| Contact lens prescriptions should come from a | | | | corresponds to its sphere, cylinder, or axis, when |
| qualified eye care specialist. This is especially true | | | | applicable. This detail is essential to determine the |
| with the contact lenses that are used either | | | | right pair for the intended user. |
| corrective or therapeutic. Stores would require a | | | | 6. The material or the manufacturer of the lens. |
| prescription before they sell a pair. | | | | Contact lenses can be made of different |
| Here are the things that you have to look for in a | | | | materials. Some are made of Plexiglass, while |
| prescription to determine its validity: | | | | some use Hydrogel. Most of the time, the brand |
| 1. The patient's name should appear in it. This | | | | of the contact lenses is enough to determine |
| important detail would prove that the person who | | | | what kind of material is used. |
| has the prescription has gone through the | | | | 7. The base curve and the diameter of the |
| necessary procedures essential to determine the | | | | contact lens. These are the specifics of the lenses |
| right pair of contacts he or she has to get. | | | | one is to buy. Here goes the actual specification |
| 2. The date of the examination. The examination | | | | as prescribed by the attending eye physician. |
| date has to be current. This ensures that the | | | | These are determined by the tests conducted to |
| prescription is freshly made and that the patient is | | | | the patient. |
| recently examined. This is very important in | | | | 8. The contact lens's manufacturer information. In |
| therapeutic contact lenses. | | | | case the doctor prescribed a private label contact |
| 3. The issue date and the date of expiration of | | | | lens, this information is needed. It would help the |
| the prescription. These two sets of dates are | | | | seller to verify the exact pair you have to get. |
| equally important as the examination date. This | | | | These are what compose a contact lens |
| solely determines if the prescription is still usable. | | | | prescription. Each component is important, |
| 4. The doctor's information. To further assure the | | | | because it will lead you to the perfect pair. And |
| manufacturers and the sellers of the prescription's | | | | more importantly, these are the requirement of |
| validity, they can proceed to call the doctor who | | | | the FTC. Contact lenses are still considered |
| made the prescription. They can do that to clear | | | | medical devices, even though if it is used for |
| out anything that maybe vague or questionable to | | | | aesthetic purposes. That's why contact lens |
| them. | | | | prescriptions, with all these information, are a |
| 5. The lens's power. The contact lens's power | | | | requisite. |