[pct-l] Eyeglasses / Contacts

[scourtway@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Steve Courtway)]

hear hear on the J&J Accuvue Extended Wear contacts.
they are about $8 / pair, and you can wear them all week long without
taking them out........cheap and convenient to carry extras along as well.


S.C.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Christine Kudija" <cmkudija@earthlink.net>
To: "Jim Keener" <jkeener@backpacker.com>; <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: [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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