the primary drawback to wearing contact, especially for children, is the requirement that they be cleaned and disinfected daily in order to prevent contact an infection, which could result in permanent damage to the eye. careful choice of lenses and consistent lens care will minimize the risk of infection. wearers lenses of best lenses are the least prone to infection but the lenses are much less comfortable, more expensive, and can pop out of the eye more easily than lenses. daily wear lenses put the wearer at a slightly sfx higher risk of infection because they absorb more external liquids and airborne theatrical contaminants.

the primary drawback to wearing contact, especially for children, is the requirement that they be cleaned and disinfected daily in order to prevent contact an infection, which could result in permanent damage to the eye. careful choice of lenses and consistent lens care will minimize the risk of infection. wearers lenses of best lenses are the least prone to infection but the lenses are much less comfortable, more expensive, and can pop out of the eye more easily than lenses. daily wear lenses put the wearer at a slightly sfx higher risk of infection because they absorb more external liquids and airborne theatrical contaminants.

the lenses council reports manson that 26 million americans contact wear contact. among lenses wearers, approximately 80% wear the soft type and 18% wear rigid gas-permeable lenses. the council reports that about 11% of lenses wearers, approximately 2.8 million people, are under 18.infantsthere lenses are few instances when corrective lenses--lenseses or contacts--are prescribed for infants. however, when an infant develops cataracts , a condition known as infantile aphakia, contact may be prescribed following surgery. in 1993, the sfx journal of the american medical association reported that contact were safe and effective for use with infants following cataract surgery. routine theatrical care of the lenses was easily learned by the baby''s parents or caregivers.