What Happens at a Contact Lens Exam in Titusville?

It depends on the lens, and we tell you the number before you come in. The fitting is a separate fee on top of the eye exam. A standard soft lens costs the least to fit. Toric and specialty lenses cost more, because they take more measurements and often more visits. Many vision plans pay part of the fitting and give you an allowance toward lenses. Call (321) 269-2021 with your plan name, or ask for the self-pay price, and we will quote the exam and the contact lens fitting together.

Yes, contacts need a fitting on top of your eye exam. The exam checks the health of your eyes and finds your glasses prescription. The fitting measures your cornea, looks at your tear film, and puts a trial lens on your eye. We check that lens under the microscope for centering and movement, and we measure your vision through it. You can do the exam and the fitting in one visit at either office. Tell us you want contacts when you book your visit.

Through our own store, as long as your prescription with us is current. Start at order contact lenses, say you are an existing patient, and enter your date of birth, phone number, and email. The store matches you to the brand, power, and base curve from your last fitting, so all you pick is the supply. There is no account and no password. Ship it to your home, or have us hold it at either office. Prefer the phone? Call (321) 269-2021 and we will place the order for you.

No. A contact lens prescription usually runs out a year after your fitting, because a lens that fit last year may not fit your eye now. When yours expires, book a contact lens exam and we renew it at that visit. The store can take your order the same day you are fitted. Want a different brand, or dailies instead of monthlies? That starts with a refit too, since the fit belongs to the lens we chose with you.

Yes, most people with astigmatism can. A toric soft lens is built to sit in one position on your eye and correct it. The fitting takes a little more care, because the lens has to stay put when you blink, so we check it on your eye before you take a box home. When a soft lens cannot correct your astigmatism, a gas perm or a custom soft lens often can. Those are part of our specialty contact lenses.

A scleral lens is a large gas permeable lens that arches over the cornea and rests on the white of the eye. The space under it holds a layer of saline. That gives an irregular cornea a smooth surface to see through and keeps the eye moist. Common reasons to fit one are keratoconus, corneal scars, and a cornea changed by surgery, and some patients with severe dry eye wear one too. All four of our doctors fit scleral lenses at both offices.

With good care, a scleral lens usually lasts about a year, sometimes longer. Your eye can change even when the lens does not, so we check the fit at your yearly visit and set a replacement schedule. Do not sleep in them. A lens worn overnight cuts the oxygen reaching the cornea, so take them out, clean them, and store them every night. The price of scleral lenses depends on the lens and the number of visits, and we quote it before we order.