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for Contact Lenses? Here’s How to Decide.
Wearing contact lenses comes down to four things:
Your Eyes
Are they healthy?
Your Vision
Is it as good as you want?
Your Parents
Have you popped the question yet?
YOU
Are you ready to wear to contacts?
Your Eyes
Teens go through many changes at this time in their lives –
sometimes that includes changes in their vision. In fact, most people’s
eyes continue to change their whole lives. To make sure your eyes
are healthy (the first step towards contact lenses), you need to
get an eye examination every year.
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Your Vision
Teens have their own vision needs, different from kids or adults.
For example…
- You play sport and your glasses slide down your nose when you
run.
- Your classrooms are huge and you sit a mile from the blackboard.
- You’re outside all the time and you need to wear sunglasses.
- It’s hard to focus on a computer screen, book or other
up-close work.
- You've just got your driving license and want to be a good, safe driver
– contact lenses enable a full range of vision (periphery
vision) that glasses do not.
… And on top of all of it, you think you look better –
and more like yourself – without glasses.
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Your Parents
So … have you asked them yet? When you decide to ask your
parents about getting contact lenses, make sure you understand
all the ins and outs of what you’re asking for – and
why it’s a good idea. Your parents will be much more open to
your request if you’ve done your homework about contact lenses.
Check out our guide – it’ll help you answer all their
questions. GO >>
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YOU!
Wearing contacts is all about you – in a good way! You’re
the one who’s going to wear the lenses (and take care of them).
Contact lenses will affect how you see – and how other people
see you. To decide if you’re ready to wear lenses, ask yourself:
- Do your glasses interfere with your activities (holidays, sports,
drama, photography, social activities )?
- Do you see as well as you want to with glasses?
- Do you like the way you look better without glasses?
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