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How do you order from an online contacts store, without a valid doctors prescription? I've worn glasses since I was in kindergarten, and contacts since I was se
by overcast 10y ago
How do you order from an online contacts store, without a valid doctors prescription? I've worn glasses since I was in kindergarten, and contacts since I was seventeen. Never have I been able to order contacts online, without a doctors prescription. They expire within a year typically.
- swedesford 10y agoNot all companies in all countries are quite so rigorous about checking for current valid prescriptions as others.
- detaro 10y agoIn addition, many countries don't have prescription requirements for contact lenses at all, so there is nothing to check.
- overcast 10y agoYikes.
- detaro 10y agoWhy Yikes? I mean, yes, contacts have a higher risk of getting infections etc compared to glasses, but that's not really fixed by yearly check-ups. And a pair of glasses can be good for 5-10 years if your eyesight is stable. I guess if you just start using them you'd want an expert advising you, making sure everything goes correctly?
- toomanybeersies 10y agoYep, never heard of needing a contact lens prescription to order them before. Here in New Zealand you can just order them online from Canada for cheap. So I suspect Canada is the same.
- Spooky23 10y agoLook around. Many sites let you just punch in the numbers. The downside is that you need to make frame adjustments yourself or go somewhere to do it.