• Vision becomes more natural and the sizes of objects are represented correctly. Glasses distort the form and the size of an object


• The frame of a pair of glasses limits peripheral vision


• Contact lenses move with your eyes


• Lenses do not mist over in cool or damp weather, they do not freeze in the winter, they do not become wet under a rain and snow does not stick to them.


• If the powers your eyes require are significantly different, contact lenses can be made in such a way that both eyes will operate in coordination


• Lenses are irreplaceable for people who play sports, dance, or have an active lifestyles.


• Lenses help your children avoid the psychological and physical traumas related to wearing glasses.


• Contact lenses can protect the cornea during recuperation. Special soft medical lenses are made for this purpose.

• contact lenses need frequent replacement, so they cost more


• wearing contact lenses presents
  
  
  a certain risk of eye infection, particulary if you don’t clean them properly


• caring for your lenses takes time

• In cases of severe short-sightedness, when thick glasses are very heavy and make your eyes look small


• In cases where there is a big difference (more than 2.5 diopters) between the visual acuity of your eyes. With such a condition, glasses can’t provide adequate correction


• In cases where your cornea needs special protection - for excample, after the removal of a cataract

About the Author

Tanya Turner is a contact lens expert and a founder of Contact Lenses Consumer Guide.com/, where you can find unbiased information about eye health and all types of contact lenses with reviews and pictures