Getting glasses (and it's effect on my life)

Glasses can be sexy! Just try to pick a frame (within reason from the affordable options if they're going to be expensive anyway) that suits the shape of your face and you should be ok. You can probably google for articles on which frames best compliment face shapes. When fronting your band, try to wear them like you don't care, might take some practice if you have to fake the confidence for a while before you get used to them but you can make them part of your image. Musicians/singers are trend setters, not trend followers.

 

I was born with glaucoma and wore classes for the past 10 years. I was supposed to wear glasses when I was younger but refused to do so. Granted I have a bias since everyone in my family wears glasses but, I don't know anyone that actually looks bad with glasses. Some people might look better with glasses some might look better without but nobody looks bad because of glasses (unless they pick a pair that they wanted that looks bad). I personally prefer glasses as I think they make me look older.

Unless someone is immature, there's no reason someone should make fun of you for wearing glasses. It's just something you need to improve your life. Making fun of someone for wearing glasses is like making fun of a baby for wearing a diaper or an older person because he has to have a wheelchair. If someone makes fun of you because of that, they need to grow up and you should consider getting better friends.

Give them a try for a year or two and if you really don't like them, ask your mom if you can get contact lenses.

 

There are books with exercises for the eyes.
You basically do 10 to 15 minutes a day some exercises.

You might look up for what kind of sight impairment it is useful.

Saw a review of an author who was sceptical first but said it really helped.
The books I looked up had a lot of reviews, a lot of people there said it worked for them.


(*hug*)

 

Glasses are now the new black! I wear them and i feel sexier now that i wear them. Get them glasses and work with them till you find a pair that looks great on your face

 

Glasses are cute, they add personality and flare. Unless you're in a metal band and you like to head bang then yeah that may be an issue, if not then that's where personality and flare comes to play greatly in your band I've been wearing glasses since I was 8 and I've been in metal bands so I know what that's like; feeling deterred and discouraged since I play guitar, so I practiced a lot trying to play with my eyes closed or looking else where and eventually playing at shows and parties without my glasses wasn't so bad. Don't get wire frames, get some awesome thick ones and you'll be good to go.

 

I love my glasses, I got them this year and never looked back honestly. Everyone says glasses compliment my face, and the HD eyesight is just an awesomely added bonus.

 

Like they said, glasses can be attractive. My bi friend has a fetish for people with glasses, actually. (It's annoying because I used to wear glasses, and now that I use contacts he says, "You should go back to glasses, you looked so cute in them." -.-) Fetishes aside, some people are genuinely attracted to people in glasses. I am, if the glasses add to their face in a good way.

 

glasses can be pretty friggin awesome.. i mean, look at mine

but seriously, find nice frames that reflect your personality, or, simply find ones that you think look cool. Try out the website warby parker. The frames can be expensive but you get what you pay for. The glasses look great and the frames are usually pretty strong. If you're like me when you play guitar or sing or rock out or whatever, your glasses will slide down your nose xD but no need to fear, you can easily find a way to bend em to be tighter to your face. Like going to an optician or somethin like that.

 

I have Astigmatism, so I wear contacts and glasses.

But if you get a good frame, you can look stylish and sexy af.

But bottom line is don't sweat it. Nobody is going to judge you for having a vision problem.

 

Agree! Glasses are sexy! Until a year or so ago I used to wear contacts all the time unless I stayed at home. I bought a new frame that I adore, it looks nerdy but also trendy, and now I wear my glasses 24/7. Buy a frame you like and feel comfortable with and you'll see it's not that bad!

 

ive worn glasses for 20 years. it will take some getting used to but try on as many frames as possible and pick ones that you think suit you. i did that up till the point of last year and spent the whole of the year hating myself cuz i hated my glasses cuz i got the cheapest ones cuz i was tight on cash and didnt wanna get them on my cc. i wear them 24/7 and if you have to i dont think theres any point getting glasses that are the cheapest that you hate, go for ones you like. youll be surprised at what cheaper 'fashionable' nhs glasses there are though if they are for occasional reading/close up work then thats a diff matter cuz no one will really see you with them on much, but again thats up to you.

if you cant find anything in your local optictians go to another and jut keep looking. also theres a glasses website called glasses direct and you can order glasses to try on at home then you send them your prescription (assuming you have a simple single lens prescription thing, would avoid it like the plague if you need bifocals or something though)

 

Depending how bad your eyes are, you may not need to wear them except for special occasions (such as reading or seeing a white/chalkboard in class). I know both my parents need glasses (my dad has reading glasses; my mom refuses to get her eyes checked), and they seem to do fine without them usually. My dad can squint to read if he needs or hold the book far away lol. My brothers also need glasses but hardly wear them since their eyes are not too bad. Me, I need glasses/contacts if I want to see more than blurs. Still, if I do not need to see things far away clearly I often don't wear them. That said, a sudden diagnoses of needing glasses doesn't necessarily mean you will need to wear them all the time. If you do things for your band such as going in front of people, you may not even need to wear them... not sure if this is and advice. I don't think your eyes actually get worse from wearing glasses.

Also as others have said you can try contact lenses. I prefer them all the time if they didn't dry my eyes out so much. LASIK is also becoming cheaper and safer. In addition, as many people said, society is beginning to perceive some frames of glasses as sexy. I personally don't find glasses that attractive but a lot more people do now than even 10 years ago, I think. I'm sure you can pull them off just fine, if you have confidence.

It is not the end of the world. Try to think positive. There is alternative to wearing glasses and even if you do wear them, many people actually like it and certain frames will be easy to pull off.

 

Glasses are pretty cool, dude. I've worn them since I was a kid and I never had any problems. If you're concerned with rugby, contacts might be your better option. Just remember to take care of time, since sometimes they get so comfortable that I forget I'm wearing them unless someone tells me.

 

Glasses aren't bad and if people make fun of you for them then they're just trying to get under your skin. Don't let them. You can make yourself look really cute and stylish and there's so many frames to choose from.