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Contact Lenses Or Eyeglasses? Which Option Is Best For You?
By Steve Cogger
Which is better, eyeglasses or contact lenses?
This bout is scheduled for 5 roundsˇ
There is no cut and dry answer to this question. While eyeglasses vs
contact lenses is not a bout that would sell out Ceasar's Palace, it is of
importance to most of us who rely on vision correction.
Because the eyeglasses vs contact lenses debate is of such interest
to so many, Let's look at the general pros and cons for each type of
vision correction.
I'll give you the facts and you can then decide for yourself which is
best for you.
Round 1 - Quality of Vision:
Eyeglasses provide crisp clear and consistent vision straight ahead.
There are not many variables to vision throughout the day because
with glasses you are looking through a solid piece of plastic.
Contacts give you good straight ahead vision, however it is not as
consistent as with glasses. Soft lenses are made of plastics and water
and are therefore prone to change with environmental variables. For
example, air conditioners and circulated air can cause your lenses to
dehydrate leading to blurred vision. To clear your lenses, all you need
to do is blink.
Round 2 - Distortions:
Eyeglasses again, give you great crisp vision straight ahead. Anything
that is not straight ahead will have an element of distortion. The
stronger your correction and the more astigmatism you have, the
greater the distortion will be. If you are nearsighted (minus lenses)
everything will seem small and far away with glasses. If you are
farsighted (plus lenses) everything will appear larger and closer.
Because contact lenses rest directly on the eye, distortion is
drastically reduced. In fact, people who have high corrections and are
new to lenses often take a little time to get used to seeing without
distortion. Contacts give you more true to life vision.
Round 3 - Peripheral Vision:
Eyeglasses do not give you any peripheral vision. Any area of the
lens you look through except the optical center will give you a
distorted image. If you are wearing glasses, your entire head needs to
move to see an image clearly, which makes backing up a car very
difficult for many.
Contact lenses provide a full range of vision; furthermore, you can
move your eyes only and still see clearly. Peripheral vision is a huge
plus of contact lenses.
Round 4 - Comfort:
When properly fit, eyeglasses can be very comfortable. With new
lightweight lens materials and frames, most any prescription can look
and feel good. The higher the prescription and the larger the frames,
the thicker (and heavier) the lenses will be.
Contact lenses, when fit correctly, are also extremely comfortable.
Regardless of the correction, there is no heavy frame on your face or
thick lenses to weigh you down. Certain eyes may take a little more
time and patience to find a comfortable fit. In my experience; most
anyone can wear comfortable contact lenses.
Round 5 - Style:
Frames can be stylish. No doubt about it. It's the lenses in the frame
that can make them, errˇ not so chick. High minus lenses have thick
edges and give the appearance of small beady eyes. High plus
lenses have thick centers and give the appearance of large,
magnified, eyes.
With contact lenses, nobody has to know you are wearing them.
Unless you want them to know you wear lenses. In this case you can
wear colors or theatrical lenses to accessories your eyes.
The results are in: Now you have the facts, you can decide for yourself
which is best for you. With the comfort and ease of contact lenses
today, there is nothing wrong with wearing contacts part time and
glasses the rest of the time.
About the Author
Steve Cogger is a contact lens specialist from New York City and a fellow of the Contact Lens Society of America. In order to provide a resource for all lens wearers, he is also the webmaster of http://www.All-About-Contact-Lenses.com
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