Advantages of Wearing Contact Lenses

Hereunder we will discuss the benefits of wearing contact lenses as opposed to wearing glasses. There are a lot of people who have turned to contact lenses being very well pleased with them and who say that they will never go back to wearing glasses ever again unless it becomes a necessity.

If you are thinking about whether or not you should switch to contact lenses then it is a must for you to weigh out the pros and cons of both contacts and glasses.

There is nothing that doesn’t come with advantages and disadvantages and contacts are no different either. So, be sure to look into them in order to make a educated and sound decision.

Here are some of the benefits of wearing contact lenses:

• Improved all-round vision
• No glare/light sensitivity
• Easy to use
• Convenient
• Practical for sportspeople
• Better suited to people with a high prescription
• Improved appearance
• Suitable for all weather conditions
• Treats certain eye conditions
• Easy to keep clean
• No artificial barrier

Improved all-round vision

Contact lenses provide individuals with clear peripheral (all round) vision. One of the issues with glasses is that they only allow the wearer to see objects clearly which are in front of them. Anything to the side is out of focus and blurry.

This all round improvement is ideal for sports athletes and motorists where perfect vision is essential. On top of that, your vision feels natural rather than slightly distorted which is experienced when wearing spectacles.

No glare/light sensitivity

The risk of glare is inexistent when looking at a bright light or the sun as compared to glasses. Those who wear glasses find it difficult many a times, when gazing at the sun since this creates glare and makes it strenuous to see.

Easy to use

Contact lenses are convenient and easy to use. They are first placed on tip of the finger and then placed onto the eye in a matter of seconds.

Glasses are also simple to use in that they are put on and taken off the face instantly. However, they can have the tendency to feel heavy or even uncomfortable, especially when it rests on the bridge of the nose.

Convenient

Many a times, this is the main deciding factor between glasses and lenses. People are attracted to contact lenses simply because of their convenience: they are very easy to use and fit in with any situation or environment change.

A quite popular type of contact lenses are the daily disposable ones which are seen as particularly convenient since they do not require any aftercare. These lenses can be worn once and subsequently thrown away once used for the day.

Practical for sportspeople

Athletes may find that wearing glasses could feel awkward and even distracting. Glasses can tend to slip down the nose or become foggy, which can be quite annoying during a competition or a training session.

Safety is also an aspect that should not be forgotten in this regard as well. There is the risk of falling over and breaking a lens or an entire pair of specs, which may lead to serious eye injury.

Better suited to people with a high prescription

A high prescription alludes to the extent of the refractive error, e.g. short sightedness. The higher the number (dioptres) the greater the degree to which the lens bends light as it goes into the eye. This refraction is an indicator of a fault within the lens.

If you have a high prescription then you are said to have a high amount of refraction, which also means seriously blurred vision.

This issue with visual acuity means having to wear glasses with thick, ‘bottle top lenses which can be uncomfortable. However, alternatively you can decide to wear a slim contact lens, which will be hardly noticeable.

Improved appearance

There are those who feel self-conscious about wearing glasses and in some cases, unattractive. Contacts, on the other hand, cannot be detected by the casual observer and enable him/her to see your eyes.

Suitable for all weather conditions

One of the many advantages of wearing contact lenses is the fact that they do not steam up, collect rain or other deposits on the lenses due to the weather. Glasses do have a tendency to get foggy when you go from a cold environment into a warm one. Plus they can become misty when the weather is bad.

Contact lenses are not affected by any of these and are kept clean with a simple blink of an eye.

Treats certain eye conditions

Contact lenses can be efficacious in treating certain eye problems like corneal ulcers or keratitis. Someone who suffers from such eye condition can put on a special bandage lens, which helps to protect the cornea against further damage and also acts as a form of medication.
There are certain forms of contacts, which are able to transfer drugs to an infected cornea or other similar issues with the eye.

Easy to keep clean

If you wear daily disposable lenses then these are worn and then discarded at the end of the day. They do not stand in need of any care or cleaning. Other lenses are cleaned through being soaked in a special solution, which is quite simple to do.

Your eye also acts as a form of cleaner because every time you blink this removes any dirt or debris, which may have accumulated behind the contacts.

No artificial barrier

Wearing contact lenses implies that you do not get the feeling of viewing the world through a sort of screen. On top of that, people are able to see your eyes whereas they seem somewhat hidden when you wear specs.

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