{"id":8883,"date":"2015-05-13T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/?p=8883"},"modified":"2015-05-13T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:00:37","slug":"glasses-or-contacts-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/glasses-or-contacts-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasses or Contacts: Pros and Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When contact lenses hit the market they were all the rage. Nobody would get caught dead wearing glasses, or at least, that\u2019s how it felt.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s funny how things change. It seems glasses have come full circle again and are now just as, if not more, popular than contacts lenses. It helps that there\u2019s more choice now then in the past. It also helps that glasses have become more fashion friendly.<\/p>\n<p>Both have advantages and disadvantages. Read below to see whether your a <a title=\"New Glasses for 2015 at SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/Glasses\/Prescription\/New-Items\/c272\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">glasses kind of person<\/a>, a <a title=\"Contact Lenses Solutions at SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/contact-lenses\/contact-lenses\/c196\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contacts kind of person<\/a> or perhaps both. Who said you couldn\u2019t have the best of both worlds?<\/p>\n<h2>Eye Glasses Pros and Cons<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=glassesorcontacts\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d9qzjwuieyamt.cloudfront.net\/public\/en\/res\/images\/items\/fullsized\/1600_05_1.jpg\" alt=\"Cheap-prescription-glasses-wayfarer-style\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Savannah P2383 &#8211; \u00a39 at SelectSpecs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Pros<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Glasses are a like a shield that helps you see better. As a shield they protect your eyes better than contacts do too.<\/li>\n<li>Glasses prevent you from touching your eyes, where if your contacts fall out of place touching your eyes will be required.<\/li>\n<li>If you have sensitive eyes that tend to dry easily, glasses won\u2019t further discomfort like contacts can.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"SALE - Up to 70% on Glasses at SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/Glasses\/Prescription\/Sale\/c275\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasses<\/a> are cheaper than contacts and last longer.<\/li>\n<li>Your eyes won\u2019t hurt if you fall asleep with them on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cons<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Lenses tend to fog sometimes. It can be annoying having to constantly de-fog your glasses.<\/li>\n<li>Frames can sometimes be uncomfortable. Frames that sit too tight or too loose on your face can be irritable to deal with.<\/li>\n<li>Some people have problems with how glasses make them look aesthetically &#8211; see <a title=\"Which Glasses Suit My Face Shape - SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/choosing-the-right-frames-for-your-face-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which glasses suit your face shape here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Contact Lenses Pros and Cons<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/res\/uploads\/images\/how-to-insert-lenses-4.jpg\" alt=\"How-to-put-in-contact-lenses\" width=\"765\" height=\"306\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Pros<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Contacts don\u2019t really get affected by weather conditions like glasses do.<\/li>\n<li>Contacts come in a ton of different <a title=\"Coloured Contact Lenses at SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/contact-lenses\/colored-contact-lenses\/c223\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">color variations<\/a>. They are more aesthetically pleasing than glasses to most people.<\/li>\n<li>They don\u2019t obstruct your vision if you\u2019re doing something physically demanding.<\/li>\n<li>They sit right on your eye, giving you a better field of corrected vision than glasses do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cons<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>They don\u2019t last as long as glasses.<\/li>\n<li>You have to take them off and soak them in solution over night, so don\u2019t forget about cleaning them; otherwise, you can infect your eye.<\/li>\n<li>If you fall asleep with contacts on, you\u2019ll wake up with super irritated, dry and red eyes the next morning.<\/li>\n<li>They tend to make your eyes dry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the above list, you can suffice to choose which is the best for you. I hear, however, if you put both on at the same time, it gives you x-ray vision.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to contact lenses we have guides to you put them on and remove <a title=\"How to Put on Contact Lenses - SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/info\/how-to-put-in-contact-lenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. \u00a0You can find all the latest styles of glasses <a title=\"Designer &amp; Budget Prescription Glasses at SelectSpecs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/Glasses\/Prescription\/%20?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=glassesorcontacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, or contacts <a title=\"Shop Glasses and Contacts With SelectSpecs.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/contact-lenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; let us know what you prefer wearing, glasses or lenses, and your reasons why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When contact lenses hit the market they were all the rage. Nobody would get caught&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[497,499,916,1774],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}