HollyDay Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Anyone following my glasses and eye issues, will not be surprised by this thread I suppose. I ordered my new glasses today because I will no longer be able to wear my contacts as much as I do now thanks to very severe dry eye. Okay, but I also have a cornea defect and I need really good sun protection. Clip ons are such a pain - finding ones to fit, then not scratch the lens, then not breaking them/losing them, etc. Does anyone have any experience with Cocoon sunglasses?? The ones that go over your reg glasses?? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS in NZ Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I have had chronic conjunctivitis (not the contagious kind) because of dry eyes since I was a child! Problems come and go. I even had abrasions/ulcers come about over a two-year period several year ago. That's cleared up (Thank God!) but left a small scar on one of my eyes that impairs vision a great deal. Anyway, I found that taking omega-3 fish oil has helped tremendously with my dry eyes! I know you weren't asking about that.... sorry. I just wanted to share in case you haven't tried that yet because it has helped heaps! :001_smile: Now, back to your original question! I use those cocoon sunglasses and have clip ons as well. I like having both. Before I had clip ons (just this year), I always used the cocoon ones. It was convenient because they are easy to take off and on. I don't mind the way they look either. I kind of liked the way they looked on me anyway. Maybe because I don't have a strong fashion sense I guess! However, when I DO want to look a little more fashionable, I like the clip ons (or if I can't find my cocoon ones). For clinical reasons, I'd wear the cocoon ones. And it helps. I'm not sure if I helped but that's my experience with the two. :001_smile: Can you get both or do you have to choose? I wasn't intentionally getting the clip ons. I needed new glasses and just happened to like the style of the Magic Clip brand. So the clip on sunglasses were just an added extra at first. I just don't like the hassle of taking it off and on. I even scratched my eye glasses the first time I tried to take the clip ons off. It was tricky. I purchased the frames/clip ons only on-line for about $95 if I remember correctly. Oh, and someone told me that big sunglasses are in right now (movie stars are wearing them???). Not that it would matter to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I don't wear glasses, but dh bought a pair of cocoons last year and just adores them. He talked my mom into getting a pair and she loves hers! I don't think either of them would be without their cocoons, ever! VERY high praise from this household! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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