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Why You Need Spare Glasses or Contact Lenses
It’s smart to have a backup pair of glasses and contacts. Accidents happen at home or traveling. Here are few scenarios where those backups can come in handy.
9 Travel Tips for Contact Lens Wearers
Before you leave for vacation, explore how to keep your contact lenses fresh while traveling.
Daily vs. monthly contacts: Which are better for you?
Daily vs monthly contacts? Our guide looks at the differences in contacts when it comes to how long they last, safe for overnight use, cost and care.
Understanding your contact lens prescription
Learn how to read your contact lens prescription and whether you are legally entitled to a copy of your prescription for contacts.
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Can You Buy Contacts Without a Prescription?
Businesses that sell contact lenses in the United States need to follow strict laws regarding prescriptions.
Contact lenses for astigmatism
Learn about the different types of contact lenses for astigmatism, including toric lenses, gas permeable lenses and hybrid lenses.
Extended wear contact lenses: Are they safe?
Learn about extended wear contact lenses that you may be able to wear day and night for several days.
Are Contact Lenses a Good Choice for Kids?
Dr. Gary Heiting explains age requirements and contact lens safety, and the benefit of athletic performance, self-esteem and controlling nearsightedness.
Can You Recycle Contact Lenses?
Learn about the eco-friendly way to dispose of your contact lenses.
Contact Lens Tips: Hot and Cold Weather
Learn tips for keeping your contact lenses comfortable during the cold winter months.
Why You Need Spare Glasses or Contact Lenses
It’s smart to have a backup pair of glasses and contacts. Accidents happen at home or traveling. Here are few scenarios where those backups can come in handy.
Caring for your soft contact lenses
Guide to cleaning and caring for soft contact lenses, including tips about disinfecting solutions, enzymatic cleaners and options for sensitive eyes.
9 Travel Tips for Contact Lens Wearers
Before you leave for vacation, explore how to keep your contact lenses fresh while traveling.
Understanding your contact lens prescription
Learn how to read your contact lens prescription and whether you are legally entitled to a copy of your prescription for contacts.
Contact lens basics: Types of contact lenses and more
Contact lenses: understanding types of contacts, new wearing options, and more.
Everything You Need to Know Before You Buy Contacts
The process of buying contacts can be a complicated one. Here’s what you need to know.
How to remove contact lenses with long or fake acrylic nails
Removing contacts with long nails may be more difficult, but it can be done. Here are 3 ways to take out contacts with acrylics or long nails.
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Can I Buy Contacts Without a Prescription?
Find out whether you can order contacts without a prescription, and the lens-related protections you have under U.S. law.
Are contact lenses a good choice for kids?
Dr. Gary Heiting explains age requirements and contact lens safety, and the benefit of athletic performance, self-esteem and controlling nearsightedness.
Multifocal contact lenses for presbyopia
Learn how multifocal contact lenses can restore good vision at all distances after age 40.
Caring for your soft contact lenses
Guide to cleaning and caring for soft contact lenses, including tips about disinfecting solutions, enzymatic cleaners and options for sensitive eyes.
Traveling with your contact lenses? These 9 tips will help
Nine travel tips for contact lenses include pack a backup pair of lenses or glasses, and your prescription. Another tip? Don't wear your contacts in the water.
Caring for your soft contact lenses
Guide to cleaning and caring for soft contact lenses, including tips about disinfecting solutions, enzymatic cleaners and options for sensitive eyes.
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Daily disposable contact lenses: pros and cons
Guide to daily disposable contact lenses, frequent replacement contacts, wearing and replacement schedules, planned replacement, more.
Contact lenses for astigmatism
Learn about the different types of contact lenses for astigmatism, including toric lenses, gas permeable lenses and hybrid lenses.
Extended wear contact lenses: Are they safe?
Learn about extended wear contact lenses that you may be able to wear day and night for several days.
Don’t flush contact lenses. Recycle them
Throwing contact lenses down the toilet or in the trash is bad, but recycling contact lenses takes some effort on your part. See how you can recycle your old lenses.
Are contact lenses a good choice for kids?
Dr. Gary Heiting explains age requirements and contact lens safety, and the benefit of athletic performance, self-esteem and controlling nearsightedness.
Why You Need Spare Glasses or Contact Lenses
It’s smart to have a backup pair of glasses and contacts. Accidents happen at home or traveling. Here are few scenarios where those backups can come in handy.