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A lot of people just get tired of hiding behind their glasses. They can be uncomfortable and expensive. You can easily spend $450 or more for a new pair of glasses by the time you add all of the options like tint, anti-glare coating, and rim polish. Glasses fall down your nose, you could accidently sit on them, the lenses fall out, and they're not great for playing sports in either. Styles change quickly too, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll look like you’re wearing birth control eyewear.

If you've shied away from contact lenses because you thought they were a hassle, you may want to try Acuvue 2 daily or extended wear contact lenses. Soft contact lenses are hydrophilic, which means they are made of water and allow oxygen to pass through to the eye. They are extremely comfortable compared to the old hard contact lenses. They allow you to see better than with your glasses because your peripheral vision is not distorted by the frame. Acuvue 2 contact lenses come in four different types: regular contact lenses for people who are near or farsighted, contact lenses for people with astigmatism to compensate for the irregular shape of the eye, bifocal contact lenses for older people with presbyopia or aging eyes, and colored contact lenses that come in a variety of colors for people who want to change the color of their eyes. You don’t even need to have poor vision for colored Acuvue lenses, they are available for people with 20/20 vision as well.

You can only get Acuvue 2 contact lenses by prescription from a licensed eye care professional. They are available with different wearing schedules. There are the daily wear disposable lenses that you change on a daily basis. This allows you to wear a fresh pair every day.There are the regular daily wear lenses that you put in every morning and take out at night. They need to be cleaned and rinsed, and replaced with a new pair every two weeks. Then there are the flexible wear lenses that can be worn continuously for seven days and six nights. You then discarde them and replace them with a new pair.

So you can see, there are many convenient options for you with Acuvue 2 contact lenses. According to the companies literature, children as young as eight years old can be taught to use contact lenses correctly. Even babies have been fitted because of certain eye disorders that warranted the use of contact lenses. Acuvue lenses are also very affordable and allow you to get rid of your glasses and start a collection of stylish sun glasses instead!

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