Finding Online Retailers Selling Contact Lenses in Canada

Many of the top-selling contact lens companies are established in the United States. However, millions of people all over the world are in need of contact lenses. Some of these millions are in the northern neighbor of the U.S.: Canada. Fortunately, with the advent of the Internet finding contact lenses in Canada is not too difficult.

Two types of online stores exist that sell contact lenses in Canada. The first are those that are based from other countries, (usually the U.S.) and sell internationally, with Canada being one of the countries they sell to. A variant of this site are those that sell only to Canada or the U.S.

An example of this type of site is GlobalLens.com, which sell Acuvue, CIBA Vision, Coopervision, Bausch & Lomb, Ocular Sciences and American Hydron brands of contact lenses. Prices are available in both U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars. The site offers a currency converter for Canadian buyers.

The other type of company that sells contact lenses in Canada is those that are exclusively-based in Canada, like ClearlyContacts.ca. The contact lens brands offered by ClearContacts.ca include:

• Acuvue
• B & L2
• Biomedics
• Focus
• Frequency
• O2
• Optima
• Proclear and Soflens

These brands offer both corrective lenses and novelty contacts. All prices are automatically listed in Canadian dollars, so there is no need for a currency converter like with GlobalLens.com. The site also offers free shipping for orders over $129 and a lowest price guarantee. The latter means that a person can receive a discount of up to 110 percent if they find that the price offered on ClearContacts.ca is higher than a price quoted on another website.

It is important to note that non-prescriptive novelty contact lenses might be easier to obtain in Canada than in the U.S. While on the surface this may seem like it is actually more convenient, in reality it isn’t, because in the long-run non-prescriptive lenses could cause a person to have eye problems. This is why Health Canada recommends that no contacts be worn unless they are under the care of a professional. In fact, even the websites mentioned above require a prescription before a person can even make a purchase. Any site or store that sells novelty contacts without requiring a prescription are taking no concern whatsoever of the health of its customers. They should be avoided at all costs.

Finding contacts in Canada is really no different than finding contacts in the U.S. With a current prescription, a Canadian person can peruse the Internet to find websites that sell contact lenses in their country. Their search will yield stores that sell internationally or those based in Canada. Examples of each include GlobalLens.com and ClearContacts.ca. If one wants more options for finding contacts in Canada, they can use a search engine and/or a Canadian-based shopping comparison site. They can also call or email a contact lens manufacturer directly and ask which sites sell their product to Canadians.

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