Many sporty people wear glasses which of course can be something of an inconvenience, but if you use prescription contact lenses from your optician, the first thing you will be aware of is how much you are paying out to keep yourself glasses free. It is said that you can literally buy anything online and cheap prescription contacts are no exception. This may seem at odds with what you have always believed if you have trawled back and forwards to the opticians, but it really is easy to save time and money by heading online.
As with anything else you buy online, a certain degree of caution and common sense is the order of the day, as this way of buying should be all about convenience, not a stressful experience that leaves you out of pocket. You also have to remember that not every online retailer is the same, and the last thing you want is to end up forking out for contacts from a generic company who pump out cheap, inferior lenses that will damage you eyes and leave you worse off than you were before.
We are now a nation of savvy Internet shoppers, or we should be, but there are still thousands of us who fall foul of unprofessional companies who take our money and don’t deliver the goods, or if they do they are not what we ordered. Most of the big names in ophthalmology have an online presence, and can offer prescription lenses cheaper than elsewhere due to not having the overheads that come from having a bricks and mortar outlet.
You will see many of these advertised on television and in the press, and it is worth checking out their websites and comparing both the service they offer and the prices they charge. If you come across a website that seems to have a very limited choice available them avoid them, the best ones will carry a full range of lenses in all styles, including toric, so you will be able to find exactly what you want quickly and easily.
A reputable online retailer will insist on an up to date prescription to work from, and many will actually contact your optician to check the details. This is the kind of service and professionalism you should be looking for as you should never take liberties with your eyes and run the risk of causing irreversible damage which has you worse off than you were to start with.