jerry81 10 #26 January 24, 2003 Same thing happens to me from time to time- someone would come and ask if I wear contacts. Then I'd say "Yes..", and they'd go: "I knew it! Your eyes are just too unnaturally blue." And then I add "...but they're not colored." Gets 'em every time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #27 January 24, 2003 Great God this feels so weird. I keep having to run to the bathroom to make sure this thing isn't hanging halfway out of my eye.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suz 0 #28 January 24, 2003 QuoteGreat God this feels so weird. I keep having to run to the bathroom to make sure this thing isn't hanging halfway out of my eye. *giggles* I swear I need to wear glasses. some things are just a bit blurry.Quote Don't bother me, I'm living happily ever after Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bobsled92 0 #29 January 24, 2003 I had trouble with contrasting at night, ei. head lights to read the white reflective letters on green signs caused blurring. They said I was 20/20 but, changed my script to .25 stronger for "20/15" and the blurring stopped. Lasik is my goal when my insurance gives more coverage for it. For now, my contacts are comfortable and work better than ever. It does take a little time to adjust and give your eyes a break by going back to glasses for a week evy 2 months. -Grant_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jessica 0 #30 January 24, 2003 AIEEEEE THIS THING IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jessd 0 #31 January 24, 2003 You'll get use to them soon. Once you do you won't even notice them anymore. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TheBile 0 #32 January 24, 2003 Contact lenses rock. I was dubious about having them in my eye. After the initial 5 seconds of "GET IT OUT ! GET IT OUT ! OH JESUS PLEASE GET IT OUT !" it was fine. Hope it fits ok. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freebird 0 #33 January 24, 2003 I train people to put in contacts all of the time. Its easier if I actually stick the contact on the eyeball for the patient, I always tell them they have to touch their eyeball it will not hurt. Some take 2 hours some take 20 min. My hubby is an eye doctor if you ever have any questions let me know. We have a Texas State Optical clinic. If you ever need anything come by. OOOPPPs! Not sure if your in Houston. Oh well any jumpers that live in Houston and need eye care PM me you can get a discount. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freebird 0 #34 January 24, 2003 Are you in Toric lenes? if so expect to do a lot of follow ups. If your in soft lenes that are two week wear then you can get colors and Acuvue 2 has color now and I wear them when I jump. You can't even tell there in., Well Im out of them today, you would think since my hubby is an eye doctor I would not run out)Better wear my glasses under that ZI if I want a stellar landing todayAnywany PM me about brands. I may get in trouble if I talk about different brands on the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Scoby 0 #35 January 24, 2003 I should get one green and one purple contact to match my gear... I really like contacts. I'm one of the very blind (-6.0, -7.5), and glasses for me means two very thick lenses in front of my face. Contacts also allow me to have peripheral vision and they make the objects in my vision a good deal larger. I'd get lasik, but results aren't as predictable for correcting above 7 diopters. I'll be wearing these things until they perfect intraocular lenses. I live in fear of losing my lenses in freefall, though...there is no way I could land well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #36 January 24, 2003 QuoteI'm one of the very blind (-6.0, -7.5), I'm with ya. That's my exact prescription. Contacts are so much better than glasses. Hopefully when i go in for my annual eye exam in a few months i can get the colored contacts. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Scoby 0 #37 January 24, 2003 QuoteI'm with ya. That's my exact prescription. Contacts are so much better than glasses. Do you have any worries about losing a lens in freefall? I mean, I can barely walk across a room without mine in. I've had my motorcycle visor open a bit at 120+ mph, so I'm not that concerned, but I think about it occasionally. I don't think lasik is a really good option for folks like us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jerry81 10 #38 January 24, 2003 QuoteI live in fear of losing my lenses in freefall, though...there is no way I could land well. Well, it's happened to me before, but it wasn't that bad, and I'm almost as blind as you are (-6 and -5.25). It certainly isn't fun- it screws up your dive and you spend the ride down thinking how you're going to land, but you should remember that it's quite impossible for both of your contacts to pop out at the same time, so you should have one good eye left. This might not be good enough for accuracy or swooping, but if you come in slow and concentrate you should be able to land standing up without a problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mujie96 0 #39 January 24, 2003 My lenses slide around under my goggles sometijmes, especially if I happen to be moving fast. I want Lasik, but then I'm at -7 and -8 so I'm a little but more visually challenged than most. Hopefully there's a surgeon in AZ that's dealt with skydivers. Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freebird 0 #40 January 24, 2003 Im a -.50 -.25 is the weekest prescription so -.50 is not so bad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jessica 0 #41 January 31, 2003 OK, one week later, and I hate them. I'm going back to glasses.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFKING 4 #42 January 31, 2003 Keep on truckin' girl....if you can jump out of a plane, you can defeat two small pieces of plastic. When I wore them, it took me over a month to get used to them. Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jessd 0 #43 January 31, 2003 Don't give up on them just yet. Give them another week. It took me a good 2 weeks to get used to them. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sunshine 2 #44 January 31, 2003 Quote OK, one week later, and I hate them. I'm going back to glasses. Now Icka, if you gave up on things that irritated you after only a week, well....i think you know where i'm going with this. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites phatcat 0 #45 January 31, 2003 I already gave you my opinion before (the contact behind the eyeball thing). Puttin' shit in your eyeballs just aint right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PLFKING 4 #46 January 31, 2003 Quote Now Icka, if you gave up on things that irritated you after only a week, well....i think you know where i'm going with this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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bobsled92 0 #29 January 24, 2003 I had trouble with contrasting at night, ei. head lights to read the white reflective letters on green signs caused blurring. They said I was 20/20 but, changed my script to .25 stronger for "20/15" and the blurring stopped. Lasik is my goal when my insurance gives more coverage for it. For now, my contacts are comfortable and work better than ever. It does take a little time to adjust and give your eyes a break by going back to glasses for a week evy 2 months. -Grant_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #30 January 24, 2003 AIEEEEE THIS THING IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #31 January 24, 2003 You'll get use to them soon. Once you do you won't even notice them anymore. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBile 0 #32 January 24, 2003 Contact lenses rock. I was dubious about having them in my eye. After the initial 5 seconds of "GET IT OUT ! GET IT OUT ! OH JESUS PLEASE GET IT OUT !" it was fine. Hope it fits ok. Gerb I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freebird 0 #33 January 24, 2003 I train people to put in contacts all of the time. Its easier if I actually stick the contact on the eyeball for the patient, I always tell them they have to touch their eyeball it will not hurt. Some take 2 hours some take 20 min. My hubby is an eye doctor if you ever have any questions let me know. We have a Texas State Optical clinic. If you ever need anything come by. OOOPPPs! Not sure if your in Houston. Oh well any jumpers that live in Houston and need eye care PM me you can get a discount. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freebird 0 #34 January 24, 2003 Are you in Toric lenes? if so expect to do a lot of follow ups. If your in soft lenes that are two week wear then you can get colors and Acuvue 2 has color now and I wear them when I jump. You can't even tell there in., Well Im out of them today, you would think since my hubby is an eye doctor I would not run out)Better wear my glasses under that ZI if I want a stellar landing todayAnywany PM me about brands. I may get in trouble if I talk about different brands on the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #35 January 24, 2003 I should get one green and one purple contact to match my gear... I really like contacts. I'm one of the very blind (-6.0, -7.5), and glasses for me means two very thick lenses in front of my face. Contacts also allow me to have peripheral vision and they make the objects in my vision a good deal larger. I'd get lasik, but results aren't as predictable for correcting above 7 diopters. I'll be wearing these things until they perfect intraocular lenses. I live in fear of losing my lenses in freefall, though...there is no way I could land well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #36 January 24, 2003 QuoteI'm one of the very blind (-6.0, -7.5), I'm with ya. That's my exact prescription. Contacts are so much better than glasses. Hopefully when i go in for my annual eye exam in a few months i can get the colored contacts. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoby 0 #37 January 24, 2003 QuoteI'm with ya. That's my exact prescription. Contacts are so much better than glasses. Do you have any worries about losing a lens in freefall? I mean, I can barely walk across a room without mine in. I've had my motorcycle visor open a bit at 120+ mph, so I'm not that concerned, but I think about it occasionally. I don't think lasik is a really good option for folks like us. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #38 January 24, 2003 QuoteI live in fear of losing my lenses in freefall, though...there is no way I could land well. Well, it's happened to me before, but it wasn't that bad, and I'm almost as blind as you are (-6 and -5.25). It certainly isn't fun- it screws up your dive and you spend the ride down thinking how you're going to land, but you should remember that it's quite impossible for both of your contacts to pop out at the same time, so you should have one good eye left. This might not be good enough for accuracy or swooping, but if you come in slow and concentrate you should be able to land standing up without a problem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #39 January 24, 2003 My lenses slide around under my goggles sometijmes, especially if I happen to be moving fast. I want Lasik, but then I'm at -7 and -8 so I'm a little but more visually challenged than most. Hopefully there's a surgeon in AZ that's dealt with skydivers. Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freebird 0 #40 January 24, 2003 Im a -.50 -.25 is the weekest prescription so -.50 is not so bad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #41 January 31, 2003 OK, one week later, and I hate them. I'm going back to glasses.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #42 January 31, 2003 Keep on truckin' girl....if you can jump out of a plane, you can defeat two small pieces of plastic. When I wore them, it took me over a month to get used to them. Don Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jessd 0 #43 January 31, 2003 Don't give up on them just yet. Give them another week. It took me a good 2 weeks to get used to them. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #44 January 31, 2003 Quote OK, one week later, and I hate them. I'm going back to glasses. Now Icka, if you gave up on things that irritated you after only a week, well....i think you know where i'm going with this. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #45 January 31, 2003 I already gave you my opinion before (the contact behind the eyeball thing). Puttin' shit in your eyeballs just aint right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFKING 4 #46 January 31, 2003 Quote Now Icka, if you gave up on things that irritated you after only a week, well....i think you know where i'm going with this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
