Why Buy Contact Lenses Online?

Contact lens wearers have a lot of freedom. For example, they don't have to worry about their glasses fogging up or getting wet when it rains or snows and they can enjoy recreational activities without having to worry about losing or breaking them. There’s even more freedom when you choose to purchase your contact lenses online. With the mass selection of online contact lens retailers and incredible discounts, there are so many places to purchase your specific contact lenses. 

Because there is a large selection of sites to purchase contact lenses from, we looked at a variety of things we felt were important and necessary when choosing where to purchase your contact lenses online. 

In this site, you'll find articles on online contact lens stores and comprehensive reviews to help you make an informed decision on which online contact lens store is right for you. Take a look at our side-by-side comparison to see how each store measures up to its competitors.  At TopTenREVIEWS We Do the Research So You Don't Have To.™

What to Look for When Buying Contact Lenses Online

Being able to purchase your contact lenses online is very important. We have reviewed and compared 11 online contact lens retailers to assist you in finding the right place to order your contact lenses. See the list of criteria that we followed in rating each individual site below. We found these areas to be vital in deciding which site to use in purchasing your contact lenses online.  

Product Selection
When reviewing the online contact lens sites, we made sure to look for sites with large product selections and affordable prices.  We looked at how many of the top name brands they carried and the assortment of types within those top brands. The types of contacts offered included single vision, toric, bifocal and wild eyes. We also took into consideration whether or not they carried an inventory of accessories. Sites that included items such as contact solution and cases, sunglasses, reading glasses and eye drops provided the consumer with a convenient and affordable one-stop shop.

Ease of Use
Is the site easy for you to navigate or do they make it hard for you to find what you need? Are there a variety of options for you to search for your specific contact lenses? Does the site provide you with an informative FAQ page that will guide you through your order and assist you with any problems or questions that may arise? Do they provide you with help on reading your prescription? These are all areas we looked at in comparing the sites we reviewed.

Customer Service
We looked at a couple different things when evaluating this area, including how easy it was to contact the company, how well the company displayed the link to their contact page and how well the contact page was organized. Are you able to contact the company 24/7? Do they provide a toll free phone number, fax or email address? If they aren’t open 24/7, do they list their customer service hours of operation? Being able to contact a company with questions and concerns can help ensure your order will be processed in a timely manner.

Security
When an online retailer informs consumers that their site is secure, they are already proving they are legitimate and worthy of your consideration. It is important that the site have some sort of security certification, such as McAfee, VeriSign, TRUSTe or Better Business Bureau (BBB), considering the sensitive personal information you will be giving them. Our thorough review of online contact lens retailers identifies those sites that are certified by one or all of the above listed programs.

Our goal is to provide you with a large selection of secure, low-cost and easy to use sites. We invite you to review our extensive side-by-side chart comparing 11 online contact lens sites, including our top three sites: 1800Contacts, Discount Contact Lenses and Vision Direct.  It's up to you to look at our reviews and determine which site meets your needs the best.