Eye doctor.

[Larry Ashcraft]

I've been wearing glasses since I was 15, almost 50 years. I'm near-sighted and have astigmatism. When I was about 21, my eye doctor noticed i had a rather large and scary looking nevus in my left eye, so he made me come in every few months for a few years, and then once a year after that.

About 15 years ago, the doctor looked in my eye and said "Uh-oh". He took a pressure test and told me I had glaucoma. Now I take eyedrops every night to keep the pressure down.

All in all, though, my vision is corrected to 20-15 with my glasses, and I can still use iron sights and do engraving, so things aren't as bad as they could be.

I always recommend that everyone have an eye exam once a year by a real opthamologist. It could save your vision. Glaucoma has no symptoms and no pain, you just go blind.

[StagLefty]

www.zennioptical.com is what you're looking for...

Thanks

[dwalker460]

I had my eyes checked a few weeks ago as part of my yearly physical- 20/13 in both eyes, not bad for a 40 year old dude

[Irving]

1) Boo-F'ing Hoo

2) I must spend nearly $60 a year on my contacts.

I really do want lasik though. TFogger has intrigued me with this 2 years at 0% interest idea. Sounds like I am about as blind as he was. -5.25 and -6.00 I believe.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

1) Boo-F'ing Hoo

2) I must spend nearly $60 a year on my contacts.

I really do want lasik though. TFogger has intrigued me with this 2 years at 0% interest idea. Sounds like I am about as blind as he was. -5.25 and -6.00 I believe.

Like I said, it could be worse. I'm lucky it's not worse.

I wish mine was going to be $60... Mine are gonna run about $350 a year.

[Irving]

Like I said, it could be worse. I'm lucky it's not worse.

I wish mine was going to be $60... Mine are gonna run about $350 a year.

No they won't. I go through approximately one box of contacts per eye, per year. At 1-800-contacts those boxes are $33 a piece. The recommended one year supply from 800-contacts is 8 boxes ($264). Granted, I've been wearing contacts a lot longer than you, and I wear mine quite a bit more irresponsibly than you will (at first), but spending $350 a year on contacts is like spending $3,500 a year on birth control. In my opinion. Also, I think the most I've ever spent on glasses was under$200. I wish I had spent more, because I hate my glasses and never wear them.

In short, you'll be fine.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

No they won't. I go through approximately one box of contacts per eye, per year. At 1-800-contacts those boxes are $33 a piece. The recommended one year supply from 800-contacts is 8 boxes ($264). Granted, I've been wearing contacts a lot longer than you, and I wear mine quite a bit more irresponsibly than you will (at first), but spending $350 a year on contacts is like spending $3,500 a year on birth control. In my opinion. Also, I think the most I've ever spent on glasses was under$200. I wish I had spent more, because I hate my glasses and never wear them.

In short, you'll be fine.

I have no doubt I'll be fine.

But given the environment I work in, I'm not going to take any chances. New lenses every day.

We had a guy get some nasty eye infection. Basically had a worm burrow into his eye. Because he got some crap stuck under his lens. Fuck that noise. No worms are gonna make my eyeball home.

I'm super paranoid about my eyes. My eyes and my hands.


I'm know I'm probably overreacting. The cost of the lenses isn't a big deal. Just another thing, I guess. It's only $30 or so a month. Not a huge deal. Just frustrating, I guess.

Sorry to Bitch. Just scary to me, I guess.

[Irving]

I'm super paranoid about my eyes. My eyes and my hands.


I'm know I'm probably overreacting.
Sorry to Bitch. Just scary to me, I guess.

You are over reacting. I actually laughed out loud when I read the "new lenses every day" part. I totally understand though. Some people are just that way with their eyes. I've known people who have vision problems, but won't get contacts because they can't touch their own eyes. One girl spent over 30 minutes in the doctor's office just trying to put ONE contact in. Must have been the most patient doctor in the world. I'll stop giving you a hard time over it. There is nothing wrong with being too careful. You can just take the contacts out and clean them every night, you don't have to have brand new ones.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

I'll figure it out. I'm honestly not looking forward to the eye touching part either. I had a pair in today for the fitting. It was weird. I'll get used to it though.

I think the worst part about today was the glaucoma test. Fuck that. That "little puff of air" was a bastard.

[Great-Kazoo]

You are over reacting. I actually laughed out loud when I read the "new lenses every day" part. I totally understand though. Some people are just that way with their eyes. I've known people who have vision problems, but won't get contacts because they can't touch their own eyes. One girl spent over 30 minutes in the doctor's office just trying to put ONE contact in. Must have been the most patient doctor in the world. I'll stop giving you a hard time over it. There is nothing wrong with being too careful. You can just take the contacts out and clean them every night, you don't have to have brand new ones.

Given the environment JM is in, once a days are not unrealistic. If not a basic PPE precaution.

You guys whine about glasses etc be thankful. I lost my sight in one eye 29 yrs ago. Had it close to seeing again about 20 with an artificial lens implant. That's the good part. Imagine riding down the road (on a holiday weekend no less) at a"moderate" rate of speed splitting lanes when.......................#$%^& your vision shits the bed!. Torn retina and MC riding do not combine for a fun filled day. Good thing the wife was behind me "driving" us back home. Now the other one is one the way out. I could do laser surgery BUT because of "PAST ISSUES" Any correction will leave me with no depth perception!. You think the ol lady bitches if i miss, taking a piss now

In closing Take care of them now before you wish you did.