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  • Buy Contact Lenses Online

    Contact lenses can help you see the world more clearly. To continue to reap all of the vision correction benefits of contacts, you need to follow the replacement schedule recommended by your doctor, and that means staying stocked up on the lenses that they've prescribed. Walgreens takes the hassles out of ordering and reordering contacts. You can shop by brand or lens type to find your contacts quickly and then place your order directly online. We'll handle the rest and then ship your lenses right to your door, so you'll have fresh contacts ready when it's time for a replacement.

    Types of Contact Lenses

    Contact lenses come in many varieties, ensuring that there's an option for everyone who wishes to wear them. Daily wear contacts are worn when you are awake and removed before you go to bed, while extended wear contacts may be left in for days at a time and removed only for cleaning. Many daily wear contacts are disposable. These lenses are worn for a day, week or month and then replaced with a fresh set. Generally, disposable contacts are easy to care for, making them popular options. Toric contacts are specially designed to meet the needs of people who have an astigmatism, which causes difficulty focusing due to an irregularly shaped cornea or eye lens. Colored contacts change or intensify the color of your eyes while correcting your vision as needed. If you require help with both near and distance vision, your doctor may recommend multifocal lenses, which vary in power across their surface. You can quickly find any of these types of contacts by clicking the link on the left.

    Start with Your Doctor

    The first step to getting contact lenses is visiting an optometrist. During your appointment, your doctor will determine how much correction your eyes require. Then, they'll give you a prescription that tells you what power of lenses to buy. Many people require a stronger lens for one eye or the other, but you may also have the same prescription for both eyes. Your optometrist will also perform a contact lens fitting to determine the right size of contacts for you. The prescription you receive will include the diameter size that you need to fit the width of your eye. You'll also see a base curve measurement, which indicates how curved your eye is. The optometrist will discuss your needs with you and then recommend a specific contact lens brand and type for you.

    Easy Ordering and Reordering Online with Walgreens

    Once you have a prescription from your eye doctor, you can buy lenses at Walgreens. Click on the lenses your doctor recommends to access the product page. Use the drop-down boxes to enter the information directly from your prescription and then click add to cart. Next, select the shipping method that you prefer from the available options and click proceed to checkout. You'll then be asked to provide your optometrist's contact information. Once your order is complete, the Walgreens customer service team will verify your prescription with your doctor and then fill your order in the way you specified. After your first order, you can use the Reorder Contact Lens option to quickly buy lenses with the same prescription that you purchased previously.

Common Questions About Contact Lenses

  • How to put in contacts

    Before putting in your lenses, wash your hands with soap and water and rinse them thoroughly. Place the lens on your index finger so that the bottom of the bowl-like shape is resting on your finger. Look for any rips or tears in the lens. Don't use a lens that is damaged in any way. To insert the lens, use the index finger on your other had to pull your upper eyelid up. With the hand that's holding the lens, pull down on your lower lid with your middle finger. Then, slowly touch the lens to your eye. Release your eyelids and gently blink once or twice.

  • How to take out contacts

    Wash your hands with soap and water and rinse them well. While looking up, pull down on your lower lid with the middle finger of your dominant hand. Use your index finger to gently slide the lens toward the bottom of your eye. Pinch the lens gently with your thumb and index fingers and gently lift it away from your eye. Follow up with the cleaning and storage steps recommended by your eye doctor.

  • Can you put contacts in water?

    Contact lenses should never be stored in plain water. Even distilled water can contain germs that pose a risk for infection. You should use a sterilized saline solution designed specifically for storing contact lenses.

  • Can you swim with contacts?

    It is not a good idea to swim with contact lenses in, as you should keep your contacts out of contact with water as much as possible. The chemicals used in swimming pools can also leave behind residues on lenses that could irritate your eyes.

  • How do contact lenses work?

    If you have perfect vision, light focuses on the light-sensing structure in your eye called the retina in exactly the right location. Contact lenses improve vision in near-sighted and far-sighted people by altering how light focuses on the retina when it passes through the eye. The lenses are kept in place by the natural tears that lubricate your eyes.

  • How long do contacts last?

    Some daily-wear contacts can typically last for up to one year when cared for properly. Disposable contacts are worn for shorter lengths of time, such as one day, one week or one month. The packaging for disposable contact lenses will have an expiration date printed on them, and the lenses should be used before that date for best results.

  • When were contact lenses invented?

    Artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci produced sketches for a very basic type of contact lens in 1508, but the first wearable contact lenses weren't produced until the late 19th century. F.E. Muller is often credited with creating the first glass lenses in 1887. Others credit Adolf E. Fick and Edouard Kalt for creating the first glass contact lenses in 1888. The first glass and plastic lenses were invented by William Feinbloom in 1936.

  • How long can you wear contacts?

    The length of time that you can safely wear contacts depends on their type. Most lenses should be removed prior to bed; however, extended-wear contacts can be worn continuously for a set length of time, usually for up to 30 days. Your eye doctor can provide you with specific advice regarding how long you can wear your lenses on a daily basis.

  • How old do you have to be to wear contacts?

    There is no specific minimum age requirement for wearing contact lenses. As long as a child or teen can handle and care for contacts appropriately and a doctor prescribes the lenses, they can be worn safely. Most eye doctors recommend that kids start wearing contacts between 8 and 11 years of age.

  • How to get contact lenses

    To get contact lenses, you need to visit an optometrist to undergo an eye exam. The doctor will determine your prescription and measure your eyes to decide what size lenses you require. You can then use your prescription to order contact lenses online.

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° Contact lenses automatically ship for free. FREE Standard Shipping also applies to general store merchandise, contact lens solutions and accessories under 10lbs when part of a contact lens order. Items ship separately.