Winding Road, I wasn't sure if you were talking to me or Jess in those responses! I too, have an astigmatism in my left eye, which remains uncorrected with my contacts. I have not been able to tolerate the toric lens, though I am going to try again this year, in May.
So, I've had my glasses for a week. I wore them right out of the office where I got them, and despite the weird feeling of being outside with them (the transition lenses don't darken when you are driving with tinted windows), I survived driving on the freeway. I wore them all day Saturday, too and most evenings. I see perfectly and now my ears don't even hurt from the arms.
I will occasionally wear them to work and for social events, but since I am doing some sport almost every day, I continue to use contacts 95% of the time. They are very funky and fit my personality, but frankly, I feel like a "4 eyes."
I do think my astigmatism has fooled my brain for so long it really does have something to do with my poor balance and visual/depth perception. Since I've been taking the weights and core class, I notice there are things I just cannot do. Meaning, it "feels" very wrong, and if I do the movement, I will fall. Like yesterday, we had to do explosive jumps up on a step bench with 2 risers. I can't judge how far to jump so I land on the bench, and I feel like I will go right over the other edge. So, I kind of did a 2 foot hop up. I *can* jump down onto the floor fine.