If the eyes are the windows to your soul, they are also a gateway to the world around you. Simple pleasures like reading, watching television, and sight-seeing are all possible thanks to your eyes. Unfortunately, due to certain eye defects, diseases, or old age, one's vision can be compromised.

It's estimated that three-fourth of Americans use some form of corrective lenses to address vision problems. One of the most common options are prescription glasses, which constitutes 64% of corrective lenses. It's important, then, to ensure that the lenses of your glasses have the right size and refractive power, or you'll experience problems like blurred vision, dizziness, headaches, or nausea.

While glasses can't permanently harm the eyes (it affects the light passing through the lens, not the eyes), wearing the wrong pair can cause considerable discomfort to the wearer. Dizziness or blurred vision can also make daily activities, such as reading and driving, more difficult and can potentially lead to problems.

When prescription glasses are first worn, the eyes will certainly need to adjust. However, if you still feel dizzy or experience a headache even after a few hours, the glasses might not be the right prescription and need to be replaced. The sooner you replace them, the sooner you can experience the benefits of crystal clear vision.

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Frustration can come from having poor eyesight-- from not being able to see the small print on the soup cans at the grocery store to not recognize people waving at you at a close distance. For some people, wearing glasses isn't nearly as comfortable as not wearing them, but the advantages of wearing glasses far outweighs the inconvenience of near-blindness.

Whether you wear prescription glasses, or some strictly for fashion, wearing glasses all day long can tire out your eyes at times. There's the weight of heavy frames or lenses themselves, or the stress that accumulates from wearing glasses through constant detailed work.

There is also the minor inconvenience of the frames getting bent out of shape or the lenses fogging up. You take a sip of hot coffee while reading a good book, and then lo and behold, the steam has just fogged up your glasses! Glasses sometimes slip off your nose when you sweat, and your glasses could break before your very eyes. This leaves you in a state of  blurry bliss for the next couple of days.

Fortunately, there are designer glasses that are made to take the fall. They don't break easily and they wear well. A pair of glasses may strain your eyes after a time, but your life can get even gloomier without them. Owning a good prescription designed to fit well on your face does enhance your look, and helps you to see a clearer and brighter world.

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