Glasses and Contacts and Surgery, oh my....

[MikeS]

I wear glasses, but hate playing with them. I even bought a pair of sports glasses but they fog up so bad, no matter what I spray on them. So I have gone back to my street glasses, which don't fog when sprayed with anti-fog solution. Problem is, they move around, especially if I get hit. I am constantly having to adjust them.

I am considering contact lenses, as laser surgery is spendy. Any four-eyes out there have a solution or an opinion?

Thanks!

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[Habsfan 32]

I used to play with my glasses but now I play with contacts and it's alot better. You don't have to worry about breaking your glasses also if you have contacts.

 

[RedLightDistrict]

go with soft contacts. there is no downside to them, as long as you blink once or twice a minute

 

[futurcorerock]

Contacts or surgery are the way to go. I play with contacts, but with all extrenuating physical activity, blood flow increases to my eye and theres need for the eye to "breathe" --which doesnt occur, so after a game I look like I had been crying the entire game... or stoned

I've gotten both remarks

 

[Gee Wally]

go with contacts for now...but SAVE up for LASIK surgery. I had my eyes done 2 years ago. The best money i ever spent on anything in my life !

 

[Dr GLU]

I play with contacts but wear glasses otherwise. It takes a little getting used to if you're not used to wearing contacts (especially putting them in), but it makes it much easier to play.

 

[Mackee]

I too, play with contacts. Best advantage (especially for a goalie like myself), is that your peripheral vision no longer is a hindurance as it can be while wearing glasses.

The disadvantage of course, is that once sweat gets in your eyes, it stings like a mother. Best solution for that is to wear a bandanna or something like that underneath your helmet/mask.

 

[nic29+]

go with contacts for now...but SAVE up for LASIK surgery. I had my eyes done 2 years ago. The best money i ever spent on anything in my life !

That's good to hear. My little brother is going on wednesday to have this surgery done. In Canada it costs $2950.00 not sure what it costs in the states.
I also have a friend who had it done and he had pop bottle glasses. He swears by it.

 

[Murphy*]

I wear glasses, but hate playing with them. I even bought a pair of sports glasses but they fog up so bad, no matter what I spray on them. So I have gone back to my street glasses, which don't fog when sprayed with anti-fog solution. Problem is, they move around, especially if I get hit. I am constantly having to adjust them.

I am considering contact lenses, as laser surgery is spendy. Any four-eyes out there have a solution or an opinion?

Thanks!

This is funny because in The Ottawa Citizen today there was an editorial saying that laser surgery was the equivalent of using steroids. I just read the editorials to have my blood boil.

 

[mazmin]

I've been wearing contacts for 7 years and the difference is dramatic. I think my peripheral vision even increased! Although better than glasses there are a few drawbacks. I get really dry eyes and sensitivity to light. They also tend to roll up into my eylids if I somehow get bumped in the eye.

I tried to get laser eye surgury but I am not a good candidate because apparently I have enormous pupils. The Dr. says technology will probably be good enough to do it in 6-18 months... so I guess I'll try then.

Since laser eye IS a bit pricey and not even a certain thing, as I found out, I highly recommend contact lenses. I buy mine for a fair price at Shoppers Optical and a friend of mine gets a different brand for even cheaper at Wal-Mart...yes Wal-Mart.

I'd say go for it... Just like you I found glasses to be a pain in the butt. Contacts were not only less distracting in game actions but I truly believe they give superior vision on the ice.

 

[DJmastamind]

I've been using contact while playing as long as I can remember. The other drawback is if sweat gets into my eyes it burns like no other.

 

[mydnyte]

got lasered for $499/eye never been happier. ...save up, it's worth it if you're a candidate!!

 

[roast]

I got drilled in the eye with a slapshot 2 years ago with my glasses still on...not a pleasant experience. The frames bent in half and the puck bust through the lens and into my eye. I now do not wear glasses or contacts. If anything it keeps me more defensively minded so i'm not always trying to rush...mainly because i can only see decent to the redline.

 

[Injektilo]

I can't imagine playing any sport more active than golf with glasses on. I tried skating on an outdoor rink with glasses, and i kept loosing the puck in my skates.

 

[MikeS]

Just played tonight for the first time in contacts... What a difference!
No problems whatsoever. Saw the puck well, no fogging to worry about. No sweat burning my eyes...


I can't believe I fumbled with glasses for so damned long.


Thanks for the advice

 

[expensivedirt]

@_@

I play with glasses and its great for me, doesnt wiggle even when i swing my head hard, fits snuggly in my mask and allows me perfect vision.

 

[Accord]

Big warning for laser surgery, do NOT get it until your eyes are fully developed (i.e. around age 21-22).

 

[Masao]

Also, read this:

http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/LASIK/risks.htm

 

[Sergei Zubov]

Ever heard about Orthokeratology?

http://www.befreenow.net/

http://pierrebannon.net/gborthok.htm
http://pierrebannon.net/gbfaq.htm

 

[canadahockeygirl*]

Most doctors won't let you get the surgery until your eyes have stopped changing.

I'm 25 now, have been playing with contacts since I was 13, never had any probelems with them. A few months ago I tore one in the locker room and had to play net with my glasses on since I didn't have contacts and am fairly blind. I was lit up for around 10 goals-- and all of them came from the "peripheral vision" areas where I couldn't see the puck.

 

[Magnus Fulgur]

I play with glasses, no problems. Just give 'em a finger wipe on the bench and wear a cage.