Can you get in trouble if you order contact lenses without a current prescription on-line if you live in the United States?  The short answer is absolutely NOT.   It is not legal for a US based contact lenses online retailer to sell and ship contact lenses to a US address without a prescription.  It is very unlikely that you could find any US contact lens company that would be willing to let you buy lenses without a valid doctor's Rx.  Does that mean it's not possible to buy contacts online without a prescription?  The short answer is absolutely NOT. So what are your options? A possible alternative source to buy contacts lenses, like many prescription drugs, could be Canada or the UK.

While we in the past knew of contact lens retailers in Canada that would allow US customers to order contact lenses online without a current doctor's prescription things seem to have changed since 2010.   However, the UK remains and excellent source for competitively priced discount contact lenses.  If you know your contacts prescription but it recently expired you do have options.

Order Contact Lenses Without Prescription

This is our best recommendation to buy contact lenses without a prescription from the UK.

Browse some of  the links on this site if you wish to get a new supply of contact lenses without going back to the Doctor each year BUT... please apply some common sense to your decision making... If you are like many of the people we talk to and you wear eye glasses part time and your prescription has not changed in 5 or more years going back to the eye doctors each and every year 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 fork up the money to go have an exam.  If you do choose to get an exam from your eye care provider don't let them talk you into ordering contacts at their inflated retail prices, if you have a current prescription and want to select from the best discounts available on contact lenses then check out Discount Contact Lenses Coupon Codes and chose from many different current coupon code offers to get the best deal on contact lenses with a prescription.

Buy Contact Lenses without current prescription

We recommend LensPlanet in the UK as your best option to buy contact lenses without prescription but if you want another option our visitors also report good success and service and using Contact For Lenses also based in the UK.  As stated elsewhere you should only order contact lenses if you previously had a current prescription and it has just lapsed.  You will need to select your power for each eye and base curve and diameter and of course choose the type of contact lenses you want in order to get the correct match.  You should have packaging from your last order of contact lenses or a copy of your expired doctor's prescription.  You shouldn't order your contact lenses from memory unless you are absolutely certain you remember your prescription exactly.

Use this link to purchase contact lenses without a prescription. from ContactForLenses.com.  Please come back and leave a comment to tell future visitors about your experience getting your lenses with no prescription.

Color or colour or colored contact lenses without a prescription are becoming increasingly popular.  They are available in a wide array of colors and patterns.  Technically these contact lenses should not be ordered online without a prescription even though many are sold that do not correct vision.  The main reason for this is that the size and shape of contact lenses can vary from one individual to the next and the only way to determine the proper values for diameter and base curve is to have a fitting by an optician.

Videos, Photos, Samples of non prescription colored contacts...

Check out this cool YouTube video showing over 200 cool non prescription colored contact lenses courtesy of Discount Contact Lenses.  Contact Lenses without prescription video.

Another video of color contacts or Halloween contact lenses courtesy of Coastal Contacts.  Non prescription color contacts samples.

A simple but comprehensive introductory to colored contacts.

Provides a good high-level, not too technical overview on the science that makes colored contact lenses possible.  It also provides background and the differences between vision correcting color contacts that require a prescription and non-corrective color contacts that you can wear after a fitting. Also discusses the 3 current technologies that make colored contacts a reality... visibility tints, enhancement tints, and opaque color tints.

If you are thinking of buying color contact lenses then visit this site to read the full article for more information on colored contacts.

http://coolcolorcontacts.blogspot.com/

Very cool website from established company specializing in prosthetic lenses and special eye effects, more than just run of the mill color contact lenses.  The special color contact lenses may require a current prescription if they are vision correcting and if not at least an office visit to get them fitted if you don't already know your base curve and diameter.

From the Custom Contacts web site....

• Our lenses are the top choice of make-up artists in the entertainment industry seeking natural color changes and unique eye effects
• We have more than 25years of experience providing cosmetic lenses, prosthetic lenses and special eye effects
• Prescription and nonprescription lenses are available in any +/- power (no astigmatism)

Visit their site at http://www.customcontacts.com

Review this 7 page controversial thread if you'd like to get more input on buying contact lenses without a prescription

Contact lenses without prescription

Does anyone know a site where I can buy contact lenses without a prescription? I know probably they won't state it... but anyone know about a site that's lenient about it?

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20567725-Contact-lens-without-prescription

Toric Contact Lenses

Toric contact lenses are non-spherical lenses that allow many people with astigmatism to be able to wear contact lenses.  Toric contact lenses can be soft or rigid gas permeable lenses.

Provide links to Acuvue and other makers of toric lenses.