Your Guide to Buying Contact Lenses Online
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Until fairly
recently, if you wanted to wear
contact lenses you would
see your eye care professional. They would give you a
sight test and measure the shape of your eye and then
supply the lenses.
The internet
has revolutionized how we buy - and contact lenses are
no exception. As online competition grows, lenses are
becoming cheaper so large discounts are available. It
really pays to shop around!
How Can
Online Providers Sell Contact Lenses At A Discount?
Many people are
tempted by the lower prices on offer but still wary
about buying cheaper lenses online.
‘Cheaper’ doesn’t mean that
you’ll be buying lower quality lenses. These online
companies sell exactly the same lenses as your
High Street provider. You just pay less for them
online. There are only a few main contact lens
manufacturers and they just repackage the same lenses
for their different ‘own brand’ outlets. It’s as simple
as that!
If you’re
already a lens wearer and you get your lenses from the
High Street or mall, do a search online and you will
discover what brand your lenses actually are. Once you
know, you can shop around to find the best deal! Buying
‘multipacks’ works out the cheapest and is also useful
as it means you always have spare pairs of lenses.
Online providers
don’t have to pay fees on expensive premises, eye doctor
salaries or other overheads. They also buy in bulk
directly from the manufacturer. All of these savings
mean that they can afford to sell them more cheaply –
and still make a profit! This method of selling has
proved so successful that supermarkets and High Street
eye doctors are now offering their own discounts. It’s
a buyers market!
How Do I
Buy Discount Lenses From The Internet?
You must have a
prescription that is no older than a year. If you are
buying
colored lenses as a cosmetic feature and not a
sight correction, you still need to have your eyes
measured for the lenses to fit properly.
How
Do I Get A Prescription?
If you are
already a contact lens wearer:
If your
prescription is over a year old, you will need a sight
test and to have your eyes checked to make sure they are
healthy. Measurements will be taken to see if there has
been any change in your eye shape. If you’ve lost
your prescription and it is under a year old, your
provider is legally bound to issue you with a duplicate,
free of charge.
If
you’ve never worn lenses:
You will need to
see an eye care doctor for a sight test and to have your
eyes measured. If your sight is normal – just ask for
measurements for contacts.
Your contact lens prescription is legally your property
and you should be given a copy of it at each
appointment.
Won’t My Eye Care Provider Be
Annoyed If I Don’t Want To Buy Their Lenses?
They might have
been, a few years ago. But it’s becoming more
acceptable now. In fact, some High Street providers
offer discounts off other providers if you shop
with them! They will still get business from you as you
will need aftercare – usually a six monthly check of
sight and eye measurements.
Can
I Use My Spectacles Prescription To Buy Discount
Contact Lenses
Online?
Unfortunately,
you can’t. Lenses and spectacles have different
prescriptions. A prescription for spectacles will
include sphere, cylinder and axis measurements. One for
lenses covers power, base curve, and diameter among
other measurements.
Although contact
lenses look the same, they are manufactured to different
shapes. It’s important to buy the lens that will fit
your eye properly. Contact lens wearers know that if a
lens doesn’t fit it can be annoying! The lens can slip
about on your eye and feel like it is going to fall out
every time you blink. Having the correct measurements
ensures a proper fit and maximum comfort.
When lenses fit correctly, you can put them in and just
forget about them!
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