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From: johnnyr@ihu1m.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Contact lenses: The how's, what's, and why's?
Message-ID: <652@ihu1m.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 30-Aug-85 10:31:59 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihu1m.652
Posted: Fri Aug 30 10:31:59 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 4-Sep-85 07:03:03 EDT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Well, the time has finally come. I've had my glasses for 
just about two years, and I'm fed up with them collecting
raindrops and snowflakes, and falling off of my face
when I play volleyball (What, you dare try to block me? Eat
leather you ... crunch.).
 
You get the idea.

So, I want to get contact lenses. The question, of course, is
what kind to get (hard, soft, extended wear, etc.) and
what should I look out for when getting them? Is one brand
clearly superior to the others? Are there advantages or dis-
advantages to hard over soft? 

I suppose I should state for the record that I am slightly 
near-sighted. That is, I need glasses (or contacts) to read
the road signs as I'm driving along. I can easily read a book,
or work at my terminal with no problem.
 
Any information would be of immense help to me. Please
send mail, and if I get enough requests I will summarize
back to the net.

I apoligize if this topic has been previously beaten to
death.

thanks in advance
John Rosenberg  AT&T-NS
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