Advantages of contact lenses

A recent study involving children aging 8 to 17 shows that more than half of these children are interested in contact lenses, a third of whose parents are not reluctant to consider buying contact lenses for their kids. There are also 40% of children who dislike wearing noticeable eyeglasses. A majority of parents’ concerns are associated with lens care. Eyeglasses are easier for daily care but contact lenses require more complex lens care. Those parents think that their kids are too young to take good care of contact lenses. In fact, there are other researches reporting that most children are capable of caring for soft contact lenses.

Contact lenses can benefit children in many aspects

Actually, teens can benefit considerably from wearing contact lenses, according to a study conducted by Optometry and Vision Science. Those children who have worn contacts for several years get higher self-perception scores in items such as physical appearance, athletic competence, scholastic competence, social acceptance and overall self-worth. Some children who have make a switch to contact lenses also show more confidence in their academic tasks. This is probably because of the use of prescription eyeglasses has brought a decrease in self confidence. Some mischievous kids even call such a classmate “four eyes”. Using invisible contact lenses completely eliminates this concern, while visual aid can be ensured.

Replace contact lenses as scheduled

Regular lens replacement is necessary to avoid a variety of eye infections. A study that evaluated 1,654 contact wearers of different brands points out that 59% of silicone hydrogel wearers extend the replacement schedule of two-week lenses and 15% of daily disposable wearers do not discard those lenses everyday. There are several reasons for this problem. While some people say they forget the exact time of lens replacement, some others just want to save money. These problematic ways will significantly increase the risk of developing eye infections. The reason is that protein generated by the eye will accumulate and adhere to the lenses over time. Cleaning and disinfecting them can largely remove those protein deposits but do lens solutions offer a 100% guarantee. Each product of contact lenses is designed and manufactured to last a certain time.

A new product

In the contact lens industry, manufacturers and designers are always trying to make further innovations which benefit more and more people or deal with unusual visual conditions. For instance, SynergEyes recently publishes its new contact lens design named ClearKone, which is particularly suitable for people with keratoconus. Keratoconus patients have thinning and bulging corneas, which may result in oval cones, highly advanced central cones, decentered cones and so on. ClearKone is designed to be centered over the visual axis of the eye and thus reduce vision-affecting keratoconus aberrations. ClearKone lenses are actually one type of hybrid lenses from SynergEyes.