Eyeglasses are perfect for those who do not like to wear contact lenses. Contact lenses can sometimes irritate the people’s eyes because they are not used to having a small piece of plastic in their eye, and it can be uncomfortable. The main solution for this is by buying a pair of eyeglasses that have a correct lens prescription for your eyes and wear those instead of the contact lenses.
Contact lenses can also become ripped now and then, and when that happens they can scratch the cornea. If your cornea be scratched by a ripped contact lens, then the best solution for this is to simply not wear your contact lenses for several days, until your eyes get better. While you wait for your cornea to heal, you can wear the Rx glasses to correct your vision.
Although many may be hesitant to wear glasses because they fear that they could break, there are actually many types of eyeglasses lenses that are designed not to break when hit or dropped. Shatter-resistant lenses, such as plastic, polycarbonate or other hi-index material lenses have different levels of strength to ensure that they will not break when dropped or mishandled. In fact, the polycarbonate surpass AR lenses are 10 times more impact-resistant than the regular plastic lenses. These type of lenses are ideal for kids or sports activists.
There are also many kinds of eyeglass frame materials that are shatter resistant. Plastic and metal frame are good for shatter resistance due to their sturdy. Wire glasses frame do not shatter, but they bend very easily so they are not suitable for children or aggressive activity.
If you play sports and you choose to not wear an eyeglasses, you can also consider getting some prescription sunglasses.
Aside from being protective, the eyeglasses can be very stylish. Many popular celebrities such as Bono of U2, Woody Allen and Elton John often wear glasses as a fashion sense more than anything else. In fact, many fashionable apparel companies such as Calvin Klein, Levi’s and Armani has a wide selection of eyewear models to choose from. This models are created for men and women, and includes many types of glasses frames such as cat eye, aviator, wayfarer, rimless, and many others. This eyeglasses frame come in plastic material, metal or a combination of both.