eye glasses or contacts

[mick]

Originally posted by ranjo
I've never seen this discussion in this forum and I'm wondering how many of you wear glass when officiating. I wear graduated bifocals which I have no trouble with, and just ignore the usual comments from the stands knowing that my vision is corrected. I do not see anyone above high school level wearing glasses and suspect that:
1. Above the high school level all refs are wearing contacts.
2. If I want to advance beyond high school I should get contacts.

What types of contact lens configurations are you using? Are you getting just distance correction, or the bi-polar setup with one lens for near and one for distance.

I would be interested in any of your experiences or suggestions.

ranjo,
I am myopic. Hypertropic persons probably just remove their specs.
I wear bi-focals, and I can just barely read with my distance corrective contacts, but , contrary to some opinions, I can see just fine at more than 3'.
I usually bring a pair of $16 cheaters (reading glasses) to the game, in case I need to check something in the rule book. If I forget them, I can usually read, or I just pop a contact.
41-45 most everyone's eyes take a big blind leap over a cliff.
mick