Showing posts with label Opthalmology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opthalmology. Show all posts

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Contact lenses advantages and disadvantages

Contact lenses advantages and disadvantages



  
Advantages:
    Contact Lens
  • Clear vision
  • Has wider field of view
  • Excellent peripheral vision
  • It is better cosmetically
  • No fogging of vision
  • Practical for sports
  • Better treatment for Keratoconus
  • Better treatment for Astigmatism
  • Wide range of lens types
  • No need for eyeglasses
  • Less expensive in comparison with surgery

Disadvantages:
  • Increased risk of infection
  • Increased risk of ulceration
  • Lens can be lost or damaged easily
  • Take time to be used
  • Difficulty of hygienic procedures and lens disinfection
  • Problems associated with overnight wear
  • Foreign body problems
  • Solution Problems