Getting Contact Lenses Without Prescription

So you want to get contact lenses without prescription?

Why do you want to do this? Do you know what your prescription is, so you think you don’t need to get another, or do you just want cosmetic lenses which don’t have a strength and so should not need a prescription?

Let’s suppose you want traditional contacts, to correct your vision. Obviously for getting these contacts you will need to know what strength to get, so you must have had a prescription once. If this prescription is old, can you still use it to get contact lenses? Well, probably not, is the answer. Of course, you can get anything off the internet so there is probably someone out there who will sell you them, based on the strength listed on your prescription. But can you do this legally? Not in most parts of the world. It is generally illegal to buy or sell prescription lenses without a current prescription.

What about cosmetic, non-prescription lenses? Well, the situation is a bit easier here, although it does vary from place to place. In Canada, cosmetic lenses are not classed as medical devices and they may be sold without a prescription.

The question must be asked, why are you interested in getting contact lenses without a prescription? It is very easy to get a prescription. It does not take much time or money. If you compare this with the possible lifetime of ruined eyesight which can come from wearing sub-standard lenses, or lenses which are not suitable for your eyes, then there is only one sensible solution. contact lenses are very readily available. They are cheap, and so are sight tests; the best thing is to stop thinking about getting contact lenses without prescription.

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