Glasses anybody?

[V.VELDANEN]

Spectacles, glasses, goggles...and devices that corrects your eyesight and possibly a fashion statement. Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do you wear one? How thick are they? What are the latest tech-info and news? Share you divine love or spiteful hatred for these (usually) over-priced vision corrective devices.

PS: shades and sunglasses are universally loved, so it doesn't count. :P

[Mousie]

hmm? beeah. No! I dont wear glasses...I SWEAR! >_<.

[ZrAeNiAn]

I have glasses, but not for eyesight.

I was born a cross-eyed, after suregery they corrected that but it made my eyes not cooperate together and thus leaving me to see with only 1 eye at a time.

So after a busy day, my eyes area really tired. The glasses i got are to compensate this. They make my eyes less tired.

-Zr-

[regina777]

i have glasses- maybe because 1 studied too much when i was growing up with light in my eyes.

anyways, my friends say it looks nice on me. Quite expensive though- the newest one i have now. enough to buy a new computer- yes! it took away much of my savings but i like them- changes color in sunlight too.

[Lixie]

I don't have glasses even though I should. I'm not near sighted like most people are. I'm far-sighted, which means I can see things from very far away but when objects get within a very close distance, they go blurry.

So I usually hold my books further from myself when I read. The reason I don't have glasses is that I don't need them... what necessarily function of living calls for "close encounters"? None.

And plus being able to see far away is certainly a plus.

[Named]

No glasses. My vision is, as far as medical testing is concerned, perfect. Also, I apparently have exemplar hearing. Go me!

[Jak[Z]]

No glasses. My vision is, as far as medical testing is concerned, perfect. Also, I apparently have exemplar hearing. Go me!

Same here :P

Altough glasses tend to be rather sexy on a girl sometimes :P

[maarenees]

i have glasses cause when i was young i watched to much tv so my eyes are f*cked up

[B166ER]

I'm short sighted and I have some other problem I wouldn't be able to translate in english ^^ so yeah I wear glasses.
I guess I'm partial on the subject but I tend to think glasses look kewl :wink:

[maarenees]

yeah and i voted that my glasses are like taped together cause there a bit loose

[Bap]

I wear glasses at school and driving. I am near-sighted, so i can't see far distances. My vision isn't that bad compared to some others, but the glasses help.

My glasses are normal...i donno I voted the last option -- doesn't matter to me :P Though i absolutely hate contacts

[superkhanh0]

i only wear glasses in school :D , chatin on the comp killed my eyes :-( but u cant help it once ur addicted

[ColdFire]

i have glasses- maybe because 1 studied too much when i was growing up with light in my eyes.

anyways, my friends say it looks nice on me. Quite expensive though- the newest one i have now. enough to buy a new computer- yes! it took away much of my savings but i like them- changes color in sunlight too.

What?!?!?!? My mom has glasses that get tinted in sunlight, and they have the bendy frame thing and they only cost like $230 CDN. The most expensive ones I've ever seen were $400, but those were some crazy top of the line brand. Maybe glasses are cheaper here from our taxes or something though, kinda like healthcare.

I got glasses, but I hate em. Dunno why, my whole family has em though, its like just genetic lol. Gonna go try out some contacts pretty soon, and see how they are. Sunglasses on the other hand, totally own!

[Bap]

My grandma has the best eyesight of our whole family, except maybe my sister who it still too young to see a change (but she'll get there with all the TV she watches) -- but yah, my grandma has near perfect vision, and never had any glasses, eye surgery or anyting

[EliteMind]

Haha, I also wear glasses... I am near-sighted too; funny thing is, I used to be far-sighted, got cured, then became near-sighted... :lol:

[V.VELDANEN]

i have glasses- maybe because 1 studied too much when i was growing up with light in my eyes.

anyways, my friends say it looks nice on me. Quite expensive though- the newest one i have now. enough to buy a new computer- yes! it took away much of my savings but i like them- changes color in sunlight too.

Transition glasses? Heard they are super-expensive, and it reacts unfavourably to camera flashes too I heard. :P

I have glasses on all the time, a side effect of 15 straight years staring at the monitor...(sigh). At times I wish I wasn't short-sighted so i can wear cool shades. Lol...

When i take off my glasses now, I bet no one can recognize me!

[regina777]

i have glasses- maybe because 1 studied too much when i was growing up with light in my eyes.

anyways, my friends say it looks nice on me. Quite expensive though- the newest one i have now. enough to buy a new computer- yes! it took away much of my savings but i like them- changes color in sunlight too.

What?!?!?!? My mom has glasses that get tinted in sunlight, and they have the bendy frame thing and they only cost like $230 CDN. The most expensive ones I've ever seen were $400, but those were some crazy top of the line brand. Maybe glasses are cheaper here from our taxes or something though, kinda like healthcare.

I got glasses, but I hate em. Dunno why, my whole family has em though, its like just genetic lol. Gonna go try out some contacts pretty soon, and see how they are. Sunglasses on the other hand, totally own!

just like most things- you should know there are different makes - brands - designs whatever you call them of glasses. and the type you get goes with how much you pay. and of course here is not Canada

i am only one in my family to get classes. maybe unlucky. i intend to make enough for surgery to correct them- of course i was adviced by a doctor.

[XecutorZ]

well i wear glasses for driving and to whatch tv well actually kinda same thing as Bap vision not so bad but well help to see the roadsign and to read text in movie

and well i do love my glasses just because of the easy clip that came with it else i dont really care

[memechan]

I wear glasses...me can't take off glasses coz people would say that I'm sleeping...lol

[imported_Aizen-diacho]

i don't have glasses i think i'm gonna end up wearing them from being arond the computer so much and looking at a illuminated screen almost 7 horus straight and when i'm bustsing down the ps2 or gamecube at 2am.

[daikatsu]

i wear glasses..but i dont really care wheter they exist or not..as long as i can see..and the world goes on normally...


but somehow...my glasses had already become a part of my body.. :)

[Hades]

my left eye is only 30% efficent and glasses cant fix it i have to wear hard lense contacts to reshape the lense of my eye

i lost the contact for my right eye but i dont realy need it anyway but if i wear my left contact cos its so thick its a glassy kinda blue and it makes my left eye a light blue and my rigth eye is the normal blue or green ...depending what colour my eyes decided to chose for that day

[Lost Prophet]

the guys from weezer use glasses as a fashion statement.

I use em, keeps the light out of my eyes, don't want light in my eyes, don't want ligh ton my face... don't want ligh ton me at all

[ZrAeNiAn]

Contacts...some of them have pretty cool designs. Wonder if there are any with the Sharingan design around. That would be awesome!

there are. Do keep in mind that these arent for eyesight issues just for the visual looks.

-Zr-

[Lost Prophet]

can you see through the sharingan ones though

V - Accidentlly hit your post instead of prophets so that's why its gone , can't recover .. well I can but not really inclined to do it atm

to answr your question

http://www.9mmsfx.com/lenses/sasuke.jpg

sasuke's

http://www.9mmsfx.com/lenses/kakashi.jpg

kakashi's

personally I would use them only ones I'd use are oens that gave me solid black, Variosu Religious / Sacriligous symbol / Flame, type contacts for myself

[Lost Prophet]

what do you mean by hit my post?

[narutoIZZAbest]

i for one actually like glasses(its annoying to actually take care of them though)-- but most of the time it depends on the person :P

umm... i don't see the dif between the sasuke and kakashi one...

[Lost Prophet]

me neither. It just takes up posting space.

[narutoIZZAbest]

i have glasses- maybe because 1 studied too much when i was growing up with light in my eyes.

anyways, my friends say it looks nice on me. Quite expensive though- the newest one i have now. enough to buy a new computer- yes! it took away much of my savings but i like them- changes color in sunlight too.

Transition glasses? Heard they are super-expensive, and it reacts unfavourably to camera flashes too I heard. :P

I have glasses on all the time, a side effect of 15 straight years staring at the monitor...(sigh). At times I wish I wasn't short-sighted so i can wear cool shades. Lol...

When i take off my glasses now, I bet no one can recognize me!
hahah computers cause many eye problems... XD

transition? i HATE those! im currently using them... and i want to see bright sunlight! :( ARGH!! they aren't really expensive... and no, they're aren't so sensitive as to react to a camera flash. it does to even a little sunlight though. >.>

[memechan]

i for one actually like glasses(its annoying to actually take care of them though)-- but most of the time it depends on the person :P

umm... i don't see the dif between the sasuke and kakashi one...

Kakashi's sharingan had 3 commas and Sasuke's had 2

[narutoIZZAbest]

OBVIOUSLY -- but according to his pic they both had THREE. :|

-__-;;; im not that dumb... ^^;

[ZrAeNiAn]

i for one actually like glasses(its annoying to actually take care of them though)-- but most of the time it depends on the person :P

umm... i don't see the dif between the sasuke and kakashi one...

Kakashi's sharingan had 3 commas and Sasuke's had 2

it was edited at a later time :)

-Zr-

[imported_Silly~Darkness41]

I don't really think about my glasses to much, but my friend said it made me look older and more mature so thats a plus.

[LiQuId_MeTaL]

i wear glasses. i dont like wearing them at all. XD
but i only have to use them for seeing far away. :D

[tsunade ^_^]

Glasses shouldnt change a person or what others think of them. Yes I wear specs and no Im not a dork(ps one must stereotype). I like reading and sitting infront of my pc!

And thesedays there are such a lot of fashionable pairs to suit every individual!

[imported_Silly~Darkness41]

People sometimes say it makes you look better if you wear glasses and half of my schoolwears glasses so noo one really thinks about them too much. I'm near sighted, but it was funny because my eyes are pretty bad. I let my friend try on my glasses and she was like how blind are you.

[Lost Prophet]

glasses arent that bad when you think of it. They just get fogged up sometimes.

there is nothing wrong with glasses, in fact on certain people they are quite fashionable

[narutoIZZAbest]

glasses arent that bad when you think of it. They just get fogged up sometimes.

haha yes, and don't forgot scratched, bent etc... :P

the first time i got my glasses i had to take them off whenever eating anything hot. XD

[Kuchiki]

hmm i've had glasses since i was about 14. My vision progressively got worse over the years until now, my left eye is -4.75 and my right eye is -1.25. That is, I'm very short sighted in one eye and not so bad in the other. My left eye used to be -5.25 or so, so there has been a minor improvement in my vision, not that i notice anyway. I tried wearing contact lenses but my eyes dry up quickly so I don't think i'll be keeping with those anymore.

I've broken 3 pairs so far. 2 just fell apart and the other was destroyed by my dog...

[tsunade ^_^]

I think every1 has raised their opinions and that this can be locked!

[Lost Prophet]

but if this is locked, other threads just like this will emerge in its place.

[narutoIZZAbest]

well i don't think we should just lock it-- we should just leave it if we're done-- cuz later on new members will probably post in it.

[LiQuId_MeTaL]

:| i'm getting new glasses. but i'll probably wear them more than my other ones. i still think that glasses make me (just me) look veeery.....different. XD

[narutoIZZAbest]

why -just you-?

hahah anyways--- anyone know the average price of some glasses with a good frame but not tinted?

[KageNaruto]

i ahve no glasses, howeve ri want kyubi-eyed contacts or sharingan contacts

[B166ER]

from what I know, these things are uber expensive...

[Kuchiki]

prices vary. Depends on a number of things. The frame design and designer, the type of lenses you need, how thick they need to be, Then there is the commision for the optometrist.

The lenses can be where the price gets high especially if you are seriously short sighted, or myopic as it is known (like me but only in one eye) or long sighted. For myopic people, the more short sighted you are the thicker and heavier the lens gets, but you can get what are know as high index lenses which do the same thing as a thick heavy lens but weigh up to a quarter of the weight of a full thickness lens. The higher the degree your short sightedness the more epxensive it gets. For me, a typical frame and lens can cost up to A$400 or around US$300, the most expensive glasses i've got were around A$650, because the frame was lightweight a titanium alloy.

[ColdFire]

I got those titanium alloy ones and they were like $220 Canadian, and I'm nearsighted. Not to mention my moms insurance covers $200 of that lol.

I'm assuming glasses are cheaper in Canada, probably something taken off from the whole health care thing or something, becasue all these prices you guys are saying are completely unheard of to me lol.

[tsunade ^_^]

I have a pair of Titanium Green DIESEL glasses! It cost me R1700! The insurance only covered like R800! SO in $ I guess we have to devide it through 6 = $283! Not that big of a difference!

[Kuchiki]

Yeh health insurance can cover a part of the cost, I'm just talking about before claim prices.

[venin]

i wear sometimes

[ZrAeNiAn]

i got a titanium frame too.. yet my glasses just costed 95 Euro >_>

-Zr-

[venin]

mine 150 usd and it is protected from ultra vilent

[Hime_sama]

i wear them ever since i was 3! not joking! now i only use tham to watch tv, movies, monitor! although nowadays they're a great fashion accesory! i want to get some red glasses!!! but here they're really expensive. like 150$ which in my country is alooooooot of money! T_T

[Sasuke_Shinobi]

i used to wear glasses but now i have contacts

[Brock-lee]

I have glasses but barely wear them..actually I don't even know where they are :P...I really do need to find them >_>..

I used to love guys in glasses! I thought they were really cute and sexy..still do in some instanties

[ZrAeNiAn]

prices vary. Depends on a number of things. The frame design and designer, the type of lenses you need, how thick they need to be, Then there is the commision for the optometrist.

The lenses can be where the price gets high especially if you are seriously short sighted, or myopic as it is known (like me but only in one eye) or long sighted. For myopic people, the more short sighted you are the thicker and heavier the lens gets, but you can get what are know as high index lenses which do the same thing as a thick heavy lens but weigh up to a quarter of the weight of a full thickness lens. The higher the degree your short sightedness the more epxensive it gets. For me, a typical frame and lens can cost up to A$400 or around US$300, the most expensive glasses i've got were around A$650, because the frame was lightweight a titanium alloy.

this is not how it goes here, we have stores where every frame costs 35 euro. no matter what it is. The glasses minimum cost 50euro (per glas) no matter what focus they have. Wich brings every set of glasses to a base of 135euro. I got mine on sale, by accident where they gave another 40euro discount making it glasses of 95euro.

Anti reflex is standard, if you want other things like glass glasses then it costs you extra.

-Zr-

[Lixie]

I just get reall cheap ones at night markets that are like $10.............

Brand or quality doesn't really matter to me when it comes to accessories. It's not like they're necessities.

[Guardian of Hope]

I wear glasses because I have bad sight and I have some weird disease. Without my glasses everything seems to merge together. There is always a line of the two colors fused so I can't really focus on much of anything.

[tsunade ^_^]

I just get reall cheap ones at night markets that are like $10.............

Brand or quality doesn't really matter to me when it comes to accessories. It's not like they're necessities.

That is true my friend! But I have to say, anything will look gud on you! Or thats at least what I saw! And what you have to understand we here in SA dont hav teh kewl stuffu you have! Everything here is sooo cheesy! Dats why you have to go to the extreme to be kewl!

[sessysgurl]

i wear glasses nice thick ones and i cant get contacts because my prescription is very weird....well i can get em but they cost like $200 per eye so basically hell no!. hopefully i can get surgery within the next 5yrs or so and get rid of my glasses. Its not like i hate them really but they are just inconvenient i cant wear sunglasses or lie down in a comfortable position to watch TV. so troublesome.

[Gatsuu9087]

I think glasses are cool and do make a HUGE impact on the statement on your clothing.Thick rectangular rims or horn rimmed glasses are a total sign of emo. But honestly if you don't need them you shouldn't wear them. Be happy with the eyes you have is what I say.

[aki_san]

i think glasses are kool because they are helpful, easy to use, and with glasses i can see girls better 8)

[superkhanh0]

i look sexy with any kind of glasses

[DJ Jaime]

I just started to wear glasses yesterday... I only need to use them at school, but I don't use them once the classes end.

[Hellchild915]

I have to start wearing glasses damn comp and tv but I dont care people tell me I look good in them, its all for the ladys

[aki_san]

agreed. its all for the chicks =)

[ZrAeNiAn]

I think glasses are cool and do make a HUGE impact on the statement on your clothing.Thick rectangular rims or horn rimmed glasses are a total sign of emo. But honestly if you don't need them you shouldn't wear them. Be happy with the eyes you have is what I say.

so im emo? LOL

-Zr-

[Holger]

I've been wearing contact lenses since the third grade that people don't even know that I even have them or a pare of glasses.

[Named]

I found my sunglasses =)

Named's eyes sigh relief. The sun shakes a futile fist.

[Aurora Dark]

haha! Hey, are those the sunglasses I helped you find? ;)

Hmm, I wear glasses when driving, or reading things far away in class. I can't see things in long distances, rather; I can see, but can't read. So ofc, driving is a pain when you can't make out street signs, argh...

I prefer my lenses though, when my eyes decide not to hate them :) Much much more convenient to wear, and much better to see through. I rely heavily on my peripheral vision, and my glasses pretty much rob that from me.

[Named]

No, no. They died many months back. My mother was whining in my ear for 30 minutes straight in the car.... When I stepped out I realised the sunglasses that were in my hand were now a tightly bound wreck of twisted and snapped plastic.
"Oh dear, it appears I detest my mother"

[Aurora Dark]

No, no. They died many months back. My mother was whining in my ear for 30 minutes straight in the car.... When I stepped out I realised the sunglasses that were in my hand were now a tightly bound wreck of twisted and snapped plastic.
"Oh dear, it appears I detest my mother"
*me cries and mourns the death of the sunglasses* ;( Ahh, memories. Send me the body?! I want to bury them in their home state... XD :lol:

Amusing story though :P

That reminds me, my sunglasses are still the best ever. Omg, pink-shades <3

[aki_san]

lol wow to break sunglasses by pure anger without even knowing it. nice :)

[E_Juva_Zio_Umm]

Well mine are the best red lense small frame in a curved rectangle with a vash's ear peices!

[Chidongan]

glasses are uper sexay. especially on the girlies. but they dont look good on me. =/

[Lost Prophet]

you know, sometimes I think glasses bring out a person's character.

[Guardian of Hope]

you know, sometimes I think glasses bring out a person's character.

I think you're right.

My glasses broke so I just got a new pair recently. My visions only like 20/100 its not that bad as of now, but I'm not really that old, and it gets worse by the month....*sigh* I have to have that laser eye surgeory when I'm like 21 or somethin....

[ZrAeNiAn]

you know, sometimes I think glasses bring out a person's character.

I think you're right.

My glasses broke so I just got a new pair recently. My visions only like 20/100 its not that bad as of now, but I'm not really that old, and it gets worse by the month....*sigh* I have to have that laser eye surgeory when I'm like 21 or somethin....

not all eyes can be lasered just so you know, its about 80% of the eyes that can be lasered the rest of the people are bound to glasses or contacts.

-Zr-

[tsunade ^_^]

Like me! But its not that bad! I like wearing my specs! Its who I am!

[Kristi]

I only wear glasses for seeing far distances XD although i am not to fond of the way i look in glasses i love my newest pair ^_^ theve got long ovalar lenses and the bar is on the bottom so they look like theyre upside down! :O

[Arty]

nice thread digging >.<

Ill have to wear glasses in about 3-4 years.

But i think cut em up with lazers instead.

[estranged]

i started wearing specs recently >.< don't really like 'em, but i hate lenses more

[Valleyman]

Hmm, my eyesight is basically perfect.

[i_feel_tiredsleepy]

nice thread digging >.<

Ill have to wear glasses in about 3-4 years.

But i think cut em up with lazers instead.

Ya me too, so far I can get by without sitting in the back row in classes, but eventually I'll have to give in and get some lol.

[Arty]

It feels kinda.

... strange...

i dont wanna wear glasses but my sight as gone from 20/16 or about 125% sight to around 90% in the last 3-4 years.

So its declining really really fast. - I blame reading and late night computer light along with long exposures to low hz monitore light.

sad imo. I wanna keep my eyesight.

[blind]

That's weird, I do that all the time, and yet my eyesight hasn't deteriorated at all...

[papfles]

@ Arty: your computer + bad lighting doesn't affect your eyesight if you have plenty of rest though.

[Arty]

If you have plenty of rest yes.

[Marimo]

I wear glasses because I'm too lazy to get contact lenses. Even though I'm always told that not wearing glasses looks better on me.
The laziness gets the upper hand! :p

[Tatsu]

I have glasses! Don't wear them though, apart from when i drive, i have to wear them when i drive or else ill get fined :( Too many hours at the computer day after day.... Silly me :P

@ Arty: your computer + bad lighting doesn't affect your eyesight if you have plenty of rest though.

I don't get plenty of rest though.... Hmm could be why.

[Arty]

It depends on the monitor though

I dno but low hz lamps are pretty bad for your eyes