Contact Lenses - Fittings & Trainings

Contact Lens Training fee: $40

Charges may apply if you are a current/previous contact lens wearer and wish to do a refit into a different lens design or material.

If you are interested in trying contact lenses for the first time or if you wear contacts and would like a refit, talk to your optometrist. We can help you find a contact lens most compatible with your lifestyle for sports, school, work, or just occasional wear.

It’s important to know that the prescription you receive for your eyeglasses is different than your contact lens prescription. Your optometrist will need to take additional measurements including corneal curvature, corneal diameter and eyelid position in order to determine the best fit.

Contact lens fitting

Interested in trying contact lenses?

Talk to your optometrist.

Contact Lens Fitting & Training Steps:

  1. You will need to have an updated eye examination (less than a year ago) to ensure your eyes are healthy and your vision prescription is accurate.

  2. An eye-bar optometrist will take some ocular measurements and discuss your lifestyle considerations to determine which contact lenses are best suited for your eyes and activities

  3. For new contact lens wearers we will train you on the proper technique on how to handle, insert, remove and care for your new contact lenses. A brief reminder will also be provided to seasoned contact lens wearers to ensure that their skills are up to date.

  4. If the initial contact lens fit and vision are ok, you will be asked to wear the new contact lenses for approximately 1-2 weeks, You will be booked in for a contact lens evaluation after your trial period to ensure that everything is working properly.

  5. If your contact lenses are fitting perfectly at your follow up visit and your eyes are healthy and comfortable then your optometrist will approve you to order your contact lenses.

  6. Like all prescriptions, contact lens prescriptions expire after 1 year and contact lens wearers are required to have a new complete eye health examination at that time to ensure that their eyes are healthy and happy.

Contact Lens Insertion & Handling Demonstration Video:

This contact lens training video is only a demonstration, and should not be used as a substitution for a personal One-to-One contact lens training by a licensed eye-bar optician or optometrist.