If you have never worn contact lenses before, making a choice to wear contacts, much less on the proper brand of contact lens can be a bit daunting. Many brands, many styles, and functions in a very competitive industry has created many choices for the patient. But choosing to wear contacts if your first step.
First things first: Why even try contact lenses? That one is easy to answer. Some people simply do not like the way glasses look! Remember the poor kid in grade school, little Billy, who got picked on? “Hey four eyes!” they would call him. Never mind the fact his parents picked him out the dorkiest pair of glasses in the store. Such traumatic memories could have been avoided if little Billy had come in to see one of our eye doctors and gotten fitted with the right pair of contact lenses. Don’t worry folks; Billy eventually did come in to see an optometrist. He now wears Acuvue Oasys contacts and has adjusted into mainstream society quite nicely. Just don’t mention his old nickname “four eyes.”
The second reason to get contact lenses is functionality. Certain lifestyles and activities are conducive to wearing glasses. For physical labor, athletics, active lifestyles contact lenses such as Acuvue Oasys, Acuvue or Acuvue 2 brand contacts may be a much better decision. Remember the college baseball player, Sammy? Sammy went to one of our competitors who gave him eyeglasses without questioning Sammy about his active lifestyle. Here is what happened: Championship game; his teams leads by 3 but its bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, full count! The pitch. The batter crushes it! Oh no! His teams’ championship dreams now rests on him. He must make this catch! He runs for it. As Sammy runs, his glasses fall off! Because of Sammy’s strong nearsightedness, he can longer distinguish the pop fly coming to him. He jumps and misses the ball as it clears his glove and the fence. Sammy’s team loses. Sammy is mobbed by his team. Tragic. This life changing defeat could have been prevented if Sammy had come to speak to an eye doctor about his lifestyle and been fitted with the latest Acuvue Oasys contact lenses with Hydroclear for continuous eye moisture!
The final reason to try contact lenses is vision correction. Some eye conditions and vision problems are simply not completely correctable with eyeglasses. Several benefits include a wider range of vision. This is important especially when driving or operating heavy machinery. However it is recommended to have BOTH contact lenses AND eyeglasses. This is very important to consider when you are at you next visit to the eye doctor.
Valuvision Inc. is a locally owned and operated chain of Vision Centers in Jacksonville FL serving the eye care needs of the greater Jacksonville area for almost 40 years. Check us out at valuvision or call the office direct at 904-721-7700. We look forward to serving your family’s eye care needs.