It's easy to get a Contact Lenses Online at your doctor's office. You fill out a simple form with details about your eye health and your optometrist's office schedules. Your doctor gives you a prescription. It takes just a few minutes and you're done. But is it the most convenient option for buying your contact lenses? There are better options, if you want the convenience of purchasing contact lenses online.

The biggest benefit of ordering your contacts online is that you can do it when it's convenient for you. Unlike going to your eye doctor's office, which may not be open during your working hours. While still require eye examination by an eye care expert to check on your vision and get initial prescriptions for lenses, working in the electronic era means there are more convenient avenues for ordering your contact lenses online and even renewing your contact lens prescription at the same time. This saves you from having to run all around the block, go down to the optometrist's office and then wait in line for him to sign your prescription.

Another big benefit of ordering your contact lenses online is that you don't have to sit through the long process of filling out and receiving a prescription. Eye doctors in brick and mortar offices have to work carefully to compile the proper information for your particular prescription information and eye health requirements. Then they must mail or fax that information to the lens supplier, who must then ship the appropriate contacts to your eye doctor. That could take days, weeks even months depending on the number of prescribes you need.

Because you can order contact lenses online in just a few minutes, the time frame for delivery is significantly less, as well. You can have your lenses within two weeks of ordering them, depending on your location. Best of all, you will save money on your eye care professionals' travel expenses, which means you'll be able to receive your lenses sooner and in some cases, even sooner. This makes it possible for you to have the convenience of taking care of your vision problems sooner and without having to spend a great deal of money.

Online ordering of contacts usually includes a few perks. One is that you'll receive a discount on the price per lens. Most places offer at least a ten percent discount if you order more than one pair. Another perk is free shipping. You can expect your contact lenses to arrive in a package marked with the words "free" or "discounted". Your eye doctor will be able to fill you in about any specifics about your order, but rest assured that your order will arrive quickly and in its original packaging.

When your lenses arrive, you simply remove them from their packaging and gently follow the package's directions. Gently unfold each lens and place it gently into your eye. Place each lens one at a time over your eye, just like you would with glasses. The thing about contact lenses is that some colors will appear blue-brown in your eyes, while others will appear bluish or whitish. Caretakers of contact lenses should always wear protective goggles to shield their eyes from sunlight, as the color changes when sunlight hits the lens. After putting in your lenses, gently pat the lenses dry with a clean cloth before putting them away.

Contact Lenses are very similar to regular glasses in many ways, including the fact that they are made up of a thin layer of gas called a hydrogel, surrounded by a thick sphere of glass, called the "base curve". This base curve dictates how much light waves can permeate the lenses. It also determines whether or not your eyes are closer or further apart when looking at an object. If the distance between your eyes is smaller than the curvature of the lens, then you have a far-off vision, otherwise, you'll have close vision. For this reason, your eye doctor may recommend that you get your eyes measured to determine the best Contact Lenses for your needs.

When you purchase your new pair of lenses online, be sure to look for a provider that offers discounts on multifocal lenses. Contact Lenses with a higher optical prescription are more expensive than standard contact lenses, but they provide a more stabilized image and eliminate much of the irregularity that can occur with standard glasses. You may also find that buying multifocal contacts via the Internet is easier than visiting your eye doctor, because many online vendors offer discounts on both the types of contacts and the eye exam. Buying online is also a good way to save money on your glasses, since you won't have to pay the high price tags that come with an in-office eye exam. And, as you've already learned, buying your contacts online may improve your vision insurance rates!