How to order contacts with no prescription?

This is of course one of our most common questions or searches regarding contacts and no prescriptions.  You can't get contacts if you've NEVER had a prescription but if you had one and it expired then you have options.  Follow these easy steps to get contacts with no prescription from the UK.

1.  Use this link to buy contacts with no prescription.

2.  On the LensPlanet site choose your base curve, lens diameter and eye power for both eyes... if you don't know this information stop at this point and make an appointment with your eye doctor - and then add an email address to create an account and hit the checkout button.

3.  Select United States from the country drop down and put your State in the County field and your City in the Town field.  Zip code goes in Post code and the rest is obvious.   That's all there is to it.

Contacts without a prescription was created to share with responsible adults the knowledge that it is possible to get replacement contacts without going to an eye doctor every year.  While we recommend visiting your vision specialist each year, especially if your prescription has not been the same for at least 3 years in a row we realize there are circumstances when it would be more convenient to be able to order a replacement supply to get you through a busy period until it's convenient to schedule and make an appointment.

Do the different state laws (1 or 2 years) make sense?  Perhaps but consider this... for someone who wears daily contacts there is no legislation or restrictions that prevent an on-line customer in the US from buying 5 years or more supply of daily contacts provided they have a current script.  So the effect of the law is that a buyer with no budget concerns can effectively order contacts for 5 years without an office visit.

Is it perfectly legal to order contacts on-line without a prescription if you live in the United States?  It is not legal for a US based company to sell and ship contacts to a US address without a prescription.  That means a possible alternative source to buy contacts, like many prescription drugs, could be outside of the United States.  Online resellers based in this geographic areas, at least the ones featured below, won't even prompt you to enter you Doctor's current prescription information at order time and they ship very cheaply world wide.  As a US consumer you are not violating any laws by ordering contact lenses from a website based outside of the US which is not subject to US regulations.

Best No Verification Recommendation

The UK LensPlanet.com option below is our best contacts with no prescription verification option for great savings on already low prices AND FREE SHIPPING! Visit the LensPlanet link below and get Free Shipping for any orders over 95 pounds  or very low shipping to ANYWHERE in the world for a low 4 pounds or about 6 US dollars.

The LensPlanet.com website is super easy to use and has the majority of the popular name brand contact lenses in stock.  The ordering and checkout process is fast and intuitive.  Tip for US customers... put your State name in the 'County' field on the order form.  NOTE: Because you are ordering from this UK based website you will NOT be prompted to enter in you current doctor's prescription information. Click this link to visit the LensPlanet UK website to order contact lenses without a prescription.

With the average (sample as of 8/18/2011) Pounds to Dollars conversion at roughly 1 pound = 1 dollar and 65 cents Lensplanet.com prices for popular Acuvue 1-Day contact lenses at 13.75 pounds is about 22.69 US which represents a HUGE SAVINGS over the 1800contacts.com price of 29.99 (based on a minimum 6 box order). Plus with Free Shipping or low cost shipping on a low volume order there is zero downside to giving them a try.  Our visitors are reporting a 99% success factor on having their contact lenses orders shipped without a current Rx.

The UK (United Kingdom) for example has different trust levels with consumers and different governmental laws.  They evidently trust that people have been to the eye doctor's at some point in the past and know their base curve and left and right eye powers and wouldn't spend good money on contacts that don't fit or don't correct their vision properly.

Check out the links and information on this site (best option is above) if you wish to get a new supply of contacts without prescriptions and going back to the Doctor each year BUT... please use some common sense... If you are like many of the people we come in contact with and you wear glasses part time and your Rx has not changed in 5 or more years going back to the eye doctors may be a hassle you would just as soon avoid.  If you are unsure of your prescription or it's been a while since you've had an eye exam do the smart thing and cough up the money to go have an exam.

More to come on the legal issue of buying contacts online