Children under 12 years of age and teenagers both benefit greatly from contact lens wear and perceive an improvement in quality of life one-week and one-month after changing from eyeglasses to contact lenses according to findings from a multi-site study comparing the two groups.
Contact lens wearers are more at risk to contracting eye infections than those who wear glasses or have perfect vision. In fact, women are more prone to eye infections than men. However, people are becoming more aware of eye infections due to a number of cases made public in March. Read More about Contact Lens Wearers at risk from ReNu.
One-day contact lenses are designed for active lifestyles. With no lens care needed, users do not need to worry about harmful solutions. One-day lens are also supposed to protect eyes from harmful UV rays. (The Star)