If you're a devoted contact lens wearer, chances are you never even think about putting on a pair of glasses. However, there are times when you could find yourself absolutely requiring a pair of glasses, even if you never normally wear them. Here are three reasons why you should consider having a backup pair of glasses with your current prescription available to you at all times.
Disasters
Natural disasters can strike no matter where you live. Hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, and wildfires are potential disasters that can strike with little to no warning. In these situations, you need a backup pair of glasses.
While contact lenses may help you to look your best and be convenient in an average day of life, natural disasters are anything but. You can't plan on having facilities available to remove, clean, and change your contact lenses if you're evacuated into a shelter. In addition, you may not be able to get a fresh supply of contacts if you use a subscription service or otherwise have to dispose of your contacts after a short period of time. Having a pair of glasses in an emergency like this is a very good idea.
Illnesses
Some illnesses make it absolutely forbidden to touch your eyes for any reason. For example, pink eye can be painful and itchy and touching an infected eye can readily spread it to others, or even to your other eye if it isn't already infected. As a result, eye doctors usually inform their patients that they shouldn't touch their eyes at all during this time.
In addition, wearing contact lenses can cause additional irritation and inflammation in your eyes if you have a problem like pink eye, a scratched cornea, or even an eye sunburn. Being able to skip the contacts without being completely blind for the duration of your illness requires a pair of backup glasses.
Mistakes
Lastly, consider that mistakes happen in daily life that could keep you from your contact lenses. For example, lost luggage could mean that your supply of contact lenses are lost and you're stuck with poor vision without them. Alternatively, a shipping problem could occur and you could end up not getting your latest set of contact lenses when they were supposed to arrive, leaving you with no clean contacts to wear.
In any case, having a pair of glasses will save time, hassle, and help you to be independent while you wait to get contacts again.
Contact lenses are a great way to correct your vision, but there are times when they're impractical or unavailable. Always keep a pair of backup glasses for times like these so you're not stranded with poor vision.
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