If your teenager needs glasses, chances are they will prefer contact lenses. There are many possible reasons for this: some teenagers want to avoid thick lenses and take advantage of the freedom offered by contact lenses. If your teen is an athlete, they may want to see better without wearing glasses, which tend to slip.
Here are the advantages for your teenager or young adult in choosing contact lenses for vision correction.
Quality of vision
Contacts offer complete vision, so teenagers can safely see every little thing out of the corner of their eyes.
Appearance
Contact lenses can help teenagers boost their self-esteem. In a clinical study, 80% of parents agreed that their child's self-confidence increased when they wore contact lenses.
Freedom
Contact lenses allow teenagers to run around, participate in sports and have fun without worrying about glasses, which also means not having to worry about breaking or scratching them.
No minimum age
When deciding whether your child or teenager is ready to wear contact lenses, it's important to determine whether they are mature enough. Do they have a sense of responsibility at school and home? If the answer is yes, then the time may be right for contact lenses.
For more details and to try out Acuvue® contact lenses from Johnson & Johnson, make an appointment with your IRIS optometrist.
