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Old 06-30-2009, 10:11 PM
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Old 06-30-2009, 10:26 PM
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Chugging the Hater-aid much?

I've been doing that for over 10 years now .. I have great short vision and bad long vision ... but the contacts compromise my short vision some ... so I'm getting the best of both worlds by only using one at a time. It's just as comfotable as having both in. I learned this once when I lost one and didn't want to put it back in cause it was dirty. After like 2 minutes .. its the same thing.

Plus I hated putting them in and taking them out ... so by keeping one in 4-to-8 weeks .. I might be putting stress on that one eye .. but it will get a long breather once I switch.

Plus .. I'm saving money on buying those stupid ass things all the time - and every year they want to make you get an eye exam .. I buy enough so that I run out about once every six or seven years at my rate.

So...

Pros: Improving vision, less hastle, saving money, avoiding expensive worthless eye exams, and improved health because one eye is always being kept fresh and naked.

Cons: None

I never have had frequent headaches .. and though my eyes are sensative to light sometimes .. especially when I have a headache .. I remember the same thing happening before I ever had lenses.
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Old 06-30-2009, 10:38 PM
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Wait. . . what? You only wear a contact in one eye at a time? Do you close the eye you're not using?
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Old 06-30-2009, 10:55 PM
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Wait. . . what? You only wear a contact in one eye at a time? Do you close the eye you're not using?
No.

You guys should try it. If you can get through the first 3 minutes the first time .. you'll see how well your eyes adapt. You won't notice a thing.

It's a lot easier to read this way... for me anyway.
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Old 06-30-2009, 11:04 PM
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How's this for full circle:

age 8 got glasses
age 14 got contacts
age 38 got Lasik
age 44 got reading glasses
age 45 got contacts again
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Old 07-01-2009, 06:48 PM
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How's this for full circle:

age 8 got glasses
age 14 got contacts
age 38 got Lasik
age 44 got reading glasses
age 45 got contacts again
Cataract surgery up next?
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Old 06-30-2009, 11:32 PM
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No.

You guys should try it. If you can get through the first 3 minutes the first time .. you'll see how well your eyes adapt. You won't notice a thing.

It's a lot easier to read this way... for me anyway.
it's not your eyes adapting. it's your brain.

your eyes are the same regardless of the lens you stick in front of them.

interesting experiment. glad i wasn't driving in front of you when it started.
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Old 06-30-2009, 11:45 PM
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Maybe all that added excersize I'm giving my brain to make it adapt is why I'm smart. Chalk up another one for the Pro category.

Hopefully my brain doesn't just give out one of these days from too much excersize though .. that would be the Con categories one great hope of staging an impossible come from behind victory.
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Old 07-01-2009, 12:07 AM
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I know I tell you this on a nearly daily basis, but I think you really might be retarded.

If I put a top 10 retarded things you've done in just the last two months thread here, frankly, people wouldn't believe me!

Oy.
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Old 07-01-2009, 10:06 AM
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Wait. . . what? You only wear a contact in one eye at a time? Do you close the eye you're not using?
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Old 06-30-2009, 10:38 PM
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Take a day off from pushing 5k thru the windows at toga....then go and get the lasik done.
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Old 07-01-2009, 09:28 PM
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Take a day off from pushing 5k thru the windows at toga....then go and get the lasik done.
Genius dig. A Grade I-winning smartass remark.

Vol Jack, I just wanted you to know it was appreciated. You must be checking this thread hourly to see what the responses were to it.

I stood up and cheered.
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Old 07-01-2009, 09:32 PM
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I guess the obvious question is, what does your optometrist say about this practice? I've lost or ripped a contact and had to wear one for a few days until I got a replacement, but I never even considered going with one. I thought it would be damaging. But if your eye doctor says it's OK, hell, I think Drugs makes some great points. Think of the money I could be saving!
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