Contact Lens Journey
Contact lens assessment
Modern contact lenses are more comfortable and
convenient than ever before. They offer the freedom from glasses for most
people and for almost any situation. If you have ever wanted to try
wearing contact lenses there has never been a better
time to start. Here at Leightons Opticians, a
FREE consultation with one of our fully qualified
practitioners is the beginning of your contact lens
journey with us.
Before the contact lens consultation, you will need
to have an up to date eye examination. If your last eye test has been
within the last year, this prescription information should be
perfectly valid. If you already have had an eye test from
another Optician, we may need to check that the
prescription is suitable for use in the consultation.
The right contact lenses for you
The contact lens practitioner will then discuss
in-depth your contact lens requirements, and make
recommendations of the most suitable contact lenses
for you. The practitioner then carries out a detailed assessment of
your eyes, checking not only vision and health, but aspects such as
the size and curvature of the cornea, and also how well your tears
work in lubricating your eyes. We can then use this information to
judge if the recommended contact lenses should be
suitable for your eyes. The contact lens practitioner
may then place some lenses in your eye, and after a short while to
become accustomed to them, the lenses are assessed on the eyes to
determine how well they fit and how well you can see.
Getting used to your lenses
The next step is designed to give you the confidence to insert
and remove the contact lenses from the eyes yourself,
and you will be given time to practice this with the practitioner.
As part of this procedure you will also learn about cleaning the
contact lenses (if applicable), and all of the 'Do's
and Don'ts' of wearing contact lenses. Once the lens
practitioner is satisfied you are comfortable with all of this, you
will be given a wearing schedule and some contact
lenses to take away with you. We will arrange another
appointment in around a week's time to check how you have been
getting on with the lenses.
Following this second appointment, providing the contact
lenses are working well with your eyes, you should be able
to purchase a supply of lenses and use them as discussed with the
practitioner.
Contact Lens Aftercare
At Leightons Opticians not only are we able to
offer outstanding choice of contact lenses, we also
offer the support and aftercare to continuing lens wearers. Regular
consultations with our practitioners are essential in maintaining
the health and comfort of your eyes when using contact
lenses. We will check your eyes are healthy and your current
lenses are fitting well, and keep you up to date with all of the
latest contact lens which are available. If you ever
experience any problems whilst wearing your contact
lenses, you can arrange an aftercare consultation to discuss
things anytime.
Under current UK law, we are unable to supply contact
lenses if your specification is out of date. By having
regular aftercare consultations, we can ensure your eyes are
performing at their best, and keep your specification up to
date.
Contact Lens Home Delivery
At Leightons Opticians we offer a home delivery
service, designed to send your regular supply of contact
lenses to your home (or work) for you added convenience.
Payment is simple via direct debit and includes the cost of your
contact lenses (including any cleaning solutions), and
aftercare costs. Ask at any Leightons Opticians branch
for more details.
For information on our contact lenses or our
free contact lens trial please contact your local
branch for details. Why not also book an eye test to see whether your
eyesight or prescription has changed?