What type of people are Contact Lenses Wearers? Some wear for medical reasons to correct for astigmatism for instance, but for most it's just cosmetics

So, you've just been told that you need to wear some form of visual aid to assist you with your vision problems. You're now a little concerned that these may identify you as a part of society open to certain stigmas and ridicule. Consequently, you may be wondering who contact lenses wearers are.

Well, you have no need to feel "different" (if you indeed did), at any given time, somewhere between 25 and 27 million Americans wear contact lenses. Of this 25-odd million American wearers, the majority (marginally) of wearer is made up of women, with young (16-18 year old) making up the second-tier wearer. Strangely, or possibly because of the have only recently become commercially available, the smallest group of contact lenses wearers is among the over 60s.

When asked, a majority of contact lenses wearers have declared a preference for contacts to standard eyeglasses. Among contact lenses wearers, 85%, or more, prefer to use soft contact lenses, as they are water resilient and thus allow greater breathing to happen in the eye. Using this method, contact lens wearing becomes more comfortable.

In addition to the regular contact lens wearers, who wear contacts as a medical aid, with the advent of the non-prescription contact lens there are now many new wearers who wear contact lenses as a novelty idea; with the likes of colored contacts, cats eyes contacts, and cosmetic contact all being very popular market sales.

So now you know, you're no different from the rest of the crowd!

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