Disadvantages of Glasses

Thick-lensed glasses prescribed for nearsightedness tend to make objects appear smaller than they really are. The thicker the lens the smaller the object appears. Also, the farther your glasses are from your eyes, the smaller the object will appear. Wearing contact lenses instead of glasses helps diminish this problem because the lens is closer to your eye.

Wearing glasses also limits your peripheral vision. Beams of light that travel through your glasses first are bent and adjusted by your glasses so that they focus on your retina. Beams that enter your eye from outside of your glasses are not adjusted to the same focal point. This makes images in the periphery appear blurry. Contact lenses help diminish this problem because they are worn close to the eye.

Lasik eye surgery provides a permanent (and often times enhanced) alternative to wearing contact lenses. Lasik eye surgery is a procedure that uses an excimer laser to physically reshape the surface of your eyes to match your current glasses prescription.