I got contacts back in 2002 for the first time. I could kick myself for not trying contacts 20 years ago.
Big plus of contacts, I can wear $10 sunglasses!!!! :lmao:
I thought I could never stick something in my eye, something that most people also say. Most people with contacts will say, you get use to it and it's easy. So now I will say, you get use to it and it is easy :mrgreen:. I can't believe I had not tried contacts a long time ago. It's the best thing I have ever done my entire life. No more reflections and glare, no more expensive or goofy looking sunglasses. No more worrying about glasses breaking.
I have the same pair of glasses for at night that I've had since back then in 2002. They are in brand new condition and I only have them on for 15 minutes in the morning before I put my contacts in and about an hour or 2 at night before bed.
The most difficult part of starting to wear contacts for me was remembering to grab my safety glasses at work when I went out on the plant floor. It took about 6 months of the safety coordinator guy seeing me and walking past me pointing at his eyes to remind me making it necessary for me to turn around back to my office for my safety glasses. I just wasn't use to needing to put glasses on to go out on the plant floor.
I wore glasses from 3rd grade until I was 30 in 2002. I notice I am VERY protective of my eyes in situations such as walking in the woods with tree branches or even just mowing underneath my apple trees. My eyes still feel very vulnerable when out and about because I had glasses in front of them for a good 20+ years.
Best thing I ever did, getting contacts.
