Contact Lens Exams, Fittings, & Brands

A thorough eye exam tells us plenty about your eye health, but a contact lens exam focuses on specific aspects of your eye. All the regular tests are run, but you can expect some extra attention to the surface of your eye. After all, a contact lens sits directly on the cornea, so it needs to be healthy to comfortably support the lenses.

The cornea is measured through corneal topography. This technology allows us to take a photo that essentially renders a 3D map of the eye’s surface, so we can determine if contacts will be a comfortable visual corrective aid for you.

We also need to evaluate your tear film. Since tears on the eye’s surface support the contact lens, a good candidate for contacts should have a robust, healthy tear film. Dry eyes can make wearing contacts difficult, but special contact options allow people with dry eyes to wear contacts comfortably.

Multiple measurements are taken to find your contact lens prescription.

These include:

• Pupil measurements
• Iris measurements
• The curvature of the cornea

These measurements help determine the contact-specific part of your prescription, which includes:

• The base curve
• Lens diameter
• The contact brand

Once we’ve finished your contact lens exam, we’ll pick out the best contact lens option for you. We can guide you through inserting them, then we may have you stay at the clinic with the contacts in for about half an hour.

If the contacts chosen seem comfortable, we’ll send you home with your contact lens order. Be sure to come back for a follow-up appointment so we can make sure these contacts are a good fit for you in the long run.

We’ll give you tips for proper contact lens care and hygiene—keeping those contact clean helps keep your eyes healthy! Make sure you follow all contact care directions and use the contacts for the proper amount of time allotted.