Contacts for the first time! Any downsides?

["T"]

Aye Chihuahua! I can see! lol

As soon as I got the "Trial" pair of contacts, I hit the table and was absolutely blown away. Yes there was a constant feeling of a drop of cold water on each eye, but still, compared to glasses?

I had no idea how important, or maybe helpful is a better word, having good periphial vision seems to help playing pool well.

What's the catch?

 

[dragon81]

What kind of contacts did you get?
Originally I had 8-hour wear contacts which sucked since at that time I worked an 8-5 then shot pool.
Since then, I have wemt to Acuvue Oasys..which I absolutely LOVE!
I wear them all day, sleep in them, shower in them......then on the 7th day i take them out and let my eyes relax.....then the next day they go back in again for the next 6 days....

 

[MilwShooter]

Dry eyes. Also, there are times when I blink and the contact slides out of place a little. That can really mess with your mental focus.

 

[deadwhak]

Dry eyes. Also, there are times when I blink and the contact slides out of place a little. That can really mess with your mental focus.

i see better with glasses but play pool better with contacts cuz i dont have to worrow about glasses slidin down face all the time!!! my opinion is contacts is the way to go!! your game will definitely jump IMO...

 

[gunzby]

I wear disposables which are much better than daily wears. The biggest downside is playing in a very smokey pool room which will dry your eyes out so bad that you get a halo effect on all the balls.

I just went to the eye doctor to get a pair of prescription safety glasses so the only time I am wearing contacts is when I am playing which should give my eyes a good rest during the week.

 

[MilwShooter]

i see better with glasses but play pool better with contacts cuz i dont have to worrow about glasses slidin down face all the time!!! my opinion is contacts is the way to go!! your game will definitely jump IMO...

mine didn't jump. Didn't get worse, but it didn't jump either. of course, my vision may not be as bad either.

 

[nathandumoulin]

I wear them. Monthlys.

I have no problems at all. I recommend getting a little 10 or 15ml bottle of Visine and putting it in your pool bag just in case. Just be sure to get the kind thats for contact lenses.

 

["T"]

What kind of contacts did you get?
Originally I had 8-hour wear contacts which sucked since at that time I worked an 8-5 then shot pool.
Since then, I have wemt to Acuvue Oasys..which I absolutely LOVE!
I wear them all day, sleep in them, shower in them......then on the 7th day i take them out and let my eyes relax.....then the next day they go back in again for the next 6 days....

These are a trial pair and I'm not sure exactly what kind they are, but I've been told not to leave them in overnight.

Thanks for the tip on the Oasys. The prescription I have for these contacts is for pool only so I'll still take them out at the end of the night. It's about halfway between intermediate and distance. It was a pain getting the glasses right, but even then, you had to stand still and move your head around to really digest things correctly. Now I can size the table up as I'm walking around. Holy shmoly, what a difference!

I actually would prefer the smoking thing to be more of an issue, but Chicago's been smoke free for a little over a year now anyways.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[TheWhiteEwok]

Technically glasses are supposed to provide you a greater vision range then contacts - but that is purely math.

I wear both and can tell you then when I wear my contacts I see a noticeably about more of the table then without contacts.


However - I would recommend you carry with you a spare case/solution, and possibly some extra contacts.

Bc of chalk, and possibly eye irritation you very well might get some chalk in/on your contact - and its hurts like a *****. Have an extra set in case you need to change or have your glasses as back up.

Everybody that says Vision is right - get the "For contacts" version.

Good luck!