Buying Color Contact Lenses Online

• The term color blindness is used to describe the difficulty in telling colors apart but a more correct term would be color vision defect. Color blindness is a misnomer because only a small percentage of people are unable to see any color.

Colored Contact Lens Prescription

The first step to wearing  color contact lenses  is visiting an optometrist or ophthalmologist for a contact lens fitting, even if you don’t have a vision problem and just want to change your eye color. Contacts come in many sizes, and during your exam your eye care provider will measure your eyes to determine which size is right for you. If you already wear contacts but want to try a different brand, you will need to see your eye care provider to be fitted for that brand. Once you have been fitted for contact lenses and have your prescription, you are ready to purchase from an online retailer. Click Here.

When you schedule your eye exam, it is important to ask the eye care provider if he or she will give you a copy of your contact lens prescription after your exam. Many eye care providers are reluctant to release prescriptions to patients. If the eye care provider’s office will not release prescriptions, you might want to find another office. Having a copy of your contact lens prescription allows you purchase contacts any place you choose and to shop around for the best prices. You have a right to your contact lens prescription. 

Prescriptions for contact lenses and eyeglasses are different. A color contact lens prescription contains information not found in a prescription for eyeglasses, like brand, base curve and diameter. If you have a prescription for eyeglasses but want to try contacts, visit your eye care provider for a contact lens fitting. Before your exam, be sure to tell your eye care provider you will need a copy of your contact lens prescription. Keep the following in mind: