Eye Glasses on the job

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So I'm just wondering is it hard to wear eye glasses while being a nurse? Will it affect me in anyway? I will always need glasses and my eyes are getting worst every year till they balance out to one prescription. I maybe would be able to get corrective surgery when they do balance out but as much as I love surgery, surgery on my one body sence to let me see see scares me! I'm just worried, and I don't want it to affect my career or performance!

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If you're worried, why not get contacts? They aren't hard to use once you get used to putting them in.

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I have had them there quite expensive and annoying and I feel like I can rely better on glasses I'm just worried:/

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

I have worn glasses since I was 12. I don't find they are any problem at work.

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Thank you!(:

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Thank you(:

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I find that mine tend to fall off at the worst times like cleaning an incontinent patient or helping move a resident. My contacts also bother my eyes so I pick which days to wear them.

It's a beautiful day to save lives.

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Specializes in Emergency.

Over the course of a 12 hoir shift I find glasses much more comfortable than contacts. Plus you get an extra layer of protection from splashes.

I wear Nike Flexons. Crazy light, comfortable and non slip temples.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

OMG - just a few days ago, a nursing student post (here on AN) said he wore 'fake' glasses because it made him look much smarter .... srsly. It's all a matter of perception, right?

I prefer contacts rather than glasses & think they are the better option (if they are comfortable) because:

* glasses can slip - usually at a time when you can't actually touch them to reposition... like when you're gloved up for sterility or cleaning a bottom

* peripheral vision may be limited.. important if you have to keep an eye on various forms of technology or a Houdini patient who doesn't like guard rails.

* if you do wear glasses, make sure that they provide sufficient splash protection (none of those teensy lenses) or you'll have to layer goggles on top of them; very clumsy and difficult.

But of course, your mileage may vary

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