Contact Lenses are a wonderful accompaniment to glasses. The continuous technical advancements made by leading contact lens manufactures mean contacts have never been more comfortable or safer to wear.
The range of prescriptions that can be corrected with contact lenses has increased dramatically in recent years, so there are solutions now for patients with high powers and large amounts of astigmatism.
If you were told in the past, you were not suitable for contacts due to the nature of your prescription or issue with dryness, there may be a solution for you now.
Contact us and we will be happy to discuss options that may be available to you.
Our new online store makes buying your contact lenses easy and arrange delivery to your home or collection from a store near you.
Existing Patients: If you are an existing Rods + Cones patient, all you need to do is to contact us to order your lenses as required.
New Patients: If you have an up to date contact lens prescription from another optician, you can still buy your contact lenses from us.
If you do not have a copy of your prescription, we can contact your optician directly on your behalf.
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Instructions for the Care and Handling of Contact Lenses
Although contact lenses offer great convenience and freedom there are important guide lines and practices to follow to ensure safe contact lens wear and avoid infection, corneal issues, dryness and indeed sight threatening conditions like Acanthamoeba Keratitis.
Responsible contact lens wearers that follow the simple guide lines can wear their contacts comfortably and safely and avoid any of these complications.
Contact lenses are classified as a medical device, therefore you need a prescription from your optician. This prescription is valid for 1 year, so you need to have a Contact Lens Check every year to renew this prescription as you can only buy contact lenses with an in-date prescription.
Our eyes change over time and it is important to keep up with these changes. During the exam we will check: