Contact Lenses in general Reviews

I discovered the joys of contact lenses approx 15 years ago shortly after realising that I was actually fairly blind and needed some help with my sight - but found that wearing glasses was very uncomfortable and not very attractive!! (I am very short sighted - and get the lovely jam jar effect with glasses where me eyes look like little dots ...  Read the complete review

There's a big debate about contact lenses that contains two central issues - the sheer horror of placing something in your eye, opposed to how much it raises your self-confidence and thus makes your social life a lot easier. I've had glasses since the age of 4, and whilst they have thus been a part of me, I did find that they reduced my ...  Read the complete review

I have been wearing contacts for about 9 years now and have to say whoever invented them is a lifesaver. I originally started with Acuvue Dailies which I found good but a) pricey and b) had a huge amount of wasted packaging, and switched maybe 3 years ago to Daysoft - bought at bargain price straight from the internet site. Please see me separate ...  Read the complete review

Contact lenses are incredible they give you freedom and still give you great vision. I have had contact lenses for a while now and glasses for a few years before that. I love wearing contact lenses now though i used to always hate my glasses always getting in the way and falling off. I am quite an active person so if you are too i recommend ...  Read the complete review

BEWARE! This company has many names, such as 'Contacts1st', 'Lensdiscounters' & 'Opticontacts' (etc)... All companies are at the same address '1010 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY' ... So check the ABOUT, or CONTACT tabs on all possible websites, or just ASK THEM if they are part of the same conglomerate. THIS COMPANY IS BAD AND I AM ...  Read the complete review

I am using contact lenses since the age of 20 and now I am 32 it means it has been twelve years now. I have tried loads of brands and out of them I find Dura soft weekly wear contact lenses best for me. I preferred to use weekly wear colourless contact lenses which are also called extended wear contact lenses. My eye consultant advised ...  Read the complete review

I was diagnosed with a lazy eye when I was about seven and prescribed glasses for it. Being a typical seven year old my mum had a struggle on her hands to get me to wear them but she fought gamely and for the most part I did. However despite this I have ended up with my left eye being long sighted and my right short sighted. This meant ...  Read the complete review

I've been wearing contact lenses since I was 13 years old, and it isn't just vanity it is about more than that, especially to a 13 year old girl. Personally I think it is a matter of confidence even if they don't make you look better they definately make you feel it, and they way you feel definately affects how you act and ...  Read the complete review

I have been wearing glasses since the age of 11 for short sight. Without them I would climb on a fire engine instead of a London bus. Gradually, through the years, my short-sight has worstened, and consequently, so has the thickness of the lenses in my glasses. By the time I'd reached minus 8 strength, they were like the bottoms of bottles, ...  Read the complete review

I have recently had a bad experience with an American online contact lens company called VISIONDIRECT.COM. At first glance, these American companies seem a better bet than the UK ones - cheaper prices (even including postage and packing), no prescription needed (if you are like me and tend to lose these things!) and a delivery time of 5-10 days. ...  Read the complete review

How did I ever manage without these amazing little pieces of plastic called contact lenses? I am really short sighted and as a kid I used to have a lovely pair of pink NHS glasses. Do you remember those? Available in brown, pink or blue. Disgusting I think is the word I am looking for. I used to be a dancer and competitions and ...  Read the complete review

I have had rapidly deteriorating eyesight since the age of 15. I can remember sitting in my GCSE maths class, squinting at the black-board, it was then l realised that l needed to go to see an optician. So off l went to Curtis Opticians, Carlisle Road, Londonderry, where l was told l was short sighted with a slight astigmatism in my right eye. So ...  Read the complete review

Ever since I was a wee laddie I’ve been forced to parade around a pair of spectacles on my bonce, using only the power of the bridge of my nose coupled with a pair of slightly deformed ears. For 15 goddamn years, like a conjoined twin they have stuck to my face, never to be removed lest I be rendered blind to the world. Every morning I have ...  Read the complete review

I started wearing contact lens about a year ago. Surprisingly, they were very comfortable-most people think it is like putting glass in your eye. (just for the record, contact lens’ are made from a special kind of rubber and water) I buy my contact lens on prescription, which means they are used so I can see better, not for me to have ...  Read the complete review

Eyesight is a very strange thing. When I was an 8 year old who attended primary school, I had perfect eyesight. 11 years on, I have absolutely dreadful eyesight, and am wearing contact lenses. But my eyesight began to deteriorate when I was about 9. When my eyes were fine, at the time when I didn't need glasses, I used to almost feel ...  Read the complete review

I can't say I prefer my contact lenses to my glasses but they do come in useful sometimes! I wear my glasses all day but because I work with a computer (all day!) I find that if I wear contact lenses my eyes dry out and get sore (nice thought!!!). So I have to wear my glasses for that. When I go out after two drinks I ...  Read the complete review

http://www.allaboutvision.com/ I wanted to know whether I can swim whilst wearing contact lenses and found this site. It has masses of information about all kinds of vision products and problems plus a section where you can e-mail the Eye Doc with any specific questions. It's an unbiased site which doesn't promote any specific ...  Read the complete review

Introduction This wonderful little invention has helped millions improve their visual potential and their use has been widespread, but it is important that people are fully informed of the risks before using them so they can make an informed choice of whether lenses are right for them. Using lenses automatically commits you to looking after ...  Read the complete review

I've been wearing contact lenses now for over twenty years and despite the occasional time when you get dust in your eye and it hurts like hell I'm very glad I don't have to wear glasses all day. I was advised not to get lenses until I reached 16 and was delighted when I got my first pair, hard contact lenses at that time. ...  Read the complete review

This website is an absolute must for all contact Lens wearers. They were originally established as a mail order company before the internet took off which explains why their customer service and order logistics run smoothly and are far more efficient than any other web etailer I have used. The main reason I use this site is of course the price, it ...  Read the complete review