Put your mind at ease about contacts

Lots of teens, and even some pre-teens, wear contact lenses. The average age a kid first gets contacts is 13, but it has been shown that some younger children are mature enough to wear and care for contact lenses. Successful lens wear depends more on responsibility and attitude than age. Seeing an eye doctor will help you figure out whether contact lenses are right for you.

About 40 million people in the U.S. who wear contacts sure think so. See how our exclusive HYDRACLEAR^® Technology and LACREON^® Technology helps make our contact lenses exceptionally comfortable.

Advances in technology make contacts convenient and easy to use. And caring for them is easy with multipurpose lens solutions that make cleaning, disinfecting and storing your contacts simple and convenient. For the most convenient way to wear contacts, consider 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand Contact Lenses or 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand Contact Lenses for ASTIGMATISM Just wear them for the day, then throw them away.

Contacts can be surprisingly affordable. And with vision insurance, out-of-pocket costs may be even less. Plus, replacing a lost contact lens can be cheap and easy compared to replacing lost or damaged glasses.

A contact lens is a medical device, which is why you need a prescription. Only an eye doctor can properly measure your need for vision correction as well as determine which size and type of contact lens is best for you. Plus, changes that can occur to your vision and eye health over time can only be detected with specialized equipment and procedures.

Yes. A prescription for contact lenses requires different information than a prescription for eyeglasses. Along with the power, a contact lens prescription will include the base curve (BC) which is used to match the curvature of the lens to your eye and the diameter (DIA) which is used to match the width of the lens to your eye.

Start by scheduling a contact lens appointment with an eye doctor. Your first contact lens fitting takes a little longer than a regular eye exam—about 90 minutes. Be sure to let the office know you want a contact lens fitting, not just a regular eye exam. Want to find an eye doctor near you that carries ACUVUE^® Brand? Locate one here.

Of course. You can wear both contacts and glasses, alternating for specific activities, needs, or preference. However, contacts can be used full-time. The choice is yours.

If your need for vision correction isn’t that great, contact lenses are an easy, always-there alternative to putting on and taking off your glasses all day. And, unlike glasses, contacts won’t smudge, steam up, fall off or break, and you won't lose any peripheral (side) vision. Plus with convenient contacts like 1-DAY ACUVUE^® TruEye^® Brand or 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand, there's no lens care or cleaning solutions. You just wear them for a day, then throw them away.

Bring it on. Contacts offer crisp, clear vision and you won’t have to worry about them fogging up, falling off or breaking during a game like glasses could. And you won't experience a loss of peripheral (side) vision like you can with glasses.

Yes. Astigmatism is no longer a barrier to wearing contact lenses. ACUVUE^® OASYS^® Brand for ASTIGMATISM, ACUVUE^® ADVANCE^® Brand for ASTIGMATISM, and 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand for ASTIGMATISM offer people with astigmatism the same exceptional fit, comfort, and visual clarity that regular contact lens wearers enjoy.

Maybe. Only your eye doctor can tell for certain. If your eye doctor feels that contacts are still an option, we believe that ACUVUE^® Brand is an excellent choice.

Maybe. Only your eye doctor can tell for certain. LASIK surgery permanently alters the shape of your eye, but doesn’t prevent the development of presbyopia, so you’ll still need vision correction at some point. If your eye doctor feels that contacts are still an option, we believe that ACUVUE^® Brand is an excellent choice.

Not a chance. It’s physically impossible for a contact lens to get lost “behind” your eye. A membrane covers your eye and connects to the inside of your eyelids, so the lens is unable to become lost.

No way. In the vast majority of cases, contact lenses are easily removed using the method your eye doctor recommended. All it takes is a little patience and practice. Watch how it’s done.

Not likely. With proper fitting, contacts should stay in place almost all the time. Even on that rare occasion when a contact lens moves out of place, it usually stays on your eye until you can move it back.

Contacts lens-related problems can occur, but they’re unlikely. Most common eye health issues are related with poorly fitted lenses or not following an eye doctor’s recommended lens wear schedule. If you do experience any unusual eye discomfort or changes in your vision, remove your lenses and call your eye doctor immediately.

Contact lens related health problems can occur, but they’re rare. Infections are most commonly related to poor cleaning routines or other lens care-related issues. If you follow your eye doctor’s directions for proper wear and care, you should be fine.

Airborne allergens including pollen, dust, and pet dander, can build up on your lenses, causing discomfort. To help avoid this, consider 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand Contact Lenses. These contacts may provide improved comfort if you’re suffering from mild discomfort and/or itching associated with allergies compared to lenses worn greater than 2 weeks.

The differences are primarily how long you should wear a lens before you need to replace it.

• Daily Disposable contact lenses are used for one day, then thrown away. And usually don’t involve the use of lens solutions.
• Frequent Replacement lenses are reused for two weeks to one month (depending on the lens and your eye doctor’s recommendation) and require cleaning and disinfection every day. Extended Wear means you can sleep in the lenses for up to six nights/seven days (based on your eye doctor’s recommendation). Some lenses are approved for even longer wearing periods, but we believe a shorter wear cycle, and more frequent use of fresh lenses, is more comfortable.

They’re the same thing. Some brands use an ordinary gravity dependent design to help keep the lens from rotating, but ACUVUE^® OASYS^® Brand for ASTIGMATISM, ACUVUE^® ADVANCE^® Brand for ASTIGMATISM and 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand for ASTIGMATISM feature our BLINK STABILIZED™ lens design. This revolutionary design works to realign the lens naturally with every blink to help keep lenses from shifting and rotating. That means your vision can stay crisp, clear and stable. See it in action here.

In general, bifocal contact lenses are designed with only two zones of vision (near and far) in the same lens. Multifocal contact lenses are designed with more than two zones of vision (near, far and in-between) in each lens. ACUVUE^® OASYS^® Brand for PRESBYOPIA uses a multifocal lens design called STEREO PRECISION TECHNOLOGY™. It brings together the best elements of each lens design, while limiting the drawbacks, to provide balanced vision near, far and in between.

A hydrogel is a soft, water-holding polymer plastic used to make contact lenses. See how it works here.

A silicone hydrogel is the newest generation of hydrogels (soft, water-holding polymer plastics). See how it works here.

The base curve or BC is the back curvature of a contact lens. It’s used to match the curvature of the lens to your eye to provide the best fit and comfort. The lower the number, the steeper the curve of your cornea.

Diameter or DIA is the distance across the surface of your lens, from edge to edge. Your eye doctor will determine the correct diameter for you during your exam.

Dk, or oxygen permeability, is the rate that oxygen can flow through a contact lens material. Dk/t, or oxygen transmissibility, determines how much oxygen gets through a lens of a particular thickness.

No. All our contact lenses can be used in either eye. Your prescription determines which lens goes on which eye.

Contact lens discomfort can take many forms and have many causes. The best way to find out why you’re uncomfortable, and what you can do about it, is to talk to your eye doctor.

Many things can adversely affect your vision. It could be as simple as dry eyes, poor fitting lenses, or an out-of-date prescription. It could also be a sign of a more serious problem not related to your contacts. You should always talk to your eye doctor about any issues you are having with your vision or your contact lenses.

In general, you should use eye drops specifically recommended for use with soft hydrophilic (water-loving) contact lenses. Check with your eye doctor. Mixing even approved lens solutions can sometimes cause problems.

Ask your eye doctor which lens care products are right for you and your contacts. For cleaning and disinfection, use only a chemical (not heat) lens care system. Use of a heat (thermal) lens care system can damage your contact lenses.

Never. The mouth is not a sterile environment. If you need to rewet your lenses, use only contact lens rewetting drops or multipurpose contact lens disinfecting solution. Your eye doctor can recommend the best lens solutions for your contacts.

Do not share your lenses with your friend. Your contact lenses are medical devices that have been specially fit to your unique vision needs and the unique shape of your eye. Instead, tell your friend to ask her eye doctor about ACUVUE^® Brand Contact Lenses. If ACUVUE^® Brand is right for her, her eye doctor will fit her with Free* Trial Lenses (exam and fitting fees not included).

Remove your current lenses immediately and replace them with a fresh pair. If you’re out of lenses, remove your current lenses and call your eye doctor to reorder. If your lenses are causing irritation, please contact your eye doctor immediately, and follow their advice.

They may feel fine but throughout the specified life of the lens, proteins and outside stuff, like dust and pollen can build up on the lens. Eventually, it can lead to eye irritation, itching and redness. And you don’t want that. Watch what can happen. If you need an extra tap on the shoulder to change your lenses on time, sign up for the ACUMINDER^® Tool to get free reminders by text or email.

In general, no. Unless your eye doctor has instructed you otherwise, you can safely wear your lenses every day. Today, contact lenses such as all ACUVUE^® OASYS^® Brands and 1-DAY ACUVUE^® TruEye^® Brand are made with a next generation silicone hydrogel material that provides much more oxygen to the eye than contacts made with a hydrogel material. The higher level of oxygen is good for your eyes.

In general, no. Exposing contact lenses to water during swimming or showering may increase the risk of serious infection from microorganisms. Ask your eye doctor about wearing contact lenses during activities involving exposure to water, especially swimming and other water sports.

No. The expiration date represents the time period that we can ensure the lens and solution is sterile. No lens should be used beyond its expiration date.

It depends. Contact lens solution must be changed according to the manufacturer's recommendations, even if the contacts aren’t used every day. Ask your eye doctor which lens care solution is best for you and your contacts.

It’s quite easy actually. After a few times, it’ll become second nature. See how it’s done here.

Absolutely. Just follow a few simple tips and you can help keep your eyes looking and feeling great. Check out makeup and contacts tips here.

For now, you can’t. Even though our contacts are made of plastic, they can’t be recycled and need to be thrown away. But the boxes and plastic blister packs are recyclable. Please check the guidelines of your local recycling program.

Unfortunately, no. Contact lenses are medical devices that require a prescription that can’t be transferred to another person. We suggest you ask the place where you bought your lenses if you can return or exchange the unopened boxes.

HYDRACLEAR^® is our brand name for our patented comfort technology found in ACUVUE^® ADVANCE^® Brand Contact Lenses. HYDRACLEAR^® Technology brings together a remarkable moisture rich wetting agent with high-performance base materials to form clear, wettable lenses with a unique, silky feel.

HYDRACLEAR^® PLUS is our brand name for the second generation of our patented comfort technology found in all ACUVUE^® OASYS^® Brand Contact Lenses. It adds more moisture-rich wetting agent into a state-of-the-art silicone hydrogel formulation for all-day comfort.

HYDRACLEAR^® 1 is our brand name for our third generation comfort technology found in 1-DAY ACUVUE^® TruEye^® Brand Contact Lenses. It allows for the highest volume of wetting agent in the HYDRACLEAR^® Technology family. That means a more wettable, ultra smooth lens that helps keep your eyes looking and feeling healthy and natural.

LACREON^® is our brand name for our exclusive comfort technology found in all 1-DAY   ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brands. It binds a water-holding polymer into our already moisture-rich hydrogel lens, creating a cushion of moisture around the lens. Similar to your natural tear layer, it reduces friction with the eyelid and enhances moisture retention.

BLINK STABILIZED™ is the revolutionary design in our astigmatism contacts that helps keep lenses from shifting and rotating by realigning naturally with every blink. That means your vision can stay crisp, clear and stable. See it in action here.

To enhance light colored eyes there’s: Aquamarine, Ocean Blue and Emerald Green. To completely change any eye color there’s: Chestnut Brown, Sapphire Blue, Hazel Green, Jade Green, Pearl Gray, Warm Honey, and Deep Blue. See them here.

Sure do. ACUVUE^® 2^® COLOURS^® are available with and without vision correction. However, contacts are medical devices that must be fitted to your eyes and require a prescription, even if they don't correct your vision.

Most likely your eye doctor will ask you to narrow your choices to one or two colors before you try on the lenses. To see how you’d look wearing our colored contacts, try the iMakeOver^® at www.jnjvision.com/imakeover.

Enhancer colors are nearly transparent so the coloring effect is usually too subtle to see on dark eyes. To see how you’d look wearing our color contacts, try the iMakeOver^® at www.jnjvision.com/imakeover.

For contact lenses that are worn and removed daily or worn continuously for a week, each box contains either six or 24 lenses (24-pack for ACUVUE^® ADVANCE^® Brand PLUS only). For contact lenses worn for a day then thrown away, a box contains either 30 or 90 lenses (90-pack for 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brand and 1-DAY ACUVUE^® TruEye^® Brand only).

Many of our brands are supplied in our “universal” carton, allowing us to have one package for various countries. The universal package has labeling printed in eight different languages from English to Japanese.

Each sterile contact lens is snugly sealed in a foil-sealed plastic package containing a buffered, non-preserved, sterile saline solution (a sterile solution of salt water very similar to the tears in your eyes).

No, the packing solution for ACUVUE^® Brand Contact Lenses does not contain Thimerosal.

Povidone is an ingredient we use in the saline solution found in the packaging for our 1-DAY ACUVUE^® MOIST^® Brands. Based on extensive testing and several years of usage studies, we’ve found it to be the safest packing medium for our contact lenses. Plus, Povidone has even been shown to improve comfort.

Sorry, no. We only sell our contacts through approved eye doctors and retailers. They can only sell you contacts with a valid prescription. Want to find an eye doctor near you that carries ACUVUE^® Brand? Locate one here.

It depends. You can find out by using our Country Selector. To find an eye doctor near you that carries ACUVUE^® Brand, go to your country’s website and click the Store Locations tab.

No, but they are changing. 1-DAY ACUVUE^_® TruEye^® Brand Contact Lenses are now made with a modified lens material—but they still deliver the exceptional all-day comfort you love.

If you wear the original version, you can keep enjoying your current supply, but when it’s finished, you’ll need to see your eye doctor to be fit with the new version.

Yes. While the new version will still deliver the exceptional all-day comfort you love, to keep wearing 1-DAY ACUVUE^® TruEye_^® Brand you’ll need to see your eye doctor to be fit with the new version.

The new version of 1-DAY ACUVUE^® TruEye^® Brand Contact Lenses are made with a modified lens material called narafilcon A—but they still deliver exceptional all-day comfort.

If you wear the original version, you can keep enjoying your current supply, but when it’s finished, you’ll need to see your eye doctor to be fit with the new version.

In general, yes. The exceptions are purchases made at Costco^®, 1800CONTACTS^® and Target Optical^®, but other special offers are often available for ACUVUE^® Brand at these retailers. Please check the store for details.

Once you submit online or mail in the rebate form and required items, you can expect your rebate in eight to ten weeks. You can check the status of your rebate by using our online Rebate Tracker. If you haven’t received your rebate within ten weeks, please call 888-565-8474.

The prepaid card is a debit card with a credit balance equal to the dollar amount of your rebate. You can spend your rebate money on whatever you wish at any store where Visa^® cards are accepted.

If both lenses have rebate offers and you’ve met the requirements, you should select the higher of the two rebates when completing the rebate form.

Yes. You can use a photocopy, photo or scan of your ACUVUE^® Brand purchase receipt and eye exam receipt.

Sorry, no. A credit card receipt doesn’t have enough detail to verify that the rebate requirements have been met.

Yes. Just make sure you purchase the total number of boxes required for the rebate and that you purchase them within 90 days of your eye exam.

No. Our rebates are limited to one per customer, per offer, per ACUVUE^® Brand purchase, per yearly eye exam.