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Is Prescription Verification Necessary?

There are two main reasons that you need a prescription for contact lenses.

All contact lenses are different. They are made with different materials, and parameters such as diameter and base curve can be different sizes. For example, a patient who is prescribed Acuvue 2 Enhancers with a base curve of 8.3 has been fitted for that brand and size specifically, and a lens like Freshlook Colorblends with a base curve of 8.6 might not fit properly.

Also, on February 4, 2004, the FTC enacted the "Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act" in the United States. The Act states that any time an Eye Care Provider (ECP) conducts a contact lens fitting, that they must provide the patient with a paper copy of their prescription (whether or not the patient requests it). This enables the patient to take their prescription and purchase their Contact Lenses from a variety of sources, not just the original ECP.

Under the Act, contact lens sellers must verify that American patients have had a contact lens fitting and that the prescription is not expired (verification). This Act only applies to US customers.