CONTACT LENSES
Contact lenses or prescription glasses? Which one is better?
Contact lenses or eye lenses are an alternative for correction of myopia, hypermetropia or astigmatism. As far as that goes with eyeglasses, contact lenses are not just medical device. Aesthetic tinted lenses are also classified as contact lenses. The contact lenses may be applied for cosmetic purposes as to highlight or change the eyes color (colored lenses); to protect from radiation; to facilitate corneal wounds healing, and more. The eye lenses have many advantages that often make them much more preferred than eyeglasses.
Today there are many misconceptions about the contact lenses that prevent people even from trying them on. The most important thing to have in mind is that contact lenses are absolutely safe to wear, and with proper care and treatment can easily avoided any potential problems.
The variety of eye lenses includes types such as: colored lenses, one-day contact lenses, one-month contact lenses, three-month contact lenses, and astigmatic contact lenses. Contact lenses are optical lenses placed directly in the eye to correct visual troubles caused by various deviations (farsightedness, myopia, astigmatism, etc.).
Contact lenses are a remarkable alternative of the prescription eyeglasses. They help avoid such problems for people wearing eyeglasses such as: limited field of vision, optical illusions, eyeglasses fogging, difficulties playing certain sports. The eye lenses provide many advantages over eyeglasses - invisibility, easy tolerated, never blur with temperature changes, never limit the field of view, secure better vision correction than eyeglasses.
However, lenses require much more care and resources. Improper storage and use make them dangerous to the eyes and may cause cornea serious damages. Depending of the lens material there are two types of contact lenses - soft and hard.
There are also different regimes of wearing contact lenses. There are one-day contact lenses, one-month contact lenses, three-month contact lenses, and others. So that after the relevant period, the contact lenses must be replaced with new ones. Undoubtedly, the most convenient way is the daily shift - a new pair is opened every morning and discarded in the evening. It minimizes the risk of catching infections. There is no need to use storage solutions.
The classification, according the type of vision adjustment, is: dioptric - for myopia or hyperopia correction; toric - astigmatic contact lenses; colored - for iris color correction, both cosmetic / without diopter / and dioptric; therapeutic - healing eye trauma or infection; multifocal - both farsight and nearsight correction.
Eye lenses are also suitable after the age of 40, and are ideal choice for sports as they are simply irreplaceable for that purpose. Most sports and exercise are rather unthinkable to practice with eyeglasses. In contrast, the contact lenses do not move with your head or eyes moving, which means you won't have to worry about falling and breaking.