Our eyes are without a doubt the most vital of the five senses that we have and so it is crucial that we exercise a sufficient degree of personal responsibility and diligence in order to ensure that we take good care of them.
Thanks to their decreasing costs and ever increasing ease of usage as well as availability, prescription contact lenses have became an ever common place item within our society and whilst once the exclusive domain of the rich, they are now sold in a variety of outlets including drug stores and supermarkets.
Whilst we tend to assume that the phrase prescription contact lenses exclusively refers to contact lenses which are used in order to help treat and remedy some defect in vision, this is not always the case as even cosmetic contact lenses (such as Halloween contact lenses) also require a prescription in order for them to be obtained.
Regardless of the reasons why you are using prescription contact lenses, please make sure that you do not leave the whole decision process to your doctor and that you assume some personal responsibility as well. To that effect, educate yourself as to the proper usage and maintenance of your contact lenses so that you can more effectively prevent the risks of infections and irritation.
Make sure that you also familiarize yourself with the various types of contact lenses which are available, and please make sure you discuss a potential choice with your doctor so as to ensure that you are choosing a product which is suitable for you (if you happen to suffer from a medical condition.)
Not all types of contact lenses will be suitable for everyone, and so your eye disorder may have a direct bearing on the types of lenses you can, and cannot wear.