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Contact Lenses in Phoenix
Contact lens fitting matches a lens to the shape of your eye, your prescription and how you actually live. It covers soft daily and monthly lenses, toric lenses for astigmatism, multifocals, and specialty designs for irregular corneas.
A contact lens is a medical device that sits on the surface of the eye for most of your waking hours, so fitting it properly matters more than the process suggests. Two people with identical prescriptions routinely need different lenses, because corneal curvature, tear film quality, eyelid position and daily environment all bear on which design will actually work.
This practice keeps over 10,000 contact lenses in stock, covering daily disposables, monthlies, toric designs for astigmatism, multifocals, rigid gas permeable lenses, scleral lenses and hybrids. That depth of inventory is why most prescriptions leave the office the same day rather than after a week of waiting.
Every lens purchased here carries a 30 day unlimited warranty. If something does not work, it gets replaced. New wearers also leave with a starter kit containing travel sized solution and a storage case.
Everything under Contact Lenses
Contact Lens Exam
A contact lens exam adds corneal measurement, tear film assessment and live evaluation of lens fit to a standard eye examination. It typically takes 30 to 45 minutes and produces a prescription specific to lenses rather than glasses.
Soft Contact Lenses
Soft contact lenses are made from flexible water containing materials that drape over the cornea. They are comfortable almost immediately, suit most prescriptions including astigmatism, and are replaced daily, fortnightly or monthly.
Daily Disposable Lenses
Daily disposables are worn once and thrown away. There is no cleaning, no solution and no case, and every insertion uses a fresh sterile lens, which makes them the most hygienic option available.
Toric Lenses for Astigmatism
Toric lenses correct astigmatism by carrying different powers in different meridians. Because that correction only works when aligned correctly, toric lenses are weighted or shaped to stay rotationally stable as you blink.
Multifocal Contact Lenses
Multifocal contact lenses carry different powers across the lens surface, allowing the eye to use distance and near correction simultaneously. They address presbyopia, the age related loss of near focus that begins in the mid forties.
Rigid Gas Permeable Lenses
Rigid gas permeable lenses are made from firm oxygen transmitting plastic. They hold their shape on the eye, which corrects irregularity that soft lenses cannot, and they deliver the sharpest optical quality of any lens type.
Scleral Contact Lenses
A scleral lens vaults completely over the cornea and rests on the sclera. The space beneath is filled with sterile saline, creating a smooth optical surface and a continuous fluid cushion over the cornea.
Hybrid Contact Lenses
A hybrid lens has a rigid gas permeable centre bonded to a soft outer skirt. The rigid centre delivers the optical quality of a rigid lens while the soft skirt provides the comfort and stability of a soft one.
Hard to Fit Contact Lenses
Hard to fit describes eyes that standard lenses do not work on: irregular corneas, post corneal transplant, post refractive surgery, high or irregular astigmatism, severe dry eye, and very high prescriptions.
Contact Lenses for Dry Eyes
Dry eyes do not rule out contact lenses. Material choice, water content, replacement schedule and wearing time all affect comfort, and scleral lenses with their fluid reservoir often suit the most severe cases best.
Contact Lens Care and Hygiene
Safe lens wear comes down to a short list: wash and dry hands first, never let lenses touch water, use fresh solution every time, replace the case every three months, and never wear a lens in an eye that hurts.
Guaranteed Contact Lens Success Program
Every contact lens purchased here carries a 30 day unlimited warranty. If the lenses do not work, they are replaced. New wearers also receive a starter kit with travel sized solution and a storage case.
Colored Contact Lenses
Colored contact lenses change or enhance eye colour and are available with or without vision correction. Every colored lens is a medical device that requires a proper fitting, including those sold as costume or cosmetic lenses.
Contact Lenses vs Glasses
Glasses are simpler, cheaper and carry no infection risk. Contact lenses give wider peripheral vision, no fogging or rain, and suit sport far better. Most people are best served by having both.
First Time Contact Lens Wearers
New wearers are taught insertion and removal in person with practice time, leave with a starter kit, and build wearing time gradually over the first week. Most people manage insertion confidently within a few days.
Contact Lenses and Sport
Contact lenses suit sport far better than glasses: full peripheral vision, nothing to fog, slip or break, and stable correction through movement. Swimming is the exception, where lenses should not be worn at all.
Contact Lens Supply and Reordering
With over 10,000 contact lenses in stock, most standard prescriptions are dispensed the same day. Annual supplies are available, insurance benefits are applied at the counter, and reordering is handled by phone.
Contact Lenses questions
How long does a contact lens exam take?
Typically 30 to 45 minutes, depending on the complexity of your prescription. Specialty fittings for irregular corneas take considerably longer and are usually spread across two to three appointments.
Why do I need a separate contact lens exam?
A glasses prescription describes the correction needed at a distance from the eye. A contact lens sits directly on it, so the power differs and the fit has to be measured. A contact lens exam adds corneal measurement, tear film assessment and an evaluation of how the lens sits and moves on your eye.
Can I wear contacts if I have astigmatism?
Yes. Toric lenses are designed specifically for astigmatism and are available in daily, monthly, rigid and scleral forms. Fitting them takes a little more precision because the lens has to stay rotationally stable.
What is the 30 day warranty?
Every contact lens purchased here carries a 30 day unlimited warranty. If the lenses are not right, they are replaced. It is the substance of what the practice calls its Guaranteed Contact Lens Success Program.
Book an appointment
Two patients an hour, so there is time to do the examination properly. Call (480) 706-3937 or request a time online.