Today just about everyone can wear contact lenses, and there are more healthful and convenient contact lens options than ever before.

Start with our overview of contact lenses, which is great for new or prospective wearers; review types of contact lenses ; or read the features below.

Understanding Your Contact Lens Rx
Why you need a prescription for contact lenses, plus what all those numbers and terms mean on the form. Also an explanation of your legal right to a copy of your prescription.

What to Do if Your Contact Lenses Are Uncomfortable
With so many contact lens and care product choices, there's no reason to suffer.

SPONSORED SECTION: Night & Day Contact Lenses
Learn about a new generation of silicone hydrogel contact lenses that are FDA approved for up to 30 consecutive nights of continuous wear.

Where to Buy Contact Lenses
How can you choose between eye doctors, retail stores and Internet sites? Our buying tips and price charts will help. Also: How to buy contacts online.

30-Day Contacts: A Smart Alternative to LASIK?
Both options eliminate hassle. Compare the safety, effectiveness and cost of contact lenses and LASIK.

Types of Contact Lenses:

Bifocal Contact Lenses provide both near and distance vision
Colored Contact Lenses give your eyes a subtle or dramatic change
Disposable Contact Lenses enable a healthier wearing experience
Extended Wear Contact Lenses for safe overnight wear
Gas Permeable (GP) Contact Lenses for the ultimate in crisp vision
Monovision is an alternative to bifocals for presbyopia
Orthokeratology Lenses for overnight corneal reshaping
Prosthetic Contact Lenses mask eye injury or disfigurements
Silicone Hydrogel Contacts transmit more oxygen to your eyes
Special-Effect Contact Lenses let you become a leopard or cheetah
Specialty Lenses for the "hard-to-fit" patient
Toric Contact Lenses provide good vision if you have astigmatism