Your prescription details can be found on the side of your contact lens box. If you don’t have your box, we’re happy to contact your eye care provider to get a copy of your prescription for you. Do I have to order the brand on my prescription?
When your prescription expires, you won't be able to buy more replacement contact lenses until your eye doctor updates it. This typically will require an eye exam to insure that contact lens wear isn’t affecting the health of your eyes and to see if you require a change in the power of...
In addition to the information in an eyeglass prescription, a contact lens prescription must specify the base (central) curve of the back surface of the contact lens, the lens diameter, and the specific manufacturer and brand name of the lens. Also, the power of an eyeglass prescription freque...
DIA (Diameter): This is measured in millimeters and is the width of your contact lens. Brand: Your contact lens prescription must include the brand of contacts being prescribed as there are different parameters set by individual manufacturers. How to Read a Glasses Prescription Now that you know...
How Do You Get a Contact Lens Prescription? To get a contact lens prescription,you’ll need an eye exam. A contact lens prescription is separate from a glasses prescription, and your eye doctor will need to perform acontact lens exam and fittingto see what type of contact will suit your ...
It is important to note thatan eyeglass prescription is different than a contact lens prescription. Eyeglass lenses are positioned at a distance from the eyes, while contact lenses rest directly on the eye’s cornea. That difference affects the lens power, among other things, required for your ...
Now you know the different values in your glasses prescription. Read more to find out what might go on with your eyes. Myopia People with Myopia are short-sighted and struggle to see things from afar. It occurs when the eyeball is too long, causing light rays to focus at one point in ...
How do I get a contact lens prescription? The first step to wearing contacts 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 ...
Because of this and how bent light travels before it enters the eye,there is a complicated formula that can be used to calculate an approximate contact lens prescriptionfrom a glasses prescription, but it doesn’t always work out to be correct. You wouldn’t want to solely use that calculati...
If you have any questions, you canget in touch with our friendly customer service teamwho will be more than happy to help. Quick links: Glasses Frame Size Guide How to know if your glasses prescription is wrong How do I read my glasses prescription?