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Where's the Best Place to Buy Contact Lenses? AllAboutVision.com Reviews Options.


LA JOLLA La Jolla (lə hoi`yə), on the Pacific Ocean, S Calif., an uninc. district within the confines of San Diego; founded 1869. The beautiful ocean beaches, in particular La Jolla shores and Black's Beach, and sea-washed caves attract visitors and , Calif. -- Eye doctors, retail stores, Internet sites - with so many choices, how can a consumer decide where to buy contact lenses?

A new AllAboutVision.com article guides consumers through a step-by-step process of choosing where to purchase contact lenses and provides advice on finding the best value by weighing such issues as price, availability, service, and convenience. The article includes "10 Tips for Getting the Best Price on Contact Lenses" and a helpful chart of sample prices.

A companion article, "Buying Contact Lenses Online," outlines special considerations when shopping on the Internet, including how to evaluate the trustworthiness of a website and using online tools for price comparison.

The articles are part of AllAboutVision.com's Buy Smarter series, which also offers guidance on children's eyeglasses eyeglasses or spectacles, instrument or device for aiding and correcting defective sight. Eyeglasses usually consist of a pair of lenses mounted in a frame to hold them in position before the eyes. , eye exercises, low-cost senior eyecare, purchasing eyeglasses online and more.

Consumers seeking to order contact lenses will also benefit from "Understanding Your Contact Lens contact lens, thin plastic lens worn between the eye and eyelid that may be used instead of eyeglasses. Actors, models, and others wear them for appearance, and athletes use them for safety and convenience.  Rx," an article that deciphers the various elements of a contact lens prescription.

The articles can be found here:

--Where to Buy: http://www.allaboutvision.com/buysmart/contacts.htm

--Buying Online: http://www.allaboutvision.com/buysmart/buying-contacts-online. htm (Due to its length, this URL URL
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--Understanding Your Rx: http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/contact-lens-rx.htm

AllAboutVision.com's contact lens content section also offers complete information on types of lenses, caring for contacts, contact lenses for hard-to-fit eyes, and solving contact lens discomfort problems.

Launched in January 2000, AllAboutVision.com provides consumers with hundreds of pages of comprehensive, up-to-date information on eye health and vision correction options. The site is accredited accredited

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 by the Health on the Net Foundation Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 and based in Switzerland. The stated mission of the foundation is to help both laypersons and medical practitioners find useful and reliable medical and health information online. .

AllAboutVision.com's most popular sections are:

--Eyeglasses: http://www.allaboutvision.com/eyeglasses/

--Contact Lenses: http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/

--LASIK & Vision Surgery: http://www.allaboutvision.com/visionsurgery/

--Eye Conditions & Diseases: http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/

All About Vision is a registered service mark of Access Media Group, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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