Are soft contact lenses or hard contact lenses better and healthier for a growing 14 year old girl?
Since my eyes are still growing and everything which one is healther and better for me?
My eye doctor said it's up to me and my parents to choose, she said both are fine.
I'm nearsighted with 275/300.
Which one is better? Thanks
2006-11-17 11:09:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Hi,,, I have been wearing the soft lens for years now... I much prefer them over the hard lens.... I actually never got use to wearing the hard type.. Although I have been told that the hard lens are better for your eyes in that it will make your eye stronger .
The soft lens are so comfortable,, and I would not trade them for all the tea in China !!! You must keep them clean !! Your eyes are very susceptible to having a eye infection from wearing them and Not cleaning them daily..... I promise you this,, from personal expericence !! It is no fun to have an eye infection from this..
Ask your eye doctor for a trial pair of the soft lens !!! They all have them,,, and see what you think !!! I believe that you will be very happy....
good luck
2006-11-17 11:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by eejonesaux 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for the soft. They are more comfortable. They will not get dirt under them when you are outdoors.
As your eyes change, it is easy to upgrade the prescription.
The important thing is that all contact lenses require responsibility to care for them properly. Is there any one who would not mind some awful thing happening to their eyes?
The safest most convenient style is the one-day. With that, you only need to wash your hands before handling them. No care is needed because they are disposable and are thrown away after each day's wearing.
The next best style is the 2- week disposable. This is what most people choose. They require care but are quite comfortable.
Good luck.
2006-11-17 11:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do yourself a really big favor and go with soft disposable lenses. They are so much more comfortable and healthier for your eyes. They allow more oxygen to pass through. Try Acuvue oasys brand lenses if you don't have an astigmatism and if you do... try Acuvue Advance for Astigmatism. DIsposable lenses usually come in boxes of 6 and you replace them every two weeks to a month. The comfort is amazing!!
2006-11-17 11:41:38 · answer #3 · answered by sweetpea10582 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Soft contacts are in general much easier to deal with and you are much less likely to scratch your eye with them. Ask your doctor about day and night contacts. I wear a type of contacts that I put in on the first of the month and dont have to take out till the first of the next month. They can even be slept in.
2006-11-17 11:40:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had soft contact lens since I was 13 and now I am 27. I really like them and had no problems over the years...
2006-11-17 11:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by xangohill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i saw the eye doc last he told me he would not even give me hard lenses because they were not good for your eyes
he said its easy to catch eye infections with hard lenses,at sears they do not even carry hard lenses
2006-11-17 11:28:33 · answer #6 · answered by melissa b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soft. They let more air into the eye.
2006-11-17 11:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by justwondering 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have had both
soft contacts are way more comfortable, and easier to put in and take out
so i would say soft are healthier
2006-11-17 13:19:11 · answer #8 · answered by Bren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soft do they even still sale hard ones? i got mine when i was 14 too! yup.
2006-11-17 11:17:11 · answer #9 · answered by *~JeS~* 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a trial pair for both sorts and see which you prefer.
2006-11-17 11:13:22 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Pamela♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋