Glasses vs Contact Lenses

byAfham&Haziq

Undeniably, our sight is the most vital among our five senses. Without it we will be a total handicapped, unable to do a lot of things on our own. But what if we still have the ability to see, but it is affected by long or short-sightedness? We have two known surgery-free solution for this, which is wearing the never-out-of-date glasses, or the stylish, trendy contact lenses. Both of them are used for correcting the sight of a person, but what is the difference between both of them? What are the advantages and drawbacks of wearing both of them respectively?

Glasses are a frame that holds lenses worn in front of our eyes. It corrects our sight by converging or diverging the light ray into our eyes. Glasses are worn since the ancient times, though the design and structure had evolved due to our demand on comfort and practicality. But the basic design, lenses and frames, are still the same, due to its reliability. Glasses are easy to wear, hassle-free most of the time, and do not need a specific care. They also came in various styles nowadays, which will make sure you would never be out of date. But the wearer must also bear a few disadvantages, such as they need to remove their spectacle when participating in few rough sports such as taekwondo and rugby, and cost them their vision. They also must face the most annoying part of wearing spectacle, which is to wipe them everytime the lenses get blurred buy the haze that appears when you have hot meals, or getting out from an air-conditioned building.

But there is an alternative for glasses, which does not need to be wiped at all. Contact lenses are small, lightweight, silicon based lens that worn in front of the cornea. Unlike glasses, the lenses are directly attached to the eye, thus giving the user a wider range of vision. Compared to glasses, contact lenses also do not alter how the wearer looks, since few of us say that they do not look good in glasses. The wearer also has more freedom in physical activities and of course blurred lenses would not be an issue. But contact lenses need delicate care, which is quite a fuss for most of us. They need to be kept in solutions if not worn, and sleeping with it will also be a problem. But the most feared of all, is the risk of getting infections through the contact lenses, due to lack of hygiene care, thus leading to cataract. In worst cases, it will also lead to temporary blindness that can only cured by surgery.

It is up to us whether to wear a spectacles or contact lenses, based on our preference. Both of them have their own pros and cons, so choose wisely. But just bear in mind that our sight is precious, so be thankful most of the time and take a good care of your eyes.