Contacts or Glasses?

Is there a better option between glasses and contacts? Everybody seems to have their own personal preference and it ususally depends on their lifestyle. Here are the positives and negatives of each choice.

Glasses

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Positives

1. You can show your personality with your frames
2. Some people get slightly sharper vision
3. They are harder to lose
4. They are easy to take care of
5. You can sleep in them without destroying your eyes
6. They last forever and are not disposable like contacts
7. You can donate them when you are done

Negatives

1. They are not recommended for sports
2. They fog up when you change temperatures
3. They can go out of style easily
4. They can leave marks on your face
5. You have to buy prespription sunglasses
6. Poor vision when looking around the lens
7. Can be annoying if it is raining or snowing

Contacts

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Positives

1. Nobody has to know you have them
2. Almost anybody can get good vision out of them
3. They are comfortable
4. They can change your eye color
5. You can wear them while playing sports
6. You can buy any sunglasses you want to wear with them
7. You cannot look around them

Negatives

1. Sleeping in some kinds of contacts can really harm your eyes an vision
2. They take lots of care
3. You have to be taught how to use them and may not start out a pro
4. There is more follow up care
5. You have to buy contact solution
6. They create a lot of weight with bottles, cases, boxes etc.
7. Hard to care for if you are not in a sanitary area such as camping

-If you wear contacts or glasses please leave some feedback about your opinions to help out those who are struggling with the decision to wear contacts or not.

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