Glasses or no glasses? (quote, Hang)

blackTshirt · 10-16-2005, 03:02 AM

yeah well let's not get into depressing stuff
so yeah, i'll probably do it when i'm 20

Barnard17 · 10-16-2005, 08:20 AM

Why wait til you stop growing? Eyes never change in size.

Oh, and women stop growing earlier than men by a good couple of years.

10-16-2005, 08:33 AM

^ yeah they change shape so your vision changes...

Barnard17 · 10-16-2005, 08:46 AM

That's to do with disfiguration of your lense over time, not to do with the rest of your body growing. Eyes don't grow or shrink though.

DontRunMeOver · 10-17-2005, 04:47 AM

Well if any part of your eye function is still changing (size, shape or muscles/lens action) then laser correction for a certain prescription won't give you good, lasting results.

I wear glasses and contact lenses. A lot of people don't seem to notice that I wear glasses though - like they somehow blend into my face. Strange.

~~[MERIT]~~ · 10-17-2005, 07:56 AM

i almost poked my eye out putting in a contact lense one time so i pretty much stick to glasses

DontRunMeOver · 10-17-2005, 08:01 AM

Has anybody ever:

1. Fallen asleep with contacts in and then, after waking up, found that the contact lens had dried out so much that it was almost impossible to remove from the eye.

AND/OR

2. (Especially when drunk) removed contact lenses, then forgotten that they've removed the lenses and started trying to remove contact lenses again - essentially just prodding away at a bare eyeball.

Never done these things myself of course...

Barnard17 · 10-17-2005, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Well if any part of your eye function is still changing (size, shape or muscles/lens action) then laser correction for a certain prescription won't give you good, lasting results.

But it's always changing depending on how the muscles in the area are, how wet the eye is etc. There's no set time when the disfigurement stops, indeed the disfigurement increases later in life. Saying not to do it until they stop changing shape is like saying not to get in your boat until the tides stop flowing.

DontRunMeOver · 10-17-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fal

But it's always changing depending on how the muscles in the area are, how wet the eye is etc. There's no set time when the disfigurement stops, indeed the disfigurement increases later in life. Saying not to do it until they stop changing shape is like saying not to get in your boat until the tides stop flowing.

Are you having a philisophical argument about a scientific matter here?

Barnard17 · 10-17-2005, 01:26 PM

No, I'm using a metaphor. The tide will never stop flowing so saying you're not going fishing until the tide stops is equible to saying you're never going fishing. Likewise your eyes are allways changing, but never growing.

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10-16-2005, 03:02 AM	#31 (permalink)
blackTshirt The Randomness Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: romania.. shut up Posts: 854	yeah well let's not get into depressing stuff so yeah, i'll probably do it when i'm 20 __________________ My rims never spin, to the contrary You'll find that they're quite stationary.

10-16-2005, 08:20 AM	#32 (permalink)
Barnard17 My home? Discabled, Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 204	Why wait til you stop growing? Eyes never change in size. Oh, and women stop growing earlier than men by a good couple of years. __________________ Vita brevis, Occasio praeceps

10-16-2005, 08:46 AM	#34 (permalink)
Barnard17 My home? Discabled, Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 204	That's to do with disfiguration of your lense over time, not to do with the rest of your body growing. Eyes don't grow or shrink though. __________________ Vita brevis, Occasio praeceps

10-17-2005, 01:26 PM	#40 (permalink)
Barnard17 My home? Discabled, Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 204	No, I'm using a metaphor. The tide will never stop flowing so saying you're not going fishing until the tide stops is equible to saying you're never going fishing. Likewise your eyes are allways changing, but never growing. __________________ Vita brevis, Occasio praeceps

10-16-2005, 08:33 AM	#33 (permalink)
pastor of muppets Guest Posts: n/a	^ yeah they change shape so your vision changes...

10-17-2005, 04:47 AM	#35 (permalink)
DontRunMeOver They call me Tundra Boy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In your linen cupboard. Posts: 1,166	Well if any part of your eye function is still changing (size, shape or muscles/lens action) then laser correction for a certain prescription won't give you good, lasting results. I wear glasses and contact lenses. A lot of people don't seem to notice that I wear glasses though - like they somehow blend into my face. Strange.

10-17-2005, 07:56 AM	#36 (permalink)
~~[MERIT]~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 4,814	i almost poked my eye out putting in a contact lense one time so i pretty much stick to glasses

10-17-2005, 08:01 AM	#37 (permalink)
DontRunMeOver They call me Tundra Boy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In your linen cupboard. Posts: 1,166	Has anybody ever: 1. Fallen asleep with contacts in and then, after waking up, found that the contact lens had dried out so much that it was almost impossible to remove from the eye. AND/OR 2. (Especially when drunk) removed contact lenses, then forgotten that they've removed the lenses and started trying to remove contact lenses again - essentially just prodding away at a bare eyeball. Never done these things myself of course...