Contact lenses question - buying online

Nephew

I'm buying contact lenses online for the first time. My prescription is

-2.00 in both eyes, BC 8.6, DIA 13.8

I intend to buy from this site http://www.aclens.com/displaylens.asp?LensID=107

Considering my prescription is the exact same for both eyes. Can I order a box of Right (OD) lenses and use them for both eyes, or must I order a box of Left (OS) lenses too?

Thanks

KdjaCL

Buy a box of right in that size pres and box of left in that size pres

I used www.ourlenses.ie recently took 7 weeks to arrive. Cheap tho.


kdjac

Nephew

Thanks. But is there an actual difference in right eye and left eye lenses of the exact same prescription?

KdjaCL

Nephew wrote:

Thanks. But is there an actual difference in right eye and left eye lenses of the exact same prescription?

Nope i got a box of left and right and they identical, the websites only use L and R to remind you to get both imo.


kdjac

Nephew

Thanks kdjacl.

seamus

A lot (if not most) of people don't have the same prescription for both eyes. In theory, they're supposed to mark on the box which eye that lens is for, so you don't put the wrong lens in, but I've found that most opticians and online places don't bother.