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[pct-l] Eyeglasses / Contacts
Jim, my husband is VERY nearsighted and uses disposable extended-wear
contacts by AccuVue, both in town and while hiking, including distance
hiking; for reading he uses fold-up glasses that are adjusted to work with
his distance-vision contacts. However, your ability to wear contacts at all
will depend on your own eyes & prescription. You must consult with your
optometrist about your particular needs, and go through the trial-and-error
process of fitting contacts to your eyes.
Lasik surgery (recommended by another lister) is not recommended for
everyone, although it can produce near-miraculous results. My sis-in-law's
an optometrist who's decided against it for herself. Just a thought.
Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was." Dag Hammarskjold
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Keener" <jkeener@backpacker.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:41 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Eyeglasses / Contacts
Hi, everyone,
I'm near sighted. No, it's not a character defect, or if it is, that's not
what I'm writing about. But I need glasses. That's okay. But when I go to
read, I have to take the glasses off.
What I want to do is get contacts so I can use off-the-shelf sunglasses. I
get involved with some winter sports, XC skiing, mountain climbing and
snowshoeing, so the sunglasses issue is a big deal for me.
Does anyone have experience and a good solution to recommend?
Jim
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