Specs vs. contact lenses.

[M4lcs67]

I had a floater removed from my left eye a couple of years ago (my right eye is lazy, so I am pretty much reliant on my left eye for seeing anything). With the floater removal the eye surgeon did a cataract operation at the same time, so they removed my own lens and replaced it with a false one. Unfortunately with this comes the need to wear glasses all the time now. I may have no floater (this was becoming intolerable in it's own way as it was large), but I have gone from not wearing glasses at all to having to wear them all the time now. At the eyepiece I do find it hard  as I am constantly having to take my glasses on and off during a session. On to read my hand controller and off when looking down the eyepiece. I have tried keeping them on and the Hyperions offer good eye relief, but I really do need my eyeball right up against the eyepiece, so the only comfortable way for me is to have them off. The constant on and off was initially a real bind, but I have kind of got used to it now. I am always worried about dropping my glasses, but invariably I hold them in my mouth. Maybe I need a small table of sorts next to the scope where I can put my glasses down. This would also serve a dual purpose as I could put my extra eyepieces and accessories on it as well. I am usually scrabbling around in my accessory boxes on the ground looking for things. 

[clairete]

I hold them in my mouth. Maybe I need a small table of sorts next to the scope where I can put my glasses down. This would also serve a dual purpose as I could put my extra eyepieces and accessories on it as well. I am usually scrabbling around in my accessory boxes on the ground looking for things.

Never thought of holding specs in my mouth. Great suggestion Small table wd be handy too.

[Myopicus]

Re Small table - 

I use my daughters music stand to hold my copy of Left Turn / planesphere. It's ok, a bit top heavy and the legs are to trip over, but apart from that all good.

[nicks90]

I hold them in my mouth. Maybe I need a small table of sorts next to the scope where I can put my glasses down. This would also serve a dual purpose as I could put my extra eyepieces and accessories on it as well. I am usually scrabbling around in my accessory boxes on the ground looking for things.

Never thought of holding specs in my mouth. Great suggestion Small table wd be handy too.

hehehe, reminds me of a few weeks ago when i last went out to a dark place to observe. it was properly cold and i also hold the glasses in my mouth when observing.

problem was that i was doing an extended observation of jupiter and had been at the ep for about 15 minutes without a break. So i got up and thought "oh, i'm cold!" and put my glasses back on. Only to wonder why the area around my left ear was all soaking wet.

turns out, when i am concentrating hard and have something wedged in the corner of my mouth and my lips have gone numb - i drool. Yep, said drool collected down the left arm of my specs and duly dripped down the back of my ear when i put them back on.

it was not pleasant.

but i wont buy a lanyard.