Contact lenses

Do you have a very strong prescription?

“A good optician will inquire about your individual needs, because eyeglass options are very case specific,” says Sylvia Torres, optician for optometrist Dr.

Ronald Rosa in Encinitas.

“People who are (determined) to get glasses for a bargain price, may not end up happy (with their glasses) because the glasses won't do what they want them to do,” she says.

“You can't just go with base price (glasses) when you're relying on them for day and night use, computer work and multiple activities.

The technology is there for glasses (that are multifunctional) and if you can afford it, it's worth it.” But, don't be surprised if one pair of glasses can't do it all, especially as you get older.

“Most people need more than one pair of glasses,” says Dr.

Anthony Novo, a Scripps Clinic optometrist.

“Glasses are a tool designed to accomplish a job.

The more specific the design for the task at hand, the better it will be at that task.

Sometimes the job is protecting your eyes from the sun, other times it's helping you (see while you) drive, work at a computer or read.” To clear up some of the confusion, local eye-care experts, along with the industry group Vision Council of America, offer some insight into the choices you'll need to make when buying glasses.

Staff librarian Beth Wood contributed to this article.

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