FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Why buy an annual supply?
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Will I still need glasses if I wear contact lenses?
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What are Disposable lenses and what are the benefits?
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Do colored contact lenses really change eye color?
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Can I play sports with my contact lenses on?
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Is it difficult to care for your contact lenses after removing them?
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I need reading glasses or a bifocal. Are there bifocal contact lenses available?
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I have astigmatism, am I a candidate for contact lenses?
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How do I get my rebate?
Buying an annual supply is the most economical way to buy your contact lenses. In addition to a discounted price per box for buying an annual supply, most manufacturers offer a mail in rebate when you purchase an annual supply of lenses within 90 days of your eye exam.
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Contact lenses may be worn most of the day and some brands of lenses may even be slept in. Although you have the convenience of not needing your glasses to see, a pair of glasses should be available for times when you may not feel like wearing your lenses. Other reasons for having a pair of glasses are if you tear a lens, seasonal allergies that may affect your ability to wear your lenses or if you are traveling and lose a lens. Glasses are also a fashion accessory.
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Disposable contact lenses are soft contact lenses that are replaced frequently. The recommended wearing time will be determined by the manufacturer and your eye care professional. The benefit of replacing contact lenses on a frequent basis is to prevent discomfort, dryness, blurred vision and allergic reactions that can result form a buildup of protein and lipid deposits on the lenses.
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Colored contact lenses are available in various colors and shades. There are lenses available to enhance a light eye and lenses that will change a brown eye to blue, green, violet, hazel and many other colors. They work and they are fun.
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Contact lenses are a great option for vision correction when playing sports. Contact lenses are stable and do not interfere with your game.
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There are many choices available in lens cleaning and disinfecting. A popular choice is a one-bottle solution that is used to rinse, clean, disinfect and remove protein. Single use contacts, or dailies, are a very popular choice because there is no maintainance involved with your lenses. You put them in in the morning and throw them away upon removal that night.
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Special bifocal contact lenses are available in both soft and hard lenses. Several manufacturers have recently introduced disposable bifocal contact lenses. As an alternative, your eye care professional may choose to fit you with a system called monovision whereby one eye is fit with a distant lens and the other with a reading lens.
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Lenses that correct astigmatism are available in a large range of prescriptions. They are also available for monthly, 2 week and even one day disposable wearing schedules as prescribed by your doctor.
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Rebates are available for most brands of contact lenses. The rebate forms will be included in the box with your contact lenses. Just follow all of the instructions and your mail-in rebate will be sent to you from the manufacturer. Rebates generally take 6-8 weeks.
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