I just got contacts and the boxes came...but both boxes look exactly alike! are the left and right contacts in the same box ?? there is no + or - sign , no L or R...
if it helps they are acuvue hydra clear contacts
No sarcastic answers please ...only answer if you can help me
2007-01-20 19:17:08 · 5 answers · asked by angelbunny_90 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
it helps if you know your prescription. If not, call your ophthalmologist and get it. Call the company that you bought them from and ask them. I'm familiar with acuvue, but not the hydra clear, so the best thing to do is call them
UNLESS, your prescription is obviously different in each eye...which I'm sure its not because then you wouldn't be posting this. LOL.
;-) when you get the correct one, make sure you put a big R or L on each box as soon as you can
2007-01-20 20:10:20 · answer #1 · answered by N-TYC-N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prescription should be on the side of the box and each box should have the same prescription (no L and R contacts in the same box unless your prescription for both eyes are the same). If you don't know your L or R prescription, call your doctor or place that did the eye exam or if you ordered online, look at the prescription for each eye on the form.
2007-01-21 03:25:57 · answer #2 · answered by wlh563 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your eye sight is the EXACTLY the SAME (same prescription) for both eyes, then it doesn't matter at all.
But it would be preferable for you to organize yourself, and mark one box with a big R and the other with a big L.
For me, my left eyesight's prescription is different than my right.
So, I know that one left eye is - 2.5 and the other is - 2.75, that way I know which box is for which and i mark them as soon as I get them, to save myself from thinking every time I'll wear contacts (so which box is for which).
However, If they are not DAILY eye-lenses, weekly or so... make sure to always wear the right one for the right, and left one for the left, until you throw them away and start using a new pair... which you'll do the same for.
That's why the little circular storage container tube has a R one of them.
Hope I helped!
2007-01-21 03:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by Serendipity 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acuvue contacts all have the RX written on the box, usually on the side. The prescription is a number like -2.25. Find that number, then compare it the the prescription from your dr which specifies which RX is for which eye. You may be one of the rare people who wear the same prescription in both eyes, I was for a few years.
2007-01-21 03:22:30 · answer #4 · answered by dancin thru life 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If both of your eyes have the same prescription strength, then it doesnt matter which box they come from.....Look on each box and it will give you the strength (example 3.25 or 3.75). If both eyes are the same then you can get two lenses out of one box and use one in each eye..if the strengths on the boxes are different you need to contact your doctor and see which strength is for which eye! I hope this helps!
2007-01-21 03:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by D Diva 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋