There have been great advances in contact lens technology and now it is common to be able to wear almost any type of soft contact lens as a disposable lens. These can be disposed of anywhere from a day to a month. Safety is also improved although commitment to good contact lens care is still important. Most spectacle lenses these days are plastic. Whilst they are more prone to scratching than glass, they are lighter, resist impact better and are less likely to shatter.
Laser surgery can be very effective for low to moderate levels of myopia.
It is a surgical procedure and should not be embarked upon until all the implications of that are fully understood. Hypermetropia means that some of the eye's focussing system needs to be activated just to see clearly in the distance. In the normal eye, the focussing system would be at rest for this. The closer the object being looked at, the more focussing power is needed. Young people, with plenty of focussing power in reserve, often don't need any help for their hypermetropia.