In a recent
story, researchers found that many people who wear contact
lenses do not have a backup pair of contact lenses or glasses.
In other words, the only item that they have available to them
to ensure adequate vision is a solitary pair of contact lenses.
Of course, it
goes without saying that it is very important for a person who
wears contact lenses to maintain ready access to a backup pair
of contact lenses or glasses. But, again, even though this is a
basic commonsense principle, it is striking how few people
follow through in making sure that they do have a backup pair of
contact lenses or glasses.
Most eye health experts
maintain that it is not health to wear contact lenses all of the
time. In other words, it is important for people to relieve
their eyes of their contact lenses from time to time. This can
only be accomplished if a person has a backup pair of eyeglasses
available to them.
In addition, there are a wide array of
different situations that can occur which will prevent a person
from wearing contact lenses. For example, if you are afflicted
with an eye infection, you likely will not be able to wear your
contact lenses. Your only recourse will be able to wear a pair
of eyeglasses.
Although many people do have a spare pair
of eyeglasses lying around, or an extra pair of contact lenses,
many of these same people will take of in a trip -- either for
business or pleasure -- and leave the extra pair of contact
lenses or spare glasses behind. Truly, this is a mistake. A
person who wears contact lenses should never leave home without
a spare pair of glasses or an extra pair of contact lenses. One
point that a traveler needs to keep in mind is the fact that the
climate and related conditions that exist in a locale to which
her or she is traveling may be markedly different from home. Due
to this difference, it may actually be impossible to wear
contact lenses -- they may irritate a person’s eyes
significantly and severely, requiring their removal.
If you are a
contact lens wearer, make sure that you have a backup pair of
contact lenses and glasses readily available. Indeed, your best
option really is to make sure that you have a pair of backup
eyeglasses readily available -- whether you are at home or on
the road.
About the Author:
Linda Polansky writes about
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