If you've been wearing eyeglasses for some time, the thought of switching to contacts might sound a little intimidating. According to the CDC, more than 45 million Americans wear contact lenses. It's easier to make this decision when you have all the information. This quick guide will help you better understand some of the benefits of contact lenses as compared to glasses.

1. Larger Field of Vision

Although your eyeglasses have no doubt helped you tremendously to see better, you might not realize that you actually aren't getting access to your entire field of vision with glasses. When people wear glasses, they are really only getting improved vision in their frontal view. Your peripheral vision will be somewhat blocked by the frames of your glasses. When you wear contacts, you will not have this problem.

2. Zero Glare

Many people who wear glasses complain about glare. This can happen when you are out in the sun or when any bright lights shine on you. This can even happen when you're driving, which poses an obvious problem. Contact lenses will not produce any type of glare, however. The lenses are sitting on your eyes, not in front of them, so glares aren't possible.

3. Easy Wear

One of the main reasons why people are often intimidated by contacts is because they fear that they are difficult or uncomfortable to wear. This isn't the case at all. In fact, once you get the hang of wearing contacts, it'll become the most natural thing for you. Your eye doctor will teach you how to put your contacts in safely. The difficulty only lies in the first few days of getting used to something new. You might argue that glasses are pretty easy to put on too, but glasses aren't nearly as comfortable and convenient as contacts.

4. Convenient

As mentioned above, contacts are far more convenient than eyeglasses. There are many situations and activities that you can't do with glasses on, but you can easily do with contacts in. Many sports and physical activities are difficult to do with glasses. Glasses need to be cleaned often and even repaired at times. When you use disposable contacts, you can simply throw them away at night and start over the next day with a fresh pair.

If you would like to learn more about contacts, please reach out to us at Jeffries Eye Care. We will be happy to schedule you an appointment with the eye doctor.