ACUVUE® Blog

What to expect at your first contact lens appointment

Know the basics before you go

A contact lens appointment: An add-on to a comprehensive eye test

Male optician with glasses handing a patient a contact lens case

What to bring to your appointment

What happens at your first contact lens appointment: Step by step

Step 1: Check in—early, if you can

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Step 2: The pre-test

Step 3: The comprehensive test

Step 4: The contact lens appointment

Step 5: Trying on contact lenses

Now’s the time to practise and ask questions

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Free* trial lenses

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The follow up appointment

About the author

Giovanna E. Olivares, OD, FAAO

Footnotes