Is Glasses OR Contacts the Better Option? Uncover the Pros and Cons!

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  • What are the benefits of glasses and contact lenses? In this glasses vs contact lenses video, you will learn which may be the best for you.
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  • @TheMensRoom2024
    @TheMensRoom2024 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +4

    I actually switch between both contacts & glasses

  • @High-Tech-Geek
    @High-Tech-Geek āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +8

    Every single time I watch your videos, I learn something unexpected. For example, I didn't know for clearest vision, eyeglasses reign supreme. This is huge, as I no longer have FOMO for not trying contacts. You are amazing, thoughtful and you explain things really well. Thank you.

  • @Halsafe
    @Halsafe 6 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +8

    Contacts were good for me up until recently when I went to order more and saw that price ðŸ˜Ū. Made the switch back to glasses and my eyes (and wallet) feel much better

  • @mtchism55
    @mtchism55 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +2

    Loving the videos! Keep ‘em coming

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      Thanks Dr. Chism!

  • @ajs11201
    @ajs11201 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +8

    I think the biggest take-away from this is that everyone's circumstances are specific to them, and the "best" solution is whichever works best for the patient. For myself, I don't have any of those advanced conditions you speak of--just general presbyopia--and I get the best clarity with monovision contacts. I recognize that my experience may not be typical, and that's the point--there are some generalities, but at the end of the day, everyone's experience may or may not fit the general guidelines listed in the textbook.

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +4

      Exactly. Awesome comment!

  • @ajaywaffler
    @ajaywaffler āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +2

    You are my favourite TH-camr ever ,I always feel reassurance when i look at ur videos because I always stress about my eyes ,keep up the good work 👍âœĻâĪïļ

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

      Wow! Thank you so much!

  • @melissacooper8724
    @melissacooper8724 9 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Thank you for presenting the pros and cons of wearing glasses or contact lenses. I prefer to wear glasses because I'm not too coordinated when it comes to putting in contact lenses. And I think I look nice with glasses.

  • @robdaman6190
    @robdaman6190 4 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +2

    Switched to contacts after 30+ years and since I’m into cosplay, it’s more convenient. I got rewetting drops for occasional dryness. I’m happy

  • @eunicious
    @eunicious āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

    @DrEyeGuy thank you! love your videos. i do have dry eyes... and now presbyopia, and I keep wanting a contact lens option, but maybe I have to just resort to glasses.... sigh.

  • @robdaman6190
    @robdaman6190 4 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +2

    I am getting prescription safety glasses for work and my contacts will be for everyday wear

  • @subs4794
    @subs4794 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

    I'm new to your channel and still searching your videos but do you have any in regards to strengthening and improving vision through exercises? I recall the past overall professional opinion that none of these have been proven the last time I checked but it goes against my intuition to agree with that considering vision loss is often directly caused by muscle degradation.

  • @angler152
    @angler152 10 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    I have plus4.25 in my os and plus 1.75 in od. I have tried progressives and couldn't get used to them . tried bifocals and cant get used to that. do you think contacts can help?

  • @Splashstar216
    @Splashstar216 8 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    Lasik eye surgery ftw
    But also i have astigmatism so glasses 👓 Excellent quality glasses from zennis can be as low as $18!

  • @yubrajpaudel2355
    @yubrajpaudel2355 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

    Sir plz tell me ,tmj disorder casuses dry eye?

  • @rakeshkumarsingh3188
    @rakeshkumarsingh3188 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +2

    Good evening ! I am from indore and work in the software industry. Recently, I had 1.25 addition power lenses made for both my eyes using Verilax Liberty progressive glass. However, I did not feel comfortable working on the computer for long periods of time, so I switched to intermediate lenses, which work better for me, but without the added power.
    I have a question regarding Eyezen lenses. Is it possible to customize them to include only intermediate distance as well as our own add power of 1.25 from Rx prescription into their lens? I am looking for a computer lens with an added power of 1.25. Please advise if this is possible.

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      Yes it is possible to make that type of lens, and I could see that working really well.

  • @chrisl4762
    @chrisl4762 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

    I have always had astigmatism with blurry and double vision. I wore hard lenses in high school and found it strange that my lazy I would straighten up when they were in. Then in my thirties I tried soft lenses and could just never get used to them. 6 years ago I had an iridotomy done on both eyes and I wouldn't use contacts again. The one thing I miss about contacts is the peripheral vision.
    I stay with glasses now that I'm almost 50. I wear sports goggles when I work and they have saved my eyes a lot of times. One thing I would recommend when buying glasses, is to ask for them to order a new set of frames and not take the ones that are in the store on display. I have always had problems with expensive frames snapping in the bridge or the hinge with the display frames. I believe too many people pull on the arms and twist to show that they Flex.
    Recently I ordered from VR wave lenses for my Quest 2. I hope that it makes my VR experience more enjoyable. And wanted to say thank you for the 5% discount.

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm glad the VR lenses worked out for you!

  • @SilencedByYoutube
    @SilencedByYoutube āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +2

    Dr. EyeGuy, I have a question. I've been wearing contacts for about 3 weeks now (about 4 to 5 days per week). The problem I'm having is that after wearing them for a few hours my eyes start feeling dry and get a little blurry. I have to keep using re-wetting drops. I use Opti-Free drops. When I get to about 8 to 10 hours of wearing them it gets even worse and I'm having to use the rewetting drops more often until it's just unbearable and I need to remove the contacts. Are my eyes still adjusting or do you think there is a fitment issue? I've tried several brands but found that the most comfortable ones for me are the Alcon Total 30 lenses so far. Thanks!

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

      hard to say..... I have had patients that had these symptoms, and we ended up needing to try the dry eyes more aggressively to make it so they could wear their contact lenses longer.

  • @lexington476
    @lexington476 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

    I've never cared to use contacts, I have some hang up about putting them on my eyes. Perhaps a lingering effect of having three eye surgeries as a yong child.

  • @subs4794
    @subs4794 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

    I had an optometrist tell me that soft contact lenses can be cleaned and reused. So I did that for many years using an enzyme soak solution as well as the daily cleaning soaking cleaning sterile storage process. So I used to buy disposables and make them last for many months until they tore or just stop feeling comfortable. Any views on this? I haven't used contacts for years though but I'm considering it again.

    • @axolotl09
      @axolotl09 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      There are different types of contacts, dailies, weeklies, and monthlies. Some you replace every day, every week, and every month, but you definitely aren’t supposed to wear them for months on end.

  • @user-lw9bj7mu2s
    @user-lw9bj7mu2s āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

    Hey, thanks for your videos, some of them have been really informative for me. But, I was wondering, I really need your help, my eye doctor in the VA has not been taking my issue seriously, and I can't find anything on the internet talking about it. It involves sleeping on one side and seeing halo/rings in my eyes, also waking up after a night of sleep with halos/rings in my eyes, these rings cover my central vision and don't move. It goes away after a little bit but it is terrifying, they also are a lot worse in the morning if I drank alcohol the night before.

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      That is an interesting symptom for sure. Do you see the rings right when you lay down to go to bed, or is just in the morning after you have been sleeping a while?

  • @prettyboy46402
    @prettyboy46402 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +3

    I wear Multifocal contacts and it corrects my level of presbyopia the best. I don't get the clarity with my progressive lens glasses as with my contacts. Progressive lenses definitely take some getting use to.

  • @MariReduce
    @MariReduce āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    i wore glasses for around 7 years for myopia but they recently started giving me headaches, i tried changing the prescription, the frame, adjusting itâ€Ķ nothing worked. I have been using contacts for two months now and it has been a game changer. I do feel some discomfort towards the end of the day but it’s mostly solved with a couple of rewetting drops.

  • @Sexy_t1
    @Sexy_t1 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +3

    i have been playing vr, airsoft, and many other things, my glasses are always getting in the way of everything and they always get smudged with anything i do. Im thinking of switching to contacts

    • @SiaanLala
      @SiaanLala āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      pls do its better 4 u

    • @Trudon
      @Trudon āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      I wear both. I find contacts can be annoying to put in & remove and can be a bit blurry. I wear them socially only.

  • @lexington476
    @lexington476 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

    7:36 could that distortion cause ghost/false images? As in you think you see something out of the corner of your eye, you turn your head to look, then there's nothing there. Prescription is approximately a -5 in both eyes, with esotropic strabismus.

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

      It's very possible to have enough of a distortion to cause abberations of light to make you think like you saw something.

    • @lexington476
      @lexington476 āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      @@DrEyeGuy and they do appear grayâ€Ķ

  • @nitinranaofficial
    @nitinranaofficial āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +2

    Brother, I am the same subscriber whose hetromiya eyes 👀 🙏, ðŸ‡ŪðŸ‡ģ,😊😊

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

      I remember! I can't forget those eyes.

  • @ArchanaSingh-mf8ys
    @ArchanaSingh-mf8ys 3 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Can you please advice the best contact lenses with latest technology in india

    • @DrEyeGuy
      @DrEyeGuy  3 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      I actually don't know what all contacts are available in India

    • @ArchanaSingh-mf8ys
      @ArchanaSingh-mf8ys 3 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      @@DrEyeGuy okay thanks for replying :)

  • @suryayamala836
    @suryayamala836 8 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Hello sir. My eye sight is+5 , i am using spectacles from 15 years, still I am not able to select suitable spects size. I think due to small or medium size spects frames, i am not feeling well while I am reading books. Due to this reason I think, i backwardness in studies. If i wear contact lenses I am feeling good, and i can able to focus on studies perfectly. But due to side effects of contact lenses I am not using contact lenses. If i use spects, i am not able focusing on studies 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭.
    Can you help me sir, please🙏🙏😭 , how to overcome this problem. Please

  • @CHESTER9871
    @CHESTER9871 10 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    For a pack of six 30day contacts is 140 bucks in my case, granted, my prescription is in the 1% so they are very custom made

  • @dineshraj256
    @dineshraj256 5 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +3

    If you don’t have any specific needs, then, if you look sexy with specs, go for specs. If you look ugly with specs, go for contacts. It’s as simple as that.

  • @user-lw9bj7mu2s
    @user-lw9bj7mu2s āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§

    I am terrified of it, and I am panicking every single day thinking I'm going to go blind

    • @Benirked472
      @Benirked472 3 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

      It’s not gonna happen

  • @user-yt1ts8bt4d
    @user-yt1ts8bt4d 3 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™ +1

    I just dont understand why do people dislike glasses , glasses make people look intelligent theres nothing wrong with them , surgery is also amazing , but contacts are the worst piece of shit ðŸ’Đ product

  • @Tuesdayskitchen
    @Tuesdayskitchen āļ›āļĩāļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ +1

    Honestly both are uncomfortable for me..😅

  • @HusseinJoudee-ik7hb
    @HusseinJoudee-ik7hb 11 āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™āļāđˆāļ­āļ™

    Man the internet is a fantasy , because real life is different , so in real life all of these videos on the whole internet are a fantasy , a lot .