Contacts or Glasses: Which Are Best for You?

Contact lenses or glasses? For anyone who needs a refractive correction, this is an important question to answer, and there are several factors to consider.

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What Suits You Best?

The main thing you’ll want to consider when deciding between glasses and contact lenses is which is more likely to fit your lifestyle. Remember that whether you choose glasses or contact lenses, you’ll likely be wearing them for most of the day, so it’s important to make sure you will be comfortable in and not inconvenienced by your choice of eyewear.

When choosing between glasses and contacts, you will want to consider what appeals to you in various different areas. These include: ease of use and maintenance, comfort, eye health, budget, and aesthetic.

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Advantages of Glasses

  1. Glasses have been around for a very long time, and for a good portion of that time, not a whole lot has changed about their base design. There’s a good reason for that. Glasses are convenient, easy to carry, and can be very easily put on or taken off as needed.
  2. Glasses also are easy and inexpensive to clean, and you don’t need to actually touch your eyes when putting them on or taking them off. A single pair of glasses can also last for a much longer time than even the longest-lasting types of contact lenses, making them more cost effective. If your prescription remains unchanged and you are careful with your glasses, a single pair can last a lifetime. 
  3. Since glasses don’t require anything touching your eye, the chances of eye infection are incredibly low, and glasses, since they go in front of your eyes, can even provide some measure of protection from the environment (such as if there is dust in the air.)
  4. Glasses have another big advantage over contact lenses, in the area of lens options. With glasses, you can get photochromic lenses (which automatically darken in bright environments), and can offer UV protection of not just the inside of the eye, but the exterior and eyelids as well. This is something that contact lenses cannot do.
  5. Glasses can also provide a measure of blue light and glare protection while you are looking at a screen. Considering that we spend more time than ever in front of screens today, this can be a big deal.
  6. Glasses, being something that is visibly worn on your face, can also be a fashion statement, with many hundreds of different frame designs to choose from.

 

Disadvantages of Glasses

Disadvantages of Glasses

While glasses bring a lot to the table, they have some limitations and disadvantages, which is part of the reason contact lenses were created in the first place.

 

  1. The biggest single disadvantage of glasses is the simple fact that they have to be worn on the face. This can be an issue for people leading active lifestyles which bring increased risk of the glasses falling off or otherwise getting damaged. 
  2. In addition glasses can shatter if impacted by a fast moving object, while not common this can lead to getting shattered glass in the eye. 
  3. For some people, wearing glasses for extended periods can grow a bit uncomfortable due to the frames exerting pressure on the nose and behind the ears.
  4. For some, glasses might look unappealing on their face, particularly if you have a strong prescription necessitating thicker lenses.
  5. Glasses are also more subject to environmental conditions such as the cold, which can lead to fogging of the lenses (and the masks so many of us wear now can also lead to fogging). On a hot day as well, glasses may become more unforgettable as you sweat and they shift on your face.
  6. Another limitation of the design of glasses is that since they sit in front of your eyes, they don’t help your peripheral vision, which can be an issue for some people.

Common Questions

Are glasses better for my eyes than contact lenses? Answer: This isn't really a yes or no question. Some people fare better with glasses, while some with contacts, while others wear both equally. It depends on the patients needs and which option is the best way to address them. Different strokes for different folks as they say. Each one comes with its list of pros and cons but ultimately this should decided with your physician.
If you wear contacts longer than recommended then this places you at a greater risk for developing contact lens associated eye infections and complications which can lead to permanent vision loss. It can result in scratches on your cornea, corneal ulcers, new blood vessels to grow on your eye, and make your eyes feel irritated, uncomfortable and painful. Different types of contacts lenses have different disposal schedules, for instance if you have dailies you must throw them away after a single use whereas if you have monthly lenses you must not wear them longer than 30 days. Contact lenses are a medical device so it’s very important to maintain proper contact lens hygiene, don’t overwear your lenses, and listen to your eye doctor’s wear schedule guidelines.
This is determined on a case by case basis. There is no one lens that fits the best on every patient. The curvature of patients’ eyes vary, so some lenses that may fit perfectly on one person can be too tight or too loose on another patient. Also, if someone has a very high astigmatism or an eye condition called keratoconus the best type of contact lens for them would be a hard lens, such as a rigid gas permeable lens or scleral lens, whereas for another patient a daily disposable soft contact lens may be best. Thus, be sure to get a proper contact lens evaluation by your eye doctor to determine what is the best type of contact lens for you specifically.
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Summary

Both glasses and contact lenses can provide excellent vision correction, and each brings advantages to the table. At the same time, however, they each have their limitations and problems, which may be issues for wearers.

If you need vision correction, it is important to consider your lifestyle, and speak with an eye care professional, before making a decision. Additionally, bear in mind that you aren’t restricted to a binary choice here. Many people both own a pair of glasses and use contacts. Depending on what they need at a given time, they can opt for one or the other. What matters most is that you have comfortable, effective vision correction when you need it.

If you have additional questions about glasses or contact lenses, or if you wish to schedule an eye exam or contact lens exam, you can contact PRACTICENAME at 111-222-3333 to make an appointment. Patients who need medically necessary contact lenses, myopia management, or have difficulties wearing contact lenses visit our clinic from all over STATE, and we are proud to be a leading provider of contact lens services for patients from CITY, SECONDARY1, SECONDARY2, and SECONDARY3.

 

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