This is my personal experience with both contacts and glasses – I’ll start with the pros and cons of each as I see them.

Glasses

Pros

• easy to put on
• easy to clean
• easier upkeep

Cons

• annoying
• result nose dents over the years
• may need to switch between sets of glasses
• may need sunglasses over the regular glasses

Contacts

Pros

• vision is often better and clearer
• freedom from the weight of the glasses frame
• nice to have fresh air hitting one’s whole face
• you don’t fog ski goggles

Cons

• can be expensive
• can be time consuming to get them in
• they can rip easily
• they can pop out and get lost
• need to have lots of paraphernalia for their care [lens boxes, cleaners, etc.]
• you still need a pair of glasses – for those just in case times

I started wearing reading glasses when I was about 20 and had my driver’s license stamped “corrective lenses required” when I was about 45.  As I am now 70 – that’s 50 years of wearing glasses and 25 years of needing them on all day every day.

As I am far sighted and astigmatic, contacts were not an option until they made them for eyes like mine!  At every appointment with an eye doctor, I asked if there were contacts that I could wear and wow was I happy to one day hear “Yes!

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