Contact Lens Fittings in Pendleton, SC
A contact lens prescription is not the same number as your glasses prescription. A proper fitting measures the surface of your eye, tests a trial lens in real conditions and follows up, so the lens you settle on still feels comfortable at the end of a long day.
What a Fitting Involves
We measure the curvature and diameter of your cornea, evaluate your tear film and check how a trial lens moves when you blink. You wear the trial pair in your own routine, then return so we can confirm comfort, vision and the health of the eye surface before finalizing the prescription.
Lenses for Astigmatism and Reading
Toric lenses correct astigmatism and need to sit at a stable orientation, which takes careful selection. Multifocal contacts let people over forty read a phone without reaching for readers. Both require more fitting time than a standard spherical lens, and we build that into the visit.
Dry Eyes and Difficult Fits
If lenses have failed you before, the cause is often dryness, a steep or flat cornea or the wrong material rather than contacts themselves. We work through material, replacement schedule and wearing time to find something that works, and we will tell you if glasses are the better answer.
We Fit
- Daily disposable soft lenses
- Two week and monthly replacement lenses
- Toric lenses for astigmatism
- Multifocal lenses for presbyopia
- Colored and specialty lenses
- Follow up visits included in the fitting
Common Questions
Do I need a separate exam for contact lenses?
A contact lens fitting is added to a comprehensive eye exam. The exam establishes your prescription and eye health; the fitting measures the eye surface and confirms the lens performs on you.
How long does a first time fitting take?
Allow extra time beyond the standard 30 minute exam, including a lesson in inserting and removing lenses if you are new to them, plus a follow up visit.
Can I wear contacts and still buy glasses?
Most people should have both. Eyes need a break from lenses, and a well chosen frame is worth wearing in its own right.
Is a contact lens fitting covered by insurance?
Many plans cover part of a fitting. We accept Community Eye Care, select EyeMed plans and CareCredit, and we will verify your benefits before your visit.
Visit the Boutique
Book a fitting alongside your comprehensive eye exam, including Saturday appointments.
Serving the Greater Upstate of South Carolina from our boutique in Pendleton, including Clemson, Anderson and Seneca.