Best Contact Lenses

If your budget doesn’t stretch to daily disposable contacts, then you will need to opt for extended use lenses, such as 14/30 day, that come with solutions.  All the best contact lenses and solutions are reliable but you need to stick to a few basic rules to avoid eye problems.

Here are the basics:

• Always wash your hands before handling lenses to reduce the chance of infection.
• If your eyes become red or irritated quickly remove your lenses and consult your eye care professional.
• Try and use the best contact lenses and solutions recommended by your eye care professional and internet supplier.
• Do not use contact lens solutions that have gone beyond their expiry date.
• Remember sterile saline solutions are only to be used for rinsing. They are not for cleaning and disinfecting your lenses.




• All the best contact lenses require you to clean and disinfect them properly, following all packaging instructions
• Never reuse any lens solution.
• Keep your contact lenses away from water: tap, bottled, distilled, lake or ocean water. Never use non-sterile water (distilled water, tap water or any homemade saline solution
• Do not put your lenses in your mouth to wet them. Saliva is not a sterile solution.
• Clean, rinse and air-dry your lens case each time lenses are removed.
• For the best contact lenses eye health, replace your lens storage case every 3-6 months.
• Do not transfer contact lens solutions into smaller travel size containers. This can effect the sterility of the solution which can lead to an eye infection.

To ensure you enjoy the best white eye health and guaranteed safety for your eyes, it’s important to follow these tips; then you really can’t go wrong buying the best contact lenses on the internet.

 What should I check when buying contact lenses?

• Is your contact lens prescription current? Look out for the expiry date on your from. You should always have a current, valid prescription when you order contact lenses.
• If you have not had a check-up in the last one to two years, you may have problems with your eyes that you are not aware of, or your contact lenses may not correct your vision properly.
• To ensure that your eyes remain healthy you should not order contacts with a prescription that has expired or stock up on lenses right before the prescription is about to expire. It’s safer to be re-checked by your eye care professional to ensure you get the best contact lenses for you current vision.

What does a valid contact lens prescription include?

A proper prescription should contain sufficient information for us to completely and accurately fill the prescription. This includes the following items:

• Your name
• Examination date
• Date you received prescription after a contact lens fitting (issue date) and expiration date of prescription
• Name, address, phone number and fax number of your eye doctor
• Power
• Material and/or manufacturer of the prescribed contact lens
• Base curve or appropriate designation of the prescribed contact lens
• Diameter, when appropriate, of the prescribed contact lens




• Always ask for the brand name of a national manufacturer, so you can compare prices and deals on the internet

What can I do to avoid serious problems when buying my contact lenses?

• Order your contact lenses from a reliable internet supplier you are familiar with. The best contact lenses are often more complex than they appear.
• Request the manufacturer’s written patient information for your contact lenses. It will give you important risk/benefit information as well as instructions for use.
• Beware of attempts to substitute a different brand than you presently have. While this may be acceptable in some situations, there are differences in the water content and shape between different brands. The correct choice of which lens is right for you should be based only on an examination by your eye care professional, not over the phone.
• Carefully check to make sure the company gives you the
  • exact brand
  • lens name
  • power
    • sphere
    • cylinder, if any
    • axis, if any
  • diameter
  • base curve
  • peripheral curves, if any

Don’t accept a brand substitution unless your eye care professional approves it.

Soft and rigid lenses are the 2 main options and tend to have different strengths and weaknesses, so it all comes down to personal choice in choosing the best contact lenses

If essential oxygen transmission, for white eye health is important then a GP rigid lens is generally the best. Any contact lens slows the oxygen getting to the eye, but GP lenses are often the most efficient. 

The best contact lenses tend to be smaller making them easier to insert, give excellent vision and tend to last longer

However many people find rigid GP lenses difficult to use and often have to wear them regularly to help the eye adjust to contacts.

If you need lenses for sport then a GP Lens can move about the eye, which is also annoying 

This is why soft contacts are popular as they are very stable in the eye and great for occasional use. They are easy to wear and very comfortable. 

Unfortunately even the best contact lenses don’t last as long and the daily disposable soft contacts will be a bit more expensive as you are paying for the convenience

Wearing glasses is not really an option if playing sport is your passion, especially if you do a lot of running or jumping.

So contacts are the answer and some of the best contact lenses use a light-filtering tint to improve the focusing power of the athlete’s vision. 

And because they are so good they are often used by people who don’t even need glasses or contacts

The best contact lenses work by blocking specific wave lengths of light which ensures details such as balls appear clearer and make them stand out against the background, giving you that vital edge.

There is also the added benefit of eliminating glare and improved UV protection

These innovative soft disposable contacts tend to come in two main tints;

Amber – ideal for baseball, tennis and soccer

Grey Green – for running and golf

The amber tint helps you to track a fast moving ball by making it LEAP out of the background, whilst the Green tint is used in bright sunlight when you want the ball contour and detail detection to be as crisp as possible, such as golf.  

So with the best contact lenses you get the obvious advantage of improved vision without frames, fit or nosepiece problems; and of course there will never be any lens fogging.

Sports contacts are available for all types of athlete allowing you to see in a way that is not possible through sunglasses or even their natural eye.

But you do need a prescription even if you do not wear glasses or contacts – plano as the eye doctor calls it.

This is because the best contact lenses are made to fit the shape of your eye so the prescription is unique to your individual eyes and critical for comfort and eye health.

Please organize a simple, local eye test, which we can help you with by just following the 1-800 Contact links 

Dry eyes can be a problem for many people. Maybe you live in a windy climate, work in an air conditioned office or even spend a lot of time outside.

Years ago it was thought that having dry eyes meant you couldn’t wear contact lenses. But that’s not the true today.

 Some of the best contact lenses are really comfortable even if you suffer from extreme dry eyes.

With the latest technology you can get a contact lens with a high water content that makes it so comfortable to wear, as well as allowing that essential oxygen, for white eye health.

These lenses are made from Silicone Hydrogel which is very soothing for dry eyes, and ideal if you need to wear contacts for extended periods

Some of the other best contact lenses are made from a similar polymer called Omafilcon A, as well as Bio Compatible contact lenses, from ProClear, which adjust to the character of your eyes.

If you are using extended wear lenses then you must keep your contacts moist and conditioned with the right solution and hygiene is always critical for dry eyes, so ensure you wash your hands and be careful with makeup

If you need a special lens for astigmatism, no problem. The best contact lenses have a high moisture content, which helps you with dry eye and designed especially for your needs.

As always you should take recommendations from a good eye specialist and get your eyes tested regularly. Always ask for a national brand on your prescription so you can compare and get the best contact lenses and value on line.

So don’t think that dry eyes will keep you from wearing contact lenses. It’s just not true anymore.

It’s import ant that your Prescription Contact Lens details are up to date as you will need them to compare and get the best value on line.

Also you may have noticed it’s different to your glasses, so it’s unique to your eyes and you must never use a friend’s prescription who seems to have similar vision, to buy online. 

First off there are 2 columns headed OS for the Left eye and OD for the Right; and you can also get OU which means the numbers are the same for both eyes. 

The other main headings are:

Power (PWR), which is the strength of contact lens you need, such as – 1:00, -1:75, + 2:00, + 3:00

Base Curve (BC) the inside curve of your contact lens, e.g. 8.6

Diameter (DIA) size of your contact lenses; 13:8, 14:2

Brand: Here you may want to see a major brand such as Acuvue, Johnson & Johnson and Focus. Then you can compare prices for the best deal online.

Add Power (ADD) A measurement of power for multifocal lenses that will help you with close up reading

Cylinder (CYL) is the strength of your astigmatism – 1:00, – 1:25 if you need it.

Axis (AXIS) is the orientation of your astigmatism such as 170 and compensates for the oval shape of your cornea and should improve your blurry vision.

Other stuff to look out for on your Prescription Contact Lens form is the expiry data which is typically 2 years and there will be a note on colours if you want tinted or colour contact lenses.

Research shows that around 15% of children under 15 and about 25% of 16-19 year olds require some sort of vision correction. But only about 10% of these kids ever wear and experience the best contact lenses.

There is often no proper reason why young children can’t consider contacts, as their eyes can easily put up with contact lenses at an early age. Some times your eye doctor may advise against them, but children are generally very adaptable to new experiences and rarely have a problem with applying or removing contacts on their own.

New lens technology has increased the options for kids and parents, so the decision on whether your child is suitable for contacts may be more to do with their personality as most children, quickly accept the responsibility for Contacts, providing they are mature enough.

And with the best contact lenses available as a daily disposable lens, you can forget about all the cleaning solutions, removing the prime fear of eye health, when children use contacts.

Are coloured contact suitable for Children?

What’s important here is getting a proper prescription from your eye doctor so you can look over some of the best contact lenses available on line. This is so important and it’s critical for you and your kids to avoid the lenses sold at gas stations, salons and convenience stores as they can damage your eyes.

And of course the best contact lenses can do wonders for your child’s self-esteem, as many kids feel better about their appearance, which will also improve their self confidence.

Sport can be a good starting point giving your kids the obvious benefit and freedom of contact lenses

And it doesn’t have to be a permanent decisions as you can easily go back to glasses and try contacts a few years later.

So why not start by organizing a visit to your local eye doctor?