How to choose contact lenses

For those who suffer from vision problems and are not thrilled with the glasses, which in addition to being impractical, too often tend to scratch, to narrow the field of view, to cause irritation in the nose and ears, not to mention the aesthetics ... contact lenses are an excellent solution. But their use can be quite tricky and it is necessary to know some information before you leap, because the purchase, contact lenses can be very expensive, depending on the type of lenses you need. So should you get it right.

First, do not trust that your eye doctor or optician to guide you in your choice of contact lenses. Indeed, they are the only professionals able to determine your needs. Thus, the choices available to you will depend largely on which correction your eyes need. In your case, we can therefore offer you traditional rigid lenses, having an initial cost (between € 250 and € 450 the pair) that it is not possible to lose a lens, or damaging them due to lack of maintenance. The traditional contact lenses actually require careful maintenance because their prices to keep them requires a long time (usually a year or two).

For those who prefer to reduce the maintenance, daily disposable lenses are a good solution because they are disposable, and sold in a sterile package. It is also much less severe damage to or loss of one of the lenses when they are not worth qu'entre1 € and € 3 a pair. It also helps to spread the cost over an entire year, even if it means ultimately more expensive per year than traditional lenses (assuming that the lenses are not damaged or lost). They can also be used in addition to traditional lenses, such as when you are unable to engage in a careful maintenance of your lenses if you go on weekends. Unfortunately, these disposable lenses are not suitable for all vision problems, and only an expert can tell you if you can find daily lenses to suit your view.

A third solution, which is really half-way between the first two, is that of monthly lenses. These are soft contact lenses such as daily disposable lenses, which are maintained as traditional lenses, and is replaced between every two weeks and every three months. They also have the advantage of being less expensive to buy, space and power budget.

Finally remember that wearing contact lenses, once we have established a small routine and learned to live with, is much more comfortable than wearing glasses that narrow field of view can be very uncomfortable, s' mist in inclement weather to prevent the sport ... not to mention aesthetics. Because although many people live very well "style glasses", others prefer their faces naturally.