tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post1709496176551916808..comments2024-02-24T01:52:05.892-07:00Comments on BrownEyedCowgirl: I Got My Face BackBrownEyed Cowgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-65715941764498188792010-01-26T21:12:49.620-07:002010-01-26T21:12:49.620-07:00I would have gone with a big NO on that one too!! ...I would have gone with a big NO on that one too!! That sounds horrible! Pain for a week!! And then recovery for a month, no thanks! I am glad you got to wear your contacts. Glasses are so weird looking out of! I used to wear glasses all the time and just recently switched to contacts, I'll never go back!! lolAndreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155749395336824191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-89347131240605725552010-01-26T19:20:41.961-07:002010-01-26T19:20:41.961-07:00I wore contacts, then couldn't wear them anymo...I wore contacts, then couldn't wear them anymore. Went to glasses. Didn't particularly like them, but what can you do. I entertained the idea of lasik surgery, but... I was just tooo chicken. I've since decided it's a good thing I didn't get it and stayed with my glasses. While in many cases they are BOTHERSOME, I can't tell you how many times I woulda been poked in the eye by a naughty tree or something else if I hadn't had them on! <br /> - <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Equestrian Vagabond</a>The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-12810011532501685382010-01-26T01:17:44.658-07:002010-01-26T01:17:44.658-07:00Well I sure the heck don't blame you there!!! ...Well I sure the heck don't blame you there!!! I am SO envious that you get the luxury of wearing contacts!! I wore them for many years but about 7 years ago I had to go back to wearing only glasses :( I have an eye condition that will not allow me to wear them and at some point I will more than likely be looking at corneal transplants which I am not thrilled about as my mom had one and has had nothing but problems (although we do not have the same eye condition)...<br /><br />I am glad you finally got your face back LOL!!City girl turned Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13136747291306184964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-68971418179499983372010-01-25T09:38:27.365-07:002010-01-25T09:38:27.365-07:00Wow-Now I feel lucky that I actually have healthy ...Wow-Now I feel lucky that I actually have healthy eyes, even if I am blind as a bat-LOL.<br /><br />My Honey had Lasik last year and has really enjoyed it. He still has to use reading glasses.<br /><br />I may revisit the option later, but timing is everything. I didn't want to take my contacts out when I was still riding regularly last fall and I don't want to miss out on riding time this spring for recovery.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-36900887273287307912010-01-24T21:46:34.245-07:002010-01-24T21:46:34.245-07:00Awww, that's too bad. I would love to have Las...Awww, that's too bad. I would love to have Lasik done. I have bad astigmatism and uneven corneas. I got so tired of my dry eyes and blurry vision that after over 20 years of wearing hard contacts I switched back to glasses. I couldn't see in soft and I kept scratching my corneas with the hard. I am envious of those people with good vision. <br />For years, I have used monovision in both my contacts and my glasses. It works fine for me and avoids those yucky bifocals.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-84187940328860296232010-01-24T21:11:51.463-07:002010-01-24T21:11:51.463-07:00Yikes ! that sounds awful ! I would stick with the...Yikes ! that sounds awful ! I would stick with the contacts if you canSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-11348923234572235072010-01-24T20:52:53.424-07:002010-01-24T20:52:53.424-07:00I'm with you - I've worn contacts for 20 y...I'm with you - I've worn contacts for 20 years, and can't imagine having LASIK. The contacts are just no big deal, they don't bother me and I don't mind messing with them every day.<br /><br />I am losing my reading vision though - I can see close up without my contacts, but I need some very funky readers...<br /><br />I'm just not crazy about the idea of someone mucking around with my cornea. But I will stick plastic in my eyeball.<br /><br />sigh. We don't have to be rational, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104422629934443842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-39010962868811155042010-01-24T18:53:00.143-07:002010-01-24T18:53:00.143-07:00I had PRK and it was no big deal... and I went fro...I had PRK and it was no big deal... and I went from 20/400 to 20/15. I wore glasses for more than 30 years, and the week of discomfort was well worth the benefit of vision.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231423670489116607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-55322753514025471172010-01-24T18:01:55.682-07:002010-01-24T18:01:55.682-07:00Nope, nope, nope, nope, NO WAY would I let that ha...Nope, nope, nope, nope, NO WAY would I let that happen to my eyes! Gads! I'm with you on this one, Just the thought of it makes me cringe! Gads! Cripes, I have the willies just thinking again what you've just written, No way, No way.......Yikes! Don't do it!Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704537697611988375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-84736443272538473772010-01-24T17:14:27.357-07:002010-01-24T17:14:27.357-07:00I also have astigmatism, in my right eye only. My ...I also have astigmatism, in my right eye only. My left eye is perfectly fine. I have glasses that I never wear, they bother me, I can't wear them for more then 10 minutes without discomfort. Sunglasses do the same. I have never had contacts. So I just deal with it.<br />Hopefully someday the surgery will work for you. If mine gets bad enough, I will be checking into it!Paint Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095673661149903754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-13543906693606169472010-01-24T16:50:04.207-07:002010-01-24T16:50:04.207-07:00Lucky me I have better than perfect vision says my...Lucky me I have better than perfect vision says my optometrist. I hope by the time I need glasses the surgery is a lot more advanced than it is now. I hear the day after it's just like having a little sand in your eyes and is easy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523660446608394720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-46247398683997860582010-01-24T15:56:59.119-07:002010-01-24T15:56:59.119-07:00I don't blame you. That doesn't sound like...I don't blame you. That doesn't sound like fun at all.<br /><br />I feel truly blessed to have gotten LASIK. I was to the point where I didn't have clear vision at any distance, either with contacts and readers or with bifocals. I have severe astigmatism, and had traditional LASIK. I opted to try monovision, where they super-correct one eye, and leave the other eye corrected to a shorter distance. They work together and compensate for each other. Some people never can adapt, but I did. I am 57 and still only have to wear reading glasses if I'm reading mouse type, or if I'm very tired and am trying to read. Best money I ever spent.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550515326326288148.post-135580342471370982010-01-24T15:34:16.480-07:002010-01-24T15:34:16.480-07:00Man alive girl- when I asked about Lasik ages ago,...Man alive girl- when I asked about Lasik ages ago, the Dr told me that with my eyes (severe astigmatisim in both eyes) that surgery for my case was years- YEARS - away. <br /><br />Contacts are great--- if you can wear them!! Can you do the soft ones, or do you need gas permeable lenses?? (My eyes are like my brain- warped beyond belief sometimes...lol)Mrs. Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269132012512166439noreply@blogger.com