Contact Lenses vs Eyeglasses

Both contact lenses and spectacles play a very important role in an individual’s lifestyle, vision, comfort, and utility. The selection between any one of these totally depends upon :

• Wearing Time
• Prescription power
• Comfort zone
• Profession
• Cosmetic usage

Advantages of using Contact lenses

There are 150 million contact lens users worldwide. The numbers are increasing because of the following reasons:

• The lenses offer a wide or you can say a full field of vision.
• They give an expansion to your lifestyle choices.
• These are also suitable for people who play sports and other outdoor leisure activities.
• Vision with contact lenses can be better than the spectacles.
• They are an alternative to refractive surgery.
• Contact lenses can correct visions of all types and are suitable to people of all ages.
• Adaptation to contact lenses is hassle-free.
• The latest contact lens is comfortable offering long hours of continuous wearability.
• Some vision disorders can only be corrected with contact lenses.

Advantages of using Eyeglasses

I think wearing glasses is the easiest way out to correct your vision. Besides, it also has many benefits. Let’s check them out:

• Eyeglasses are more economical than contact lens.
• Glasses are easily available everywhere.
• Eyeglasses are easy to maintain as compared to contacts.
• For people suffering from astigmatism, Some vision corrections are only possible in eyeglasses.
• You can wear eyeglasses in sunny, windy and rainy season.
• Eyeglasses allow your eyes to breathe in oxygen which is required to keep them healthy.