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From: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Contact lenses: The how's, what's, and why's?
Message-ID: <264@utflis.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Sep-85 15:50:31 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  6 15:50:31 1985
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In article <652@ihu1m.UUCP> johnnyr@ihu1m.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg) writes:
>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 
>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 ....
>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.
   As someone who is very near-sighted (also e-mail illiterate; sorry net),
   and fairly happy after about 20 years in hard contacts, I am puzzled
   as to why you are wearing your glasses in those situations when you
   only need them to drive.  The kind of correction is very relevant
   to the best type of lens for you, but in my opinion, it's not worth
   it unless you are going to wear them all the time.