Glasses or contact lenses?

[Sluggo42]

So today I played with my new contacts I got last night. One eye is for short, the other is for long. It was weird and had some near Wiffs early on. Seemed to get better as the day wore on.

almost as weird as when I started wearing glasses, which was also difficult. Had a real hard time removing the left one and might have scratched my eye as it’s being a bit “gooey” now.

i May have to ditch this plan and get some new lenses surgically installed...

you guys wearing contacts or glasses? Was it a tough adjustment?

[golfertrb]

I have been wearing bifocals for the last 6 years or so but I only started playing in glasses this year! I have had some adjustments to make but overall it's been great. My wife and I got new glasses this year and the frames are bigger and easier to play in now so I was immediately more comfortable wearing them. I've never worn contacts so I can't comment there. I will say that this year I feel like I'm hitting the ball better but honestly that could be all in my head :)


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[sixcat]

I've worn glasses since elementary school and contacts since middle school.  I don't really remember life without corrective vision.  I've spent years on the golf course with both contacts and glasses.  I ditched contacts completely about 7 years ago and will never go back.  My allergies are significantly better, my eyes are significantly more healthy, I don't look like I've been on a three day bender every morning, and I no longer get a mild headache in late afternoons when my eyes are screaming for freedom and oxygen.

I should have ditched the contacts a decade sooner!  Good luck with your process. 

 

[Shankster]

I started wearing glasses full time a few years ago. Mostly had cheap lenses, this year I splurged and paid for some good lenses, and frames. Much better for everything, especially golf. My depth perception is much better with the quality lenses compared to the others.

I remember when I was a kid my parents told me never to stick anything in your eye... makes sense, I’ll never wear contacts.

[sixcat]

5 minutes ago, Shankster said:

I started wearing glasses full time a few years ago. Mostly had cheap lenses, this year I splurged and paid for some good lenses, and frames. Much better for everything, especially golf. My depth perception is much better with the quality lenses compared to the others.

I remember when I was a kid my parents told me never to stick anything in your eye... makes sense, I’ll never wear contacts.

I should have pointed out the better quality lenses are a "must have!"  They really do make a big difference.  

[StrokerAce]

Worn glasses for quite a while...tried contacts a couple years ago because I also play hoops...after really trying and the combination of not being able to poke myself in the eye to put them in, having a hard time with them sliding around and not being able to take them out and dry/itchy eyes I went back to glasses.  

If the contacts worked like I hoped I would have stuck with them but it was just too irritating.

Like @Shankster I would buy cheaper frames/lenses but then got a pricey pair from the eye dispensary with transitions lenses; they were great but I needed a new prescription.... now my go to is either Warby Parker or Eyebuydirect.  Parker is around 100 and EBD is a little cheaper.  

The entire eyeglass industry is a monopoly and it pisses me off to no end; if I had the extra $ I'd get corrective surgery.

But - to get back to your question about wearing glasses playing golf - yes, it works well for me although I've been losing sight of the ball after about 100 or so yards so I went back and told him I need a stronger prescription that allows me to see further; he understood...he's a competitive archer and did the same thing.

The only bugaboo with the glasses is getting used to the rangefinder.  Not a big deal but it can sometimes be a bit of pain looking through the opening.

[TR1PTIK]

I wear glasses and the adjustment to them wasn't horrible. My biggest disappointment is opting out of tinted lenses or making an additional purchase for prescription sunglasses.

I've tried contact lenses as well and while vision itself was okay, I found the contacts were simply too uncomfortable. After about 6 hours of wear (sometimes more, sometimes less) my eyes were just fried and I'd have trouble with my vision for the rest of the day - even after removing the contacts and putting my glasses back on. I tried several different brands and styles of contact lenses without success.

I'm hopeful that sometime within the next 8-12 months I'll be able to have surgery done to restore my vision and no longer need glasses or contacts.

[TR1PTIK]

4 minutes ago, sixcat said:

I should have pointed out the better quality lenses are a "must have!"  They really do make a big difference.  

I firmly believe this is a large part of why my eyes are messed up to begin with. At 23, I began working in a product testing environment where I was required to wear safety glasses and stare at a computer screen for long periods of time. The safety glasses were relatively cheap and disturbed my depth perception, but being young with healthy eyes made me ignorant to the potential side effects of such a combination. After having gone my whole life without the need for glasses or contacts, I was told during an eye exam that my eyes weren't even good enough to get behind the wheel of a car. I was 26 or 27...  

[PMookie]

I wear contacts through the day, and then glasses at night, once my eyes become to dry, and I’m home. I can’t play golf with glasses on, it just doesn’t work for me.


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[sixcat]

28 minutes ago, TR1PTIK said:

I firmly believe this is a large part of why my eyes are messed up to begin with. At 23, I began working in a product testing environment where I was required to wear safety glasses and stare at a computer screen for long periods of time. The safety glasses were relatively cheap and disturbed my depth perception, but being young with healthy eyes made me ignorant to the potential side effects of such a combination. After having gone my whole life without the need for glasses or contacts, I was told during an eye exam that my eyes weren't even good enough to get behind the wheel of a car. I was 26 or 27...  

I sit in an office and stare at a computer screen all day.  This is what I'm currently working on.

My eyes haven't had a break in 25 years!  I took the advice of my former optometrist many years ago.  Buy top quality lenses and don't skip out on Transitions and anti-glare technology. 

[Shankster]

I sit in an office and stare at a computer screen all day.  This is what I'm currently working on.

My eyes haven't had a break in 25 years!  I took the advice of my former optometrist many years ago.  Buy top quality lenses and don't skip out on Transitions and anti-glare technology. 

Looks fun, and complex. Multiple systems on that?

[sixcat]

1 minute ago, Shankster said:

 

Looks fun, and complex. Multiple systems on that?

 

Civil 3D with Storm and Sanitary Analysis.

[LeftyRM7]

I go back and fourth between contacts and glasses but until recently I always played with contacts. I thought it helped with my depth perception plus I liked wearing sunglasses to protect my eyes. This spring my allergies have got so bad I can’t wear contacts. Never had allergy problems until I started wearing contacts. I haven’t put contacts in for a few months and it hasn’t seemed to affect my game. I don’t know if it’s just a mental thing for me but I still would prefer to have the contacts in when playing.


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[azstu324]

I wore both glasses and contacts for about 12 years and there are ups and downs to both. Contacts allow for more head movement if you're active, depth perception isn't an issue and is right on the eye so it's as close to corrected vision that you will get. Downside is that they will irritate your eyes some, and will get dust and dirt lodged behind them and often scratch your eyeball. I rode dirt bikes and snowboarded for years and would constantly get stuff stuck behind the lenses which would cause me to stop what I was doing to fix them. Let's not forget about the dreaded contact lens stuck behind your eyeball situation. Super not fun experience. 

Glasses are less maintenance but are also prone to falling off your face and depth perception was an issue for me. I couldn't wear them golfing.

I realize this may not be an option either financially or physically, but I had LASIK (PRK) about 10 years ago and it was one of the best investments I've ever made. No more hassle with contacts or glasses for sports. To this day I have 20/10 vision.. that pretty much means that if I try, I can see through walls and read people's thoughts. Knock on wood there have been no signs of degrading sight.

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..
 

Edited May 30, 2019 by azstu324

[sixcat]

5 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

I wore both glasses and contacts for about 12 years there ups and downs to both. Contacts allow for more head movement if you're active, depth perception isn't an issue and is right on the eye so it's as close to corrected vision that you will get. Downside is that they will irritate your eyes some and will get dust and dirt lodged in between.. lets not forget about the dreaded contact lens stuck behind your eyeball situation. Glasses are less maintenance but are also prone to falling off your face and depth perception was an issue for me. I couldn't wear them golfing.

I realize this may not be an option either financially or physically, but I had LASIK (PRK) about 10 years ago and it was one of the best investments I've ever made. No more hassle with contacts or glasses for sports. To this day I have 20/10 vision.. that pretty much means that if I try, I can see through walls and read people's thoughts. Knock on wood there have been no signs of degrading sight.

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..
 

As I said earlier, I have used some form of corrective vision since elementary school.  I have never once had glasses fall off my face while swinging a golf club or for that matter, playing baseball in high school.  I would suggest your glasses didn't fit properly if you have had that experience.  Not to mention, prescription sunglasses with rubberized legs are easily accessible from Zenni Optical for $35 complete.  I have a pair but prefer my everyday glasses with Crizal lenses and Transitions.  Also from Zenni Optical for $80 to which my insurance reimbursed 80%. 

Lasik isn't an option for me given I abused the privilege of wearing contacts for a decade, wearing them for several days at a time with no break.  Ignorance of youth I suppose.  I thought I was bulletproof but most of us do in our teens and 20's.

[azstu324]

6 minutes ago, sixcat said:

As I said earlier, I have used some form of corrective vision since elementary school.  I have never once had glasses fall off my face while swinging a golf club or for that matter, playing baseball in high school.  I would suggest your glasses didn't fit properly if you have had that experience.  Not to mention, prescription sunglasses with rubberized legs are easily accessible from Zenni Optical for $35 complete.  I have a pair but prefer my everyday glasses with Crizal lenses and Transitions.  Also from Zenni Optical for $80 to which my insurance reimbursed 80%. 

Lasik isn't an option for me given I abused the privilege of wearing contacts for a decade, wearing them for several days at a time with no break.  Ignorance of youth I suppose.  I thought I was bulletproof but most of us do in our teens and 20's.

Oh, I did forget to mention that I had to wear very light-framed glasses with low pressure stems. Being a 5-time broken nose and 2-time deviated septum surgery (due to broken nose) winner, I would get pretty severe headaches with even glasses resting on my nose so that may have been why certain activities just didn't work well with them. 

Golf was more for depth perception issues. That still is a factor today though which I've concluded is about 93% mental and 3% actual issue. For both the reasons mentioned above and the depth perception issue, I refuse to wear sunglasses golfing. 

[sixcat]

46 minutes ago, azstu324 said:

Oh, I did forget to mention that I had to wear very light-framed glasses with low pressure stems. Being a 5-time broken nose and 2-time deviated septum surgery (due to broken nose) winner, I would get pretty severe headaches with even glasses resting on my nose so that may have been why certain activities just didn't work well with them. 

Golf was more for depth perception issues. That still is a factor today though which I've concluded is about 93% mental and 3% actual issue. For both the reasons mentioned above and the depth perception issue, I refuse to wear sunglasses golfing. 

Dang, are you routinely pissing off your wife or did a sibling use you as a punching bag during adolescence?  

[DiscipleofPenick]

Tried contacts can't deal with them, so still a four eyes

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[DaveP043]

I've worn glasses since I was 7 or 8, started wearing contacts in college, so I've always played golf with some kind of vision enhancement.  These days, I wear my specs pretty much full time, but I wear contacts for golf.  I feel like it gives me better depth perception, no chance that the specs will slip during a swing, its better in rain, or hot days when the specs can fog up.  Having said that, most of my practice is done wearing specs, so I really don't know that the contacts give me much of an advantage.

[Kor.A.Door]

I prefer contacts when I Golf. 

If you just got your contacts, they will take a bit of time to get used to them. What your Optometrist has done is he set you up with what is called mono-vision. Where he gives you one contact for close up vision and one contact for far away vision, this will take much more time for your eyes to adjust. Eventually they will adjust and you will not notice any differences. I would keep wearing them as much as possible until your eyes adjust to it. 

 

Wanted to add, I prefer contacts when I Golf. Not for any particular reason. I just prefer it. I’ve never really golfed with my glasses on so I don’t know if they would affect my play. 

Edited May 30, 2019 by Kor.A.Door

[azstu324]

1 hour ago, sixcat said:

Dang, are you routinely pissing off your wife or did a sibling use you as a punching bag during adolescence?  

Ha! No I actually broke my nose well before I met my wife.. apparently she had a thing for guys with busted faces..?? And as a kid, I just had a little sister.. and I was always the bigger kid around.. As funny as it sounds, I've never been in a fight... or at least a street fight. My extra curricular past, and pre-family life was competitive Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Motocross, and Snowboarding. 3 of the times I broke my nose though was in HS playing football, baseball, AND Basketball. As much as I'd love to get back into Muay Thai or BJJ, I just golf now.. it's relatively safe, the wife approves of it, and my kids don't need to be seeing me all busted up. 

[revkev]

I’ve worn glasses since 5th grade.

I’ve had to go through two adjustments - bifocals weren’t bad but trifocals - uhffdah - swing at the middle ball and hope for the best for a month or so. Also when I went to the transitional photo grays - you know the ones that get darker or lighter based on how bright it is out.

Stick with it though, you get used to it.


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[silver & black]

Contacts for the last 25 years. I had cataract surgery 4 years ago and had the prescription lens put in, so I just wear one contact now. I never could wear glasses.... they drove me insane. I just carry readers with me these days for up close vision.

[palvord]

 

9 hours ago, azstu324 said:

I realize this may not be an option either financially or physically, but I had LASIK (PRK) about 10 years ago and it was one of the best investments I've ever made. No more hassle with contacts or glasses for sports. To this day I have 20/10 vision.. that pretty much means that if I try, I can see through walls and read people's thoughts. Knock on wood there have been no signs of degrading sight.

the more I practice, the luckier I seem to get..
 

I recently went through LASEK and have been incredibly impressed with the results. I am grateful that I was able to go through the procedure. I know it's not a cost effective option for people, but if you are able to make the investment, it is well worth it!

[russtopherb]

I'm glasses all the way since I've been in progressives for the past few years. Those helped my headaches immensely, since I look at 3 computer monitors all day long. 

I used to wear contacts for hockey, but that was the only time. I have no problem with glasses.

[robertson153]

 
I recently went through LASEK and have been incredibly impressed with the results. I am grateful that I was able to go through the procedure. I know it's not a cost effective option for people, but if you are able to make the investment, it is well worth it!

My wife had that done 5 years ago, and now she’s having to schedule a “touch up” procedure. Her eyes have went from 20/20 to 20/50. This time it’s only a fraction of the cost, so there’s a silver lining, if there is one. But she said it’s worth it


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[Sluggo42]

Wow, so many different views!

im scared to put them back in due to the near panic of not being about to get the left one out. I played today and shot well with my good old glasses. I might try to find a larger set of glasses, but for now, I’m going to go with glasses until my cataracts get bad enough, then I’ll get the new multi-focal lens implants...

[cnosil]

Have needed vision correction since 5th grade. Wore glasses full time until I graduate high school. Have worn contacts ever since. I take them out in the evening and put on my glasses. Have reached the point that I now need longer arms to read anything closeup. Have readers at work and home, need a pair to carry around.

[dhartmann34]

Neither anymore. Had Lasik don't 9 years ago. Before that I played in contacts and sometimes glasses if I didn't get up early enough. It was a tough transition with the glasses. Found myself much less consistent with those...and I still find the same to be true today when I play with sunglasses. Hence I usually take them off for shots... Except putts. I love putting with sunglasses on. I seem to see the line much better.

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[Kor.A.Door]

21 hours ago, cnosil said:

Have needed vision correction since 5th grade. Wore glasses full time until I graduate high school. Have worn contacts ever since. I take them out in the evening and put on my glasses. Have reached the point that I now need longer arms to read anything closeup. Have readers at work and home, need a pair to carry around.

this is exactly where I am at with my vision when I wear my contacts. My eye doctor and I have discussed switching to mono vision at some point, but I’m not ready for that at this point. They do make multi focal contact lenses. I tried them 2 years ago and I couldn’t even get them into my eyes. My problem is that I always forget to carry my readers when I wear contacts. It’s so difficult trying to read the menus at restaurants.