Benefits Of Choosing The Right Glasses for Your Eyes

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Benefits Of Choosing The Right Glasses for Your
Eyes Types, Benefits and Drawbacks of Soft
Contact Lenses
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• Are you considering wearing soft contact lenses?
  Maybe because you found out a refractive error or
  maybe you want to switch from eyeglasses to
  contacts, whatever the reason is, we will provide
  you with a complete guide including the types,
  benefits and drawbacks of soft eye contact
  lenses. 
•  We will also list down and briefly describe the
  type of refractive errors that can be corrected
  by using soft contacts.
• TYPES OF CONTACT LENSES
• 1. Soft Contact Lens
• This type of lens is made with flexible plastic
  material using new optical technology which
  enables such lenses to adjust according to your
  eye allowing you to have a comfortable vision and
  enables oxygen to pass through making it
  breathable. Due to its flexibility and
  adaptively, it is prescribed the most by
  opticians.  
• Soft contact lenses are further categorized as
• Daily-Wear (Daily Disposable) Contact Lens 
• Such lens, by its name, is designed in a way
  which only allows wearers to enjoy it for only a
  day after which it is thrown away.
• Weekly and Monthly Disposables 
• These lens type offer same features as daily-wear
  with the exception that weekly and monthly
  disposable can be worn for a week or two and a
  month respectively.

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• Extended Wear 
• Extended wear contacts are made up of silicone
  hydrogel, an advanced lens material which allows
  the lens to transmit oxygen 5 times more than
  ordinary lens in reaching corneal tissues. More
  transmission of oxygen makes it much more
  breathable which is why they can be worn for a
  continuous period of time, for up to 30 days.
  Note that during showers and sleeping, you dont
  have to take them off.
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• 2) BENEFITS OF SOFT CONTACT LENS
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• 1.     Flexible
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• The adapting nature of this lens allows the
  wearers to have a comfortable vision as it adjust
  according to your eye shape, and such
  compatibility allows almost anyone to wear it
  without any hassle.
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•      2.     Cost Effective
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• Although buying contact lens might be expensive
  but it becomes even more expensive when spending
  has to be allocated towards maintenance and
  repair.
• Soft contact lens also comes in daily wear, which
  do not request for any maintenance like
  solutions, containers, cleaning etc. because it
  is easily worn throughout a day without
  accumulating dirt and debris. 
• Lets say you require contact lens for only a day
  and then you might not need it for another 2
  months, buying daily disposable contacts would
  save you daily maintenance cost.
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•      3.     Less Time Allocated Towards Care
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• Extended-wear contact lens as mentioned above can
  be worn for a month without taking them off, such
  as while sleeping, showering etc. therefore, a
  busy person may not need to spend a lot of time
  in caring and maintenance.

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• 3) DRAWBACKS OF SOFT CONTACT LENS
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• 1.     Soft Lens Tear Easily
• Being made up of soft plastic material, this lens
  is highly susceptible to scratches and tearing
  therefore, when cleaning a lot of attention has
  to be paid otherwise a slightly mistake may lead
  to eye infections and poor vision.
• 2.     Absorbs Water From Eyes Leading to Dry
  Eyes
• Soft contacts are not highly recommended for long
  time wearing as they absorb water from eyes which
  results in dry eyes, due to this reason it is to
  be removed after few hours of wearing or else
  blurred vision and irritation may be the
  consequence.

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• 4) SOFT CONTACT LENS CORRECTS THE FOLLOWING EYE
  PROBLEM
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• Myopia 
• Refractive error that relates to a weak vision of
  distant objects, also referred to as
  nearsightedness.
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• Hyperopia 
• Vision problem also known as farsightedness which
  makes near objects to appear blurred.
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• Astigmatism 
• This is a vision problem which is common as it
  causes blurred vision due to the cornea being
  shaped asymmetrically, or sometimes due to the
  curvature of the lens inside the eyes.
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• Presbyopic
•  It is an age related problem especially found in
  people above age 40. At that age, the lens loses
  the ability to focus automatically on close
  objects because the eye focuses light behind,
  instead of focusing on the retina. This error can
  occur along with myopia, hyperopia and
  astigmatism.
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