Today just about everyone can wear contact lenses, and there are more healthful and convenient contact lens options than ever before. Start with our contact lens basics article, which is great for new or prospective wearers; review types of contact lenses; or read the features below. Contact Lens Wearing Tips
Learn how to apply and remove contact lenses, as well as what to do to protect your eyes when you wear makeup. Understanding Your Contact Lens Rx
Why you need a prescription for contact lenses, plus what all those numbers and terms mean on the form. Also an explanation of your legal right to a copy of your prescription. What to Do if Your Contact Lenses Are Uncomfortable
With so many contact lens and care product choices, there's no reason to suffer. SPONSORED SECTION: Night & Day Contact Lenses
Learn about a new generation of silicone hydrogel contact lenses that are FDA approved for up to 30 consecutive nights of continuous wear. Where to Buy Contact Lenses
How can you choose between eye doctors, retail stores and Internet sites? Our buying tips and price charts will help. Also: How to buy contacts online. SPONSORED SECTION: Acuvue Bifocal Contact Lenses
Five invisible, concentric zones allow you to see clearly both near and far.
Caring for Soft Contact Lenses
How to make sense of all the different products, and properly clean and disinfect your contact lenses.
Also: Caring for RGP contact lenses and ReNu MoistureLoc linked to fungal eye infections.
30-Day Contacts: A Smart Alternative to LASIK?
Both options eliminate hassle. Compare the safety, effectiveness and cost of contact lenses and LASIK. Departments
Contact Lens FAQ / Eye Doctor Q&A / Contact Lens News & New Products Types of Contact Lenses:
Bifocal Contact Lenses provide both near and distance vision
Colored Contact Lenses give your eyes a subtle or dramatic change
Disposable Contact Lenses enable a healthier wearing experience
Extended Wear Contact Lenses for safe overnight wear
Gas Permeable (GP) Contact Lenses for the ultimate in crisp vision
Monovision is an alternative to bifocals for presbyopia
Orthokeratology Lenses for overnight corneal reshaping
Prosthetic Contact Lenses mask eye injury or disfigurements
Silicone Hydrogel Contacts transmit more oxygen to your eyes
Special-Effect Contact Lenses let you become a leopard or cheetah
Specialty Lenses for the "hard-to-fit" patient
Toric Contact Lenses provide good vision if you have astigmatism [Page last updated April 2007]
SynergEyes hybrid contact lenses offer rigid lens acuity with soft lens comfort
Contacts too dry? Proclear Compatibles stay moist and comfortable all day long
Similasan eye drops are safe to use with contact lenses and provide healthy relief for dry eyes and allergy eyes
Lobob offers allergy-free lens care for RGP/hard lenses. Get a $1 coupon
Acuvue Bifocal contact lenses help you see clearly near and far
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