Keeping an Eye on Contact Lens Costs

(NewsUSA) - Most teenagers want their glasses to go away. At a certain age, wearing glasses, no matter how fashion-forward the frames, starts to feel like a social death-knell. But before parents buy their teens contact lenses, they should consider the actual cost of contact lenses.

Contact lens manufacturers claim that their contacts will last a set amount of time -; a month, for example -; but in reality, contacts can get torn, lost, fall out or rip at any time. Some teens produce extra lipids and proteins in their eyes, so they will need to change contacts more often. Allergies, too, can reduce the life of contact lenses by coating the lens surface, thereby reducing clear vision.

Some people will try to save money by wearing their contact lenses longer than recommended. But what they save in contact lens money, they can lose in long-term eye health. Multipurpose contact lens solutions cannot fully remove build-up on contact lenses. Build-up on lenses can allow infection to develop, compromising vision and eye health.

Manufacturers are working to make contact lenses safer and less expensive. One company, Best Health, Inc., developed the LensComfort Ultrasonic Cleaning, Disinfecting and Storage Unit, which uses ultrasound technology to clean and disinfect all contact lenses simultaneously. The unit ultrasonically removes build-up of protein, lipids and oils from lenses, limiting the chance of infection and damage to the eye.

The LensComfort Ultrasonic Cleaning, Disinfecting and Storage Unit helps prevent teens from ripping their lenses while they're cleaning them. With regular lens solutions, teens must rub the cleaning or disinfecting solution into their lenses with their fingers, and then store their contacts in the lens solution overnight. With the LensComfort Unit, teens simply put their contacts in the device, fill it with the company's multipurpose solution and turn the unit on. Fifteen minutes later, their contacts are perfectly clean. No rubbing, no built-up residue and the lenses are safe to wear.

Before taking teens to an optometrist, ophthalmologist, or optician, parents should consider their teens' maturity level -; teens should be responsible enough to handle daily preventive care.

For more information about the LensComfort Ultrasonic Cleaning, Disinfecting and Storage Unit, visit www.lenscomfort.net.

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