If you wear contact lenses, or you're about to try them for the first time, Vision Direct's Eye Care Centre will come in very handy! These handy guides will help you tackle everything from combating eye strain to choosing coloured contact lenses. Need some advice? We're available Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 21:00 and Saturday from 8:00 to 18:00, on 01 513 4141, or by emailing help@visiondirect.ie
Eye Care Centre
Vision Direct Info
Everything you need to know about ordering your contact lenses online from Vision Direct, including delivery, returns and refunds.
• Why choose Vision Direct?
• How to order from Vision Direct
• No prescription needed
• Delivery information
• Vision Direct FAQs
• Vision Direct customer reviews
• Returns & refunds
Beginners' Guides
New to contact lenses, or buying your contact lenses online? Our beginners' guides are packed with tips on wearing your lenses comfortably and keeping your eyes moisturised, plus how to deal with any discomfort.
• The human eye: Understand how we see
• Choosing your contact lenses: different types of lens
• How to put in your contact lenses
• Are contact lenses safe for my eyes?
• Can contact lenses cause my eyesight to change or deteriorate?
• What are silicone hydrogel contact lenses?
• What are extended wear contact lenses?
• Which activities can I wear contact lenses for?
• Is it safe to wear contact lenses when I swim?
• Can a contact lens get lost or stuck in my eye?
• How can I tell if my contact lens is inside out?
Contact lens care
Our head optician answers your questions about contact lenses, wearing and taking care of them.
• Contact lenses Q&A with our Head Optician
• Caring for your contact lenses
• Can I clean my contact lenses in water?
• Wearing cosmetic contact lenses
• Wearing coloured contact lenses
• Travelling with contact lenses
• Wearing contact lenses for sports
• Contact lenses and pregnancy
Vision Problems
Contact lenses are designed to address specific vision problems, including short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism (toric contact lenses). Find out which contact lenses could help address your vision problem, and when it's a good idea to visit the optician.
• Myopia (short sightedness)
• Toric contact lenses for astigmatism
• Common complaints when wearing contact lenses
• Eye allergies and contact lenses
• Eye twitching
• Eye infections
• Conjunctivitis eye infection
• Wearing contact lenses with dry eyes
Prescriptions & Eye Tests
It's so important to have a recent, accurate prescription for your contact lenses. Find out why with our handy guides on prescriptions and eye tests.
• Understanding your prescription for contact lenses
• A guide to eye tests
• Online eye tests
Age & Eyesight
As we age our eyesight affects us differently. We've put together some help pages and guides to answer any questions you may have about eyesight in children, teenagers, adults and the elderly, which contact lenses might be right depending on the age of your eye, and handy eye care solutions.
• Contact lenses and children
• Contact lenses for teenagers
• What is presbyopia?
• Contact lenses to suit older eyes
