Buying Non Prescription Color Contacts Online

After you have gone to your optomitrist and gotten a "prescription" for your non prescription color contacts a great place to get them is online. But you need to go to the right place or places, you can't trust just any old contact dealer to give you good quality contacts that will be safe. You need to go to a professional company who speacializes in selling contact lenses. The one company I recomend most is ACLens. They have great prices and offer different rebates for buying so many at a time. They offer many name brand lenses including acuvue and freshlook. The have free shipping on orders larger than $89. Their website is very user friendly and easy to get through the check out process. They do require the phone number of your doctor to verify your "prescription". They have a huge selections of colors and types and they even have lenses that have special effects or crazy eyes for halloween and costuming.

Another good online provider for non prescription color contacts is 1-800-contacts. They are the most well known in the industry for selling lenses online and they have excelent customer service. They are true professionals and know what they are doing, they have been in the industry for a very long time. They also offer discounts when you by in large quantities and have free shipping as well. The have incredibly quick delivery and they give you a free case with every box of lenses. Their site is not as user friendly as AC Lens but you can still make your way around.

There are other good online retailers of non prescription contact lenses but those 2 are the best that I have found.

Most Frequently Asked Questions About Non Prescription Color Contacts

1. The most commonly asked question about non prescription color contacts is do I need an eye exam?

The answer is that most optometrists will require one to verify that you don't need a correctional lens. They will then fit you for them because every eye has a different shape and size. My recommendation would be to go get an exam and a fitting from the wal-mart vision center. This will probably be your cheapest option.

2. The next questions is How much do they cost?

Well the contacts themselves are going to be right around $30 for a box of 6 contacts. The eye exam and fitting cost depends totally on where you go usually it will range between $100 and $200.

3. Where do I get them?

You can get non prescription color contacts from any eye doctor. Or you can get fitted by the eye doctor and then get them from 1-800-contacts. With 1-800-contacts you can order them online, but you have to have a prescription for them first. Having a prescription for them doesn't have to mean you need correction though. All it means is that you have to have it verified that you don't need correction and a fitting.

4. It seems really expensive, is there any way to get them for cheaper and without the exam?

There are ways, but they aren't legal ways and I would never recommend it. It's very dangerous to non prescription color contacts of any kind from any place other than a contact lens specialist. You can end up with some really serious eye problems without the prescription.

5. Will color contacts hurt my eye sight?

As long as you go about getting your non prescription color contacts the right way they will not hurt your eye sight. Just make sure you see an optometrist and follow their directions.

6. How long does 1 pair last?

It totally depends on what type and brand you get. Usually it's either 30 days or 2 weeks. This is wearing them all day every day though. If you only wear them every once in a while or a few times a week they will last longer obviously. So there is no real short answer for this one it just depends on what type you get and how often you wear them.

7. Can you put non prescription color contacts over regular ones?

No, if you need prescription contacts and want colored eyes just get your regular contacts with color in them.

Biggest Myths about Non Prescription Color Contacts...True or False?

One common myth about non prescription color contacts is that they cause blindness. This myth is absolutely FALSE! But you should be careful when it comes to getting and using them. You want to make sure that you get fitted by an optometrist so you get the right fit. Another reason you will want to go to the optometrist is to make sure you have proper instructions of use. Also, don’t share them with friends, family members, significant others or anyone at all. Contacts of any kind are fitted just for you and sharing creates infections.

Another myth is that they don’t look real. This one is actually debatable because it depends on what color your eyes are naturally compared to the color of non prescription color contacts you wear. If you have really dark eyes you probably don’t want to go with a real light sky blue, this will not look natural at all. But if you get the right color match they can look real. I would have someone who knows you pretty well check them out first and let them tell you if they look real or not, it wouldn’t hurt to even get opinions from a couple of people.

Last myth of the day is that when you get non prescription color contacts it changes the color of your view like getting colored sunglasses. This one is false as well. They are not colored in the center where the iris is so that you can see just as you normally do. If you wear regular contacts and they bother you though, these will probably bother you as well, they are just like regular contacts but with a colored ring inside that matches the shape and size of the colored part of your eye.

So in short I love them and would defiantly recommend them. But please make sure you go about getting them the correct way and see an optometrist!