Contact Lens Power Chart
A contact lens power chart converts your glasses prescription into the power your contact lenses actually need, and it only starts to matter once your prescription…
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Contact Lens Blog
Guides and clinical insights on contact lenses, eyeglass prescriptions, vertex distance, and vision correction.
Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lenses Explained
Rigid gas permeable contact lenses are the quiet older sibling of soft contacts — smaller, firmer, and still the sharpest option in the room. The name…
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Can You Cry With Contact Lenses In?
You do not have to choose between keeping your lenses in and letting yourself cry. Tears will not dissolve, wash out, or permanently damage a contact…
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Can You Shower With Contacts?
Showering with contact lenses is one of those habits people assume is harmless — it is not. Water from a shower or tap can carry the…
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Can You Wear Contact Lenses After Cataract Surgery?
You can wear contact lenses after cataract surgery, but only once the eye has healed — and that usually takes several weeks before any lens can…
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Are Contact Lens Prescriptions the Same as Glasses?
Contact lens prescriptions are not the same as glasses prescriptions, and you cannot use one to order the other. The difference comes down to where each…
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Do Contact Lenses Expire?
Most people only catch the expiration date once the irritation starts. Contact lenses expire — they carry a printed expiration date on the foil, but there’s…
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How Much Do Ortho-K Lenses Cost?
Ortho-K lenses cost between $1,500 and $4,000 for the first year — and most people asking that question immediately want to know what’s actually included in…
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What Is Base Curve in Contact Lenses?
The BC number on your contact lens prescription — something like 8.4 or 8.6 — is the base curve, and it controls how your lens fits…
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How Long to Change Contact Lens Solution?
If you’re wondering how long to change contact lens solution, the answer is simple: replace it every time you store your reusable contact lenses. Fresh solution…
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Can You Use Contact Lens Solution as Eye Drops?
About 140 million people worldwide wear contact lenses — and nearly all of them have faced the same temptation. Your eyes start to burn mid-afternoon, the…
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