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Letter Re: Advice on Contact Lenses
Mr. Rawles
I've worn contact lenses for all of my adult life. On your published advice,
I've also bought two pair of inexpensive glasses, from LBEeyeware--a
company mentioned in SurvivalBlog That was great advice. ($23 per pair, complete?
You can't beat that!) The glasses are the correct prescription, but after
so many years of wearing contacts, glasses feel downright "clunky" to
me. I worry about breaking them, much more than I ever worried about losing
or tearing
a contact.
My
question is: What should I do about spare contact lenses and solutions? Should
I skip them--and
just
plan to
wear
glasses
when
the "Schumer
Hits the Fan"--or, should I stock up? Thanks for your amazing web site
and great books. I'm taking the 10
Cent Challenge! you can expect my payment in silver dimes, ASAP! - Pat
in Georgia
JWR Replies: Thanks for bringing up a topic that I've meant
to address for quite some time. If you feel more comfortable wearing contacts,
then I see no reason why you shouldn't
stock
up on spare
disposable
soft contacts
and extra bottles
of saline and cleaning solutions. Just one proviso: Do not try
to "stretch" your supply by going longer between discarding sets
of contacts. Getting
an eye infection would be tragic, especially in the midst of a disaster. Once
you've used up your contact lens supplies, just switch to wearing your eyeglasses.
One excellent source for very inexpensive contact lenses and supplies
is 1800CONTACTS.com.
Since they are a SurvivalBlog affiliate
advertiser, we get a little piece
of the action when you place an order, if you use our link to their
site. So this is a good way to both get prepared, and to help support SurvivalBlog.
Thanks!
