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Well, I was bored and because I wear glasses decided to look up glasses on Wikipedia (when you just answer phones at work, you get bored easy, lol) and in continuing the trend of "Guess Who?" threads, does your person wear glasses?

I do, as evidenced here:

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/105/m_c91557716a454ea6b48b78ff8f9541b3.jpg

Only sunglasses and goggles. Why do you need regular glasses in the age of laser surgery?

I wear glasses, and sometimes contacts.

I DON'T do laser surgery, because one of my friends had his night vision fucked up royally afterwards.

I wear glasses and I used to not have to. Sucks getting old, sigh...

No glasses here.

Only when I'm not wearing my contacts.

used to. I had LASIK, and now my vision is around 20/15. Love it.

I wear my glasses when I'm in a Tina Fey mood or when I'm too lazy to put in my contacts.
Eventually, I'll get my eyes lasered.

I don't, I have perfect vision. *runs into wall* Oh bugger.

I used to. It changed my Far Sight to 20/70, and my nearsight to 20/30. It's why I still have a mistrust of glasses.

Yes. I've tried contacts but never liked them. Plus, lots of cute frames these days, unlike the hideous, enormous plastic granny glasses I had to wear as a child. :/

Blind as a bat without 'em, yeah.

Yeah, but sometimes I wear contacts instead.

Yes. My vision is 20/400.

I wear glasses and have since I was 12. I'd have Lasik except I can't afford it and my insurance won't cover it.

I should wear my glasses...

consistency is not my strong suit. Hell I don't even take my meds as often as I should.

Only sunglasses and goggles. Why do you need regular glasses in the age of laser surgery?

Because glasses are cheap and a much easier option than surgery when your vision impairment is only around 20/50?

I have excellent vision. But if at some point I need eyewear, I'll opt for glasses.

Contact lenses disturb me.

And having lasers slice my eye open disturbs me even more.

My vision is in the neighborhood of 20/15, so no.

Yep. Badly astigmatic, wear my glasses a lot, thusly getting worse.

Protip, kids: Don't ever choose a job that requires you to be inside a lot, and if you absolutely must don't spend most of your free time inside too. This is probably why I still wear them.

Only sunglasses and goggles. Why do you need regular glasses in the age of laser surgery?

Because you can't afford to get your eyes done/don't want to/ are nervous about alleged side effects?

Well, I was bored and because I wear glasses decided to look up glasses on Wikipedia (when you just answer phones at work, you get bored easy, lol) and in continuing the trend of "Guess Who?" threads, does your person wear glasses?

I do, as evidenced here:

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/105/m_c91557716a454ea6b48b78ff8f9541b3.jpg

No, I don't, although I am supposed to.

I wear glasses sometimes. I'm nearsighted, and wear them in classes to see the board, in movie theaters, and sometimes when walking or driving. But my eye doctor told me to wear them as infrequently as possible so that my vision doesn't get worse.

Have since I was thirteen; it's gotten to the point where now, if I take them off, I can't actually read what I'm writing here on the screen (maybe two feet away). Not going to get LASIK because a) the idea of someone slicing into my eyes with laser beams freaks me the hell out and b) apparently there are nasty side effects.

No, I don't, although I am supposed to.

So you just sort of feel your way around?

Have since I was thirteen; it's gotten to the point where now, if I take them off, I can't actually read what I'm writing here on the screen (maybe two feet away)

Same, although my screen's about 3 feet away.

Same, although my screen's about 3 feet away.

Really? I'd hate that.

Really? I'd hate that.

I hate it too. It's depressing.

Yeah, I wear glasses seeing that I have Strabismus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabismus). (Meaning that my vision is worse in my other eye than the other)

Yeah, I wear glasses seeing that I have Strabismus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabismus). (Meaning that my vision is worse in my other eye than the other)

This calls for a monocle! *Invites TAI to make jokes*

This calls for a monocle! *Invites TAI to make jokes*

No monocles for me. I rather use the glasses I have. Monocles are just... Too old.

I don't wear glasses (sun glasses when its really bright). But I kinda like them on a woman...

Blind without 'em. I can't do contacts, anything comes near my eyes and they roll back in my head. Even eye drops.

Been wearing glasses since I was 11.

no my vision is bitching and when it gets that bright (I live in England so never) I put on funky junky goggles

*qualifies for the SS*

I DON'T do laser surgery, because one of my friends had his night vision fucked up royally afterwards.

has he tried carrots?

But my eye doctor told me to wear them as infrequently as possible so that my vision doesn't get worse.

bah screw that just bugger your vision up enough to use them all the time its so much simpler

but the real reason I quoted was to say: Bikini kill = win

But I kinda like them on a woman...

cum on glasses is awesome

cum on glasses is awesome

Actually its more because they draw my attention to their face and give me a reason to look closer than I ordinarily would.

Wearing glasses since 11. Seen my VA deteriorate to 20/325 OD and 20/300 OS. That was last year, I think it's much higher now.

Actually its more because they draw my attention to their face and give me a reason to look closer than I ordinarily would.

this is a good thing O_o *lives in England*

I was one of the first to do LASIK in Europe and the first case when they did both eyes with the same surgery...

I still remember signing all those papers for experimental surgery :D

I wear glasses, and sometimes contacts.

I DON'T do laser surgery, because one of my friends had his night vision fucked up royally afterwards.

How long he had the surgery? I had some slight problems with night vision for a couple of years afterwards but eventually they subsided also I had to use synthetic tears for a couple of years.

My own experience tells me that much depends on the screening process before the operation which in my case was very trough as the surgery was still in its experimental fase (I did it back in '96).

I wear glasses, but my vision is about 20/40 without them so still not so bad that I couldn't legally drive without them or anything like that. I just wouldn't feel comfortable driving or going to the movie theater or class in a big lecture hall without them.

Proof: http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4466/009u.jpg

I like my glasses. They're still a little weird since they fell out of the drawer where I keep them and I accidentally stepped on them while looking for them, though. :$

I DON'T do laser surgery, because one of my friends had his night vision fucked up royally afterwards.

He should have had his surgery done in the daytime.

I've worn glasses since I was 3, and I've been able to wear contacts since I was 15. I am legally blind without any vision correction (learned that this year, but it's been true for-bloody-ever), so I just count myself lucky that I'm correctable and move on with life. Laser surgery cannot help me, I don't have enough natural vision and I'm a mess of problems that can't be treated with LASIK (astigmatism, myopia, and oblong eyeballs - all in the degree that I'm still considered 'normal').

Officially I wear glasses, but in practice I don't :)

I wear glasses.

Yep. Sexy librarian glasses. http://generalitemafia.ipbfree.com/uploads/ipbfree.com/generalitemafia/emo-goumoticon0bk.gif

I hate it too. It's depressing.Just count yourself lucky that your vision can be fixed so easily. The optic nerve connected to my left eye is fucked, and my brain pretty much ignores the input from my left eye -- I essentially have monocular vision (as opposed to binocular). Means I have poor depth perception, and were anything to happen to my right hand eye then I'd be legally blind (I have trouble reading the text on my screen with my left eye even at closest zoom Firefox will allow).

Yep. Sexy librarian glasses. http://generalitemafia.ipbfree.com/uploads/ipbfree.com/generalitemafia/emo-goumoticon0bk.gif

Pix, or it didnt happen, :p

Only sunglasses and goggles. Why do you need regular glasses in the age of laser surgery?

its expensive and not 100% safe

i wear glasses, and i hate them. contacts just don't work for me (they dry up and fall out). i'd get laser surgery if i could totally trust it, but i'm quite afraid of complications. i only have one pair of eyes, and i'm not going to risk them...

Yes I do. I don't strictly need them, except for driving, and I have to take them off to read. So I do, but I don't.

Nope. Perfect vision.

Been thinking about getting a pair for aesthetics, though.

I usually wear contacts; glasses are only for occasions when I need to look especially intelligent.
So far about 80% of the poll takers have vision poor enough to require corrective lenses or surgery. I don't know what the worldwide average percentage is, but that seems significantly larger.

I wear them to read. I like the ones that allow me to look at people from above the rim. I look intimidating.

So you just sort of feel your way around?

Yup, I navigate by braille...

Seriously though, no. The only reason I need glasses is to correct an astigmatism. My uncorrected eyesight is 20/25, I just have crap depth perception.

Nah, my vision is pretty much fucking perfect so I don't need glasses or contact lenses or laser surgery. Of course laser eyes would be badass. But I do wear bitchen' ass shades like...

http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/c6/4/AAAAArqcOicAAAAAAMZK9Q.jpg

or

https://easternboarder.com/shop/uploads/products/large/ishred.jpg

Yes, I am really damn cool.

Yep, unless I'm sleeping or reading a book.

I wear glasses, and sometimes contacts.

I DON'T do laser surgery, because one of my friends had his night vision fucked up royally afterwards.

^ This.

My mom had LASIK, and her vision is now much worse, and continues to get worse.

Do sunglasses count? They might as well be prescription, I wear them all the time.

Do sunglasses count? They might as well be prescription, I wear them all the time.

Always sunny in Philadelphia, is it?

Im not sure how much its doing for our image, with well over half the forum requiring some type of vision correction, lol...

I've got normal vision in one eye, and bad in the other. So without some form of corrective lens I keep closing my right eye to see "better."
I considered getting a monocle for a while (part of the reason for my old avatar), but glasses are more convenient. Also, I don't think I could pull off the monocle look, top hats and pike helms make me look ridiculous.

I've got normal vision in one eye, and bad in the other. So without some form of corrective lens I keep closing my right eye to see "better."
I considered getting a monocle for a while (part of the reason for my old avatar), but glasses are more convenient. Also, I don't think I could pull off the monocle look, top hats and pike helms make me look ridiculous.

This happens when I drink. Awesome sunglasses fix it though. Try something like these (http://www.gogglesandglasses.com/i/57099B_FRENCHCA/sunglasses0835.jpg).

I've got normal vision in one eye, and bad in the other. So without some form of corrective lens I keep closing my right eye to see "better."
I considered getting a monocle for a while (part of the reason for my old avatar), but glasses are more convenient. Also, I don't think I could pull off the monocle look, top hats and pike helms make me look ridiculous.

A c-bridge pince-nez could look pretty sharp, especially if kept in a jacket pocket when not needed. :)

Always sunny in Philadelphia, is it?

Quite.

Nope, I have 20/15 vision.

I used to be near sighted but I had lasik done

this is a good thing O_o *lives in England*

Yes, it usually is for me.

Yep. Sexy librarian glasses. http://generalitemafia.ipbfree.com/uploads/ipbfree.com/generalitemafia/emo-goumoticon0bk.gif

SaintB wants to see!!1

SaintB wants to see!!1
SaintB thought I was a guy until 2 days ago!!1 SaintB seems to be very flexible!!1 :p

SaintB thought I was a guy until 2 days ago!!1 SaintB seems to be very flexible!!1 :p

You don't know the half of it :D

I ditched glasses the second I could. I can't pull off the sexy nerd look. Contacts rock.

I wear glasses and have since I was 12. I'd have Lasik except I can't afford it and my insurance won't cover it.

That's surprising. Logic would suggest that they'd jump at the chance to pay for LASIK just once instead of having to fork over for glasses year after year after year...

Can't see a thing without my specs.

I need glasses, but I only wear the things when I'm driving because I find having a metal frame wrapped around my face to be uncomfortable. The only problem is that I have to squint a lot to see further than five feet in front of me, so many people think I'm constantly angry.

Only sunglasses and goggles. Why do you need regular glasses in the age of laser surgery?

Not all problems can be fixed by LASIK. Also, some people are risk-averse.

Yes, I do wear glasses and LASIK can not help me. I look like the nerd I am: http://666kb.com/i/b5x3l9fl5kl8ijcd4.jpg

I say, two Monocle references in one thread, have I died and gone to heaven?!

I considered getting a monocle for a while (part of the reason for my old avatar), but glasses are more convenient. Also, I don't think I could pull off the monocle look, top hats and pike helms make me look ridiculous.
I can't even put into words how badass a monocle would be, but I'm about to try. If I had your condition, I'd so get a monocle that I am even considering buying one myself and shipping it to you.

This calls for a monocle! *Invites TAI to make jokes*
*joins*

My word, Higginston, I do say a monocle would look rather dashing on the ol' chap. What say you?

I hate my glasses. As such, I wear contacts for a little while now. Will be getting laser eye surgery in a few years.