I have worn contacts for 25 years, I won't wear anything else, except when they come out I wear glasses. Good thing about contacts, is that you can wear safety glasses over them easily. I don't know about you but my glasses are around $700, thats $200 after insurance. I don't like to use my glasses to protect against flying debris, for fear of scratches. I am a mechanic, fabricator for a living so I am always around flying debris. My contacts are cheap, and I hardly know they are there. Those safety glasses that fit over your prescription glasses are bulky and arn't great under my welding hood.
Excellent points! I'm guessing that you can't function very well without wearing glasses or contacts? This makes a big difference I suspect because I simply would remove my glasses to wear eye protection.
Since my dad is an eye doctor and has connections I have never had to worry about cost since he can get everything at cost. Having said that, I had my last pair of frames for well over 5 years and only needed to change the lenses a couple of times. My current frames are starting their second year. Now that I wear them all the time I don't anticipate them lasting as long.
I was able to get my wife to pair of glasses and a years worth of contacts the last time we ordered and it total was under $300. I know some lenses are much more expensive than others and certainly frames vary in price.
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