Contact lenses
Contact lenses after 40
Wearing contact lenses doesn't end at 40, but the choices change. A fitting is a separate step from your eye exam, with its own measurements, trial lenses and follow-up.
Your contact lens prescription is yours. We give you a copy when your fitting is complete, and you can fill it anywhere.
Multifocal and monovision fittings
Trial lenses before you commit
A follow-up to check how they feel
Your fitting
Four steps to a contact lens prescription
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Step 1: Eye exam
A comprehensive exam shows your prescription and whether your eyes are healthy enough for contact lenses.
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Step 2: Fitting measurements
We measure the curve and size of your eye and talk through how you would wear the lenses.
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Step 3: Trial lenses
You wear a pair for a week or two, in your own day, before we settle on one.
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Step 4: Follow-up and prescription
We check how the lenses sit and how you see. When the fitting is complete, you get your prescription.
Lens types for near vision
Multifocal
Distance and near zones in each lens. Many wearers still keep reading glasses for small print.
Monovision
One eye for distance and one for near. A trial shows whether your eyes accept it.
Single vision with reading glasses
Contact lenses for distance, with a pair of reading glasses for near. Simple, and a good place to start.
Before you come
How it is billed
A contact lens exam and fitting are billed separately from the eye exam, and a vision plan may help with them. We check what yours covers and tell you before the fitting.
How fees workWhat to bring
Your current contact lens boxes or the names on them
Your glasses
Your vision insurance card
About contact lenses
Can I wear contact lenses and still need reading glasses?
Yes. Many people do. We talk through the choices, and a trial shows what works for you.
Can I buy contact lenses somewhere else?
Yes. Your contact lens prescription is yours, and you can fill it anywhere once your fitting is complete.
Thinking about contact lenses?
Book a contact lens exam and we will talk through the choices.