›› Acuvue
Many people just get
tired of hiding behind their glasses. They are uncomfortable and
expensive; you can easily spend $500 for a new pair of glasses by the
time you add the tint, the anti-glare coating, and rim polish. Glasses
slide down your nose, they get bumped and bent out of shape, the lenses
fall out, and they are not conducive to playing sports. Styles change
quickly too, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll look
like you’re wearing birth control eyewear, a fate many of us
were dealt by our parents when we were younger.
If you have never tried contact lenses for one reason or another, you
may want to try Acuvue daily or extended wear lenses. Soft contact
lenses are hydrophilic, which means they are made of water and allow
oxygen to pass through to the eye. They are very comfortable compared
to the old hard contact lenses, and they allow you to see better than
with your glasses because your peripheral vision is not distorted by
the frame. Acuvue lenses come in four different types: regular contact
lenses for people who are near or farsighted, contact lenses for people
with astigmatism to compensate for the irregular shape of the eye,
bifocal contact lenses for older people with presbyopia or aging eyes,
and colored contact lenses that come in a variety of colors for people
who want to change the color of their eyes. You don’t even
need to have poor vision for colored Acuvue lenses, they are available
for people with 20/20 vision as well.
Acuvue contact lenses are available by prescription only from a
licensed eye care provider, and are available with different wearing
schedules. There are daily wear disposable lenses that you change out
on a daily basis, allowing you to wear a fresh pair every day; regular
daily wear lenses that are put in every morning and taken out at night
then cleaned and rinsed, and replaced with a new pair every two weeks;
and flexible wear lenses that are worn continuously for seven days and
six nights then discarded and replaced with a new pair.
As you can see (pun intended), there are many options available with
Acuvue contact lenses. According to the company literature, children as
young as the age of eight can be taught to use contact lenses
correctly, and even babies have been fitted because of certain eye
disorders warranting the use of contact lenses. Acuvue lenses are also
very affordable and allow you to ditch your glasses and start a
collection of stylish sun glasses instead!
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A Healthy Dose of Good Advice
