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[babyjane]

does anyone else who wears glasses have trouble with them like I do? I envy people who can just pop their glasses on and off they go without thinking any more about it. I am conscious of my glasses all day from morning until night both from the nose pads and behind my ears.
I have learned from my optician that there are a proportion of glasses wearers who are oversensitive to the sensation of glasses on their face/head and I think I must be one of these, but it has got much worse since I was menopausal almost to the point of a bit OCD about whether they are sitting right/straight and I am constantly checking them in mirrors, car windows etc and fidgeting with them.
Is anyone else as sad and bonkers as I am 
I have tried contacts 3 times and found them even worse. I have very poor tolerance for any sort of discomfort 

[Witches Cat]

Hello Babyjane, I hate my glasses, I've had them since I was 10, at 21 I went over to contacts had them for years hard, soft, gas perms, all of them caused problems and I finally threw in the towel 4 yrs ago.  I now have varifocals, but I'm forever swapping between the pairs I have, luckily my prescription had hardly changed over the last 6 yrs (blind as a bat) my main prob is ... I hate anything touching my face, couldn't even have the veil over my face going in to my wedding 40 yrs ago, The tops and backs of my ears are very sensitive to the arms, and get very sore, the nose pads dig in to my nose, and I can "smell" the plastic of new ones for weeks and it drives me nuts. I am constantly cleaning them as I can see the frames and "glass" and the marks in it that the makers use for ref. My tolerance of them over my nose has worsened over the last 3 or 4 yrs, it doesn't help that my skin on my nose is so oily since meno struck, use to be really dry.  My daughter in law has just had laser surgery as her script was worse than mine, but that  is something I could never do... it took ages to even get up the courage to try contacts for the first time.  There must be heaps of us out there that can't stand glasses, you're certainly not alone. PS I also hate my short legs, big nose and rubbish teeth.... pre meno they didn't worry me....  Grrr....

[purplenanny]

Babyjane,you are talking about me!!! That is exactly my problem. I absolutely hate my glasses

I too have tried contact lenses with no success. I envy my Son who seems to pop them in and out with ease.

My last prescription (2years ago) was for glasses with 3 levels (the name escapes me - meno brain!) and it took a long time to get used to them. I still have trouble focusing when I walk into a shop while the reacta lite is reducing

Have you ever considered laser eye surgery?  I am very interested but such a coward. I worry I will be the one it goes wrong with

I understand completely re your poor tolerance of any discomfort - even labels in my clothes have to be removed before I wear them - especially knickers!!

[purplenanny]

varifocals - that's it!!

Thanks Witches Cat x

[Joyce]

Oh I sympathise. It's the nose pads which drive me bonkers. Wear for any length of time & I start clawing at my nose. I only wear for close up.

[catdude]

I'm okay with the feel of glasses but don't even get me started on varifocals - they make me feel sick and giddy even when I'm sitting still. Walking in them was impossible for me 

[babyjane]

ohhhhhh, whilst I sympathise with your discomfort ladies you have no idea how much better you have made me feel  . I thought I was in a minority of one. I wonder what makes us so hypersensitive.

I couldn't afford laser eye surgery and would be scared of it going wrong. Don't you still need reading glasses after it?

I am 2 weeks in to a new varifocal prescription/frame and they are invading my every waking moment just now. I am ok with varifocals, it just takes me an age to adapt to a new prescription but a new frame and I will fidget for England.

Can anyone tell me if the plastic frames fit better than metal nose pads ones or do they weigh heavy on the bridge of your nose? I am allergic to silicone pads and the vinyl/acetate ones are difficult to get hold of.

[honeybun]

I hate my glasses. I went from light weight metal frames to trendy plastic ones and they are so heavy.
I know this sounds a bit daft but my distance vision is ok but up close is rubbish....I wish I needed glasses for every thing. Mine are off and on, perched on my head, lost, in my bag, in my pocket, but rarely around when I need them.

I am still wearing my lighter weight ones. I'm not due new glasses until next summer and I can't wait. No trendy ones forme but the nicest light weight ones I can find.

My son wore contacts for years but now has switched back to glasses. He sits,at a computer all day and his eyes hurt with contacts.

This getting older thing sucks.

When I take my glasses of last thing and i shut my eyes I can still "see" my frames.


Honeyb
x

[Joyce]

Well my sunglasses are plastic frames & a whole lot more comfortable than my reading glasses.

I too have to wait until about a year from now to change mine.

[minkusmum]

 I've only taken mine off once to clean a non-existent smear while reading this.

[Limpy]

I am very short sighted, must use contact lenses or glasses.

I've had a problem with the eyelid on my right eye for the last few months. This has meant I can only use my lenses for max 6 hours a day, the rest of the time I have to use my glasses.
The latest pair are plastic, were picked for looks, they hurt like b-----y after 3 hours. The trouble is the lenses are too thick for metal frames.

Glasses are easier in the morning, they just hurt so much.

[Joyce]

Sons GF can only wear contacts on special occasions, as they have damaged her eyes. She has to wear glasses most of the time & she hates glasses.

[Limpy]

I was going to say it's difficult, but being able to see is quite good. 
Glasses are so much quicker but they are awful heavy. 

[ariadne]

I have big red dents in the sides of my nose which can get very sore. It doesn't matter how many times I have my glasses adjusted, its always the same. I hate them slipping as that makes the nose dents worse so I bought some plastic grips that fit on the end of the glasses arms and curve around the back of your ears to keep them in place.  They work well but don't stop the nose dents.

Ariadne xx

[babyjane]

thank you thank you to everyone who replied and also for the input about the plastic frames. When my glasses irritate me (probably in about half an hour) I will think of you all and feel a bit better about it