Contact Lens Buying Guide

The different types of contact lenses and how to order them properly

One-fifth of contact lenses buyers in the United States—and rising—now buy their contact lenses online, according to All About Vision. Of course, price and convenience both factor into the continued escalation of online purchases.

Though the choices are many, the process of buying your contacts online need not be confusing. Your prescription provides all the information you need. 

Let’s look at the different types of contact lenses and how to order them properly. 

Most people consider spring to be when allergy season strikes. Tree pollen hits hardest come early spring, but is then followed by grass pollen in the late spring, weed pollen in the summer, and ragweed pollen in the late summer and deep into fall.

And, according to Purvi Parikh, MD, an allergist and immunologist with Allergy & Asthma Network, it’s always allergy season because, in addition to lengthy pollen seasons, year-round offenders include dust mites, mold, and pet dander.

Allergies are especially hard on contact lens wearers 

It’s bad enough you wake up and your eyes feel gritty, swollen, and itchy. Then you have to put in your contact lenses. Ouch. 

According to the American Optometric Association, there are approximately 45 million contact lenses wearers in the United States. Many cease wearing contact lenses due to seasonal allergies. Some stop only temporarily, while others throw in the towel and give up on wearing contacts.

But you don’t have to. Understanding the symptoms and treatment options available can bring relief and help you weather allergy issues.

If you’re like most contact lenses wearers, you experienced a wonderful feeling of relief the day you started using them. Now the question is: what do you do when you head out into the bright sunlight?

The answer is to simply wear sunglasses with your contact lenses. Yes, the combination works as well as peanut butter and jelly and provides an added level of eye protection you can’t get with contacts alone.

Let’s examine the benefits of pairing sunglasses with your contact lenses. 

Daily disposable contact lenses used to be a luxury many couldn’t afford. It was simply too expensive to throw-out contact lenses after only one use.

But that’s changed. As the demand for contact lenses skyrockets, so too has the supply. As such, prices have decreased and contact lenses are more cost-effective and popular than ever. 

Should you care? If you wear contacts, it’s certainly worth considering the option and understanding the benefits daily disposable contact lenses may offer. I’m going to run-down seven advantages for you here…