Prescription glass VS contact lenses; what to choose? Making a choice between contact lenses and prescription glasses is not an easy task. While contacts provide you complete flexibility to play, run, and swim without bothering about breaking them, prescription glasses doesn’t require much maintenance. Both have their own limitation and the choice is purely based on personal preferences. Below are some basic details about both of them. AusSpecs doesn’t recommend you any particular product but believes that the below mentioned information would help you make a better decision. Advantages of Prescription glasses- • They are easy to handle and this the reason why prescription glasses are extremely popular among people as compared to contact lenses. • They are thought to be cheaper than contact lenses, however, AusSpecs is strongly disagrees on the price difference. A good pair of prescription glasses can cost as much as or even more than contact lenses. • Prescription glasses are fashionable. When chosen carefully, they can help you improve your looks. Many people feel they look smarter when they wear glasses while many others think glasses are a great way to balance their not-so-properly structured face. • The biggest advantage of prescription glasses is that they are visible and you can easily find them in case you forget them somewhere. Contacts, however, are difficult to find if they slip from your hand. You may have heard stories of people losing one of their lenses while cleaning their face. Chances of misplacing glasses are very less. Further they are long-lasting and easy to carry and this makes them a popular choice. • Correction glasses do not require any additional expenses such as special lens cleaning liquid. A soft piece of cloth is enough for cleaning them. • Glasses are free from natural factors; water, dirt, and sun cannot damage them. Contact lenses however, require a lot of safe use. Disadvantages of glasses • You have to handle them with care if you are playing any outdoor games. You may tie them around your neck using a string but AusSpecs suggests you not to use prescription glasses while playing. • If your glasses break while you are still wearing it, your eyes may get damaged. Such cases are very rare. Advantages of using contact lenses The biggest advantage of contact lenses is that they are smaller in size as compared to glasses and fit inside your eyes giving you complete flexibility to play, exercise, and do almost anything freely without bothering about breakages. Disadvantage of contact lenses • Chances of eye infections are more in case of contact lenses. If you do not keep your lens clean, your eyes may get infected. • They need proper handling, as they are highly sensitive to the elements of surroundings such as dirt, sun, heat, etc. • Contact lenses need a lot of maintenance and cannot be used in a rough and tough way. We hope our detailed explanation help you choose the most appropriate option for you. Good luck!
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 05:09:33 +0000