and a few more on bad mornings.)