How to Compare Prices for Color Contact Lenses

Colored contact lenses must be fitted by an optometrist or an ophthalmologist. Once the contact lenses are fitted, a contact lens prescription is issued, and the patient can begin comparing prices of their colored contact lenses.

Checking With a Local Optometrist

• Many optometrists sell contact lenses in their office. An easy way to begin the price comparison is to ask about prices of contact lenses while in the optometrist's office. Be sure to ask about rebates and other services, such as free replacement of torn contact lenses, when contact lenses are purchased at an optometrist's office.

Internet Comparisons

• The Internet has a vast assortment of web-based contact lens retailers. There are websites such as contactlensesprice.com that compare the prices of several web-based contact lens retailers at once. One can also visit individual retailers's websites to compare colored contact lens prices. Be sure to read the fine print as many quoted prices include rebates that are only obtained with a large purchase of contact lenses.

Large Retailers

• Retailers such as Wal-Mart stock large inventories of contact lenses in their stores. This type of place offers a quick way to compare contact lens prices by simply asking a customer service representative.