Chew Colleen L OD (Orinda, CA 94563)

• can i get prescription sunglasses online with a prescription?

  Sure. As long as you know your prescription, you can buy your sunglasses online.There are many online stores selling sunglasses. However, before you sart to get your sunglasses, make sure they have 100% UV protection.

• How long can I wear the day & night contact lenses?

  For regular contact lenses, no more than 12hrs of wearing a day is ok. For colored contacts, you'd better not wear them more than 6hrs a day. Otherwise your eyes will become dry and uncomfortable.

• Can your contact lenses be melted by the heat from barbeque ?

  I've ever heard someone's contact lenses were melt while having a barbeque because he was too close to the grill for a long time. So to avoid the same tragegy, you'd better keep your contact lenses away from the grill or reduce the time that they are exposed to the grill for.

• Do most women wear contact lenses for fashion?

  Some of them wear contact lenses because their prescription is too strong, if they wear glasses, the lenses would be thicker and heavier. Some of them wear contacts lenses for fashion. Some of them wear for convenient and work requirement.

• Where can I buy one pair of contact lenses?

  Contact lenses are sold in many different types of packaging. Some of the contact lenses are packaged in one case but some of the lenses are available as a package of 6 or 12 lenses, it is depends on your prescription and the types of lenses you prescribed.

• Why can't I focus underwater without swimming goggles?

  First, there is the refraction of light rays as they pass through the water surface. Second, when you are underwater, the water will press against your eyeball, so the index of refraction changes and you can't focus on the things underwater. Third, the brownian motion of the water will also make your eyes out of focus.

• Does it matter if I mix up the contacts?

  If you have the same prescription in your both eyes,it doesn't matter which lens you get for your left or right eye.Otherwise you need to make it clear what the prescription is for each lens.

• What is the maximum power for contact lenses?

  This differs from each optical stores, but I've heard that some online stores cannot do contact lenses with prescription greater than -7.00. As your prescription is greater than that power, you may go to your eye doctor.

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