i wear glasses.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Glasses, also known as eyeglasses or spectacles, are devices consisting of glass or hard plastic lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically using a bridge over the nose and arms which rest over the ears. Glasses are typically used for vision correction, such as with reading glasses and glasses used for nearsightedness. Safety glasses provide eye protection against flying debris for construction workers or lab technicians; these glasses may have protection for the sides of the eyes as well as in the lenses. Some types of safety glasses are used to protect against visible and near-visible light or radiation. Glasses are worn for eye protection in some sports, such as squash. Glasses wearers may use a strap to prevent the glasses from falling off during movement or sports. Wearers of glasses that are used only part of the time may have the glasses attached to a cord that goes around their neck, to prevent the loss of the glasses. Sunglasses allow better vision in bright daylight, and may protect one's eyes against damage from high levels of ultraviolet light. Typical sunglasses are darkened for protection against bright light or glare; some specialized glasses are clear in dark or indoor conditions, but turn into sunglasses when in bright light.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I wear glasses for vision correction; I am far-sighted. I actually have two different pair depending on what I'm wearing."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I wear glasses too! I am near sighted though. Do you prefer glasses over contacts"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I actually love contacts a little more but love the style that goes with glasses.  Also, contact lenses tend to dry my eyes out since I have an astigmatism and of course, since contact lenses come in direct contact with the surface of my eye."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, I have dry eyes also. I have astigmatism also, but never really knew what that meant."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I know...I never understood it either until my new eye doctor explained it better.  Your eye basically doesn't focus light evenly on the retina and so that causes problems. For dry eye, I avoid drops that make your eyes drier and put a drop of castor oil in every evening. Gooey but sooooo effective!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Never heard of that. I love natural remedies though. I sometimes have ocular migraines where I see flashing lights. I wonder if the astigmatism could cause that?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It really works well. Get the hexane-free stuff and dab a drop in both eyes every night for a month to 3 months, depending on how bad your dry eye is. It helps because its full of fatty acid chains called ricinoleates. I'm not sure about the migraines, that can be a touch one to decipher."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I will have to try that. I like my glasses, but if I could wear contacts that would be nice too."}]