I've had a love-hate affair with contact lenses all my life. Contacts really come in handy at times, but there are also times I much prefer my glasses. One of the times I prefer glasses is when using
binoculars. This may come as a surprise to some, but as long as I am using a
binocular with enough
eye relief, my glasses make life easier. I use my glasses as a brace to steady my binocular. I just place the eyecups right on the lenses (I have yet to scratch them doing this) and, voila, I have a great support for the binocular. Without my glasses, I have no convenient rest and I fumble a bit with the binocular. That's why, when wearing contacts, I sometimes use
sunglasses to get my support, again. I may not look as good with
glasses, but what I see through the binocular does when I wear glasses.