Do i need to see an eye doctor for this?!


Question: Do i need to see an eye doctor for this?
I have contacts and I want colored ones and I want to order them from 1800contacts but im just wondering if I have to get doctor's approval/see them. if it matches my prescription does it matter what kind of contacts i get?

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If you are in the US , then that site is supposed to verify with your optometrist that your order has been prescribed. If it hasn't been , your Dr. will refuse to allow it, and they won't be sent to you.

Changing brands requires another prescription

Optician



After having them received, you may take them to the doc for approval. It's always better to have your doctors consent, coz afterall it's your eyes which you don't wanna ruin.
If you're ordering according to the prescription, then too you must play safe. There are various loopholes in these products' manufacturing.

Doctor



WORD of ADVICE.....EXTREMELY VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!

DO NOT BUY any COLORED or
any COSTUME CONTACT LENSES online!
PERIOD!!!!!!!!

The problem is contact lenses are NOT A ONE SIZE FITS ALL...
The QUALITY of any online contact lens company from a website or
any internet places HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE.....UNLESS through
your local eye doctor.
AND there is NO SUCH THING as a safe website for buying
contact lenses online...UNLESS through a certified optometrist.

You BEST and SAFEST option is to go to your local eye doctor
that deals with contact lenses and he can do
an eye exam to get the correct sized contact lenses to fit your eyes.

There are optometrists that can get these "colored contact lenses" for you.
In my local city I see eye doctors having signs in their windows for
these colored or costume contact lenses around Halloween time. (I guess
they want to make a few extra dollars during Halloween).
You just have to call around to the eye doctors and ask
about getting these ones.
These will cost more going through an eye doctor.
BUT THIS is the safest route.

IF You buy any of these online, you are asking for trouble. Like
having a CORNEA TRANSPLANT or spending time in the local hospital
in the optic eye ward.
In a lot of states it is illegal to get contact lenses of any type without
going through a certified eye doctor.

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE EVEN THINK
of BUYING any TYPE of CONTACT LENS ONLINE.
UNLESS through an optometrist or your local eye doctor.

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