Contact Lens Fittings | Shelburne Optometry

See the World Without Glasses

If you wear glasses, you may have considered trying contact lenses. Contacts can be a great alternative to glasses, and they offer many benefits, including:

Crisper, clearer vision than glasses
More natural field of view
More flexibility for those who require protective eyewear

However, contacts are not a suitable option for everyone. To ensure you’re a suitable candidate for contact lenses, that your eyes are healthy to support prolonged use, and to ensure your contacts fit comfortably, you will require a contact lens exam and fitting.

If you are a current contact lens wearer, an exam can ensure your prescription is up-to-date. Order your contacts lenses through our online store for your convenience.

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Lens Exams & Fittings

The Exam

We take this time to evaluate your overall ocular health and determine if your eyes can withstand prolonged contact lens wear.

Not everyone can wear contacts comfortably. Those who suffer from chronic eye infections, eye conditions like blepharitis, allergies, or work in dusty environments may find contacts difficult to wear. However, there are many types of contact lenses available, some that specifically address difficult-to-fit eyes.

If you have never worn contact lenses before, not to worry, we provide contact lens training. We will guide you through the process of inserting and removing your contacts, as well as contact lens care. Our team wants to ensure you have the tools for a successful contact lens wearing experience.

If you already wear contact lenses, this exam will assess your current lenses’ fit, evaluate your ocular health, and look for issues that may be caused by contact lens wear. You may receive an adjusted prescription or recommendation on lens type.

The Fitting

The fitting involves a series of measurements that allow us to fit your contact lenses to your unique eyes properly. If contact lenses don’t fit well, they can cause discomfort and blurred vision at best, and tissue damage at worst.

Step 1: Measuring

The first step of any fitting is gathering your measurements. This includes:

Measuring your corneal curvature using a keratometer.
Measuring your pupil and iris size, either manually, with a biomicroscope, or a slit lamp.
Conducting a tear film evaluation to determine the quality and quantity of your tears.

Step 2: Teaching

Once we have your measurements, we can make some recommendations on the right lenses for you.

They can help you insert your lens and teach you how to put your lenses in and take them out. You’ll leave your contacts in for 15 to 20 minutes to make sure they feel comfortable.

Step 3: Testing

If you’re comfortable with your trial lenses, you can take them home to try out for the next few days. We’ll schedule a follow-up appointment with you to check-in on your lenses, comfort, and any issues that you may notice during your trial period.

We’ll give you explicit instructions on properly caring for, protecting, and handling your contact lenses and your eyes to reduce the risk of infections and other complications. These instructions are based on the type of lens you’ll wear, your unique eyes, and your lifestyle.

The Follow-Up

You’ll be asked to come back for a follow-up exam a few days or weeks later to check that your contacts are fitting well and that your eyes are adjusting. If you’re experiencing discomfort or your vision isn’t as clear as you expected, we can make the necessary adjustments.

Sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to find the perfect contact lenses.

Recycle Your Old Contact Lenses

At Shelburne Optometry, we have an in-office contact lens recycling station as part of the Every Contact Counts initiative.

What is accepted?

Contact lenses
Blister packs

Please rinse and remove all excess liquid before dropping off for recycling. The cardboard box packaging can be recycled through your regular municipal recycling program.

After your contact lenses have been dropped off, they are shipped to a TerraCycle recycling facility to be separated and cleaned. The metal tops from the blister packs are separated from the other plastic components. The plastic can be melted and remolded to make new products.

Help us be part of the solution and remove contact lenses from our landfills.

Book Your Fitting Today

It’s never too late to learn more about contact lenses! Order your contacts online at your convenience, or if you’ve always been interested in trying contacts, please call us today and book your exam and fitting.

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See What We Have to Offer

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Alcon

Alcon has one mission: to provide innovative products that enhance quality of life by helping people see better. Alcon is uniquely poised to serve every contact lens wearer by addressing the full life cycle of their needs.

Bausch + Lomb

Bausch + Lomb is one of the best-known and most respected healthcare brands globally, offering the widest and finest range of eye health products including contact lenses and lens care products, pharmaceuticals, intraocular lenses, and other eye surgery products.

Calvin Klein

The Calvin Klein brand is one of the most recognized brands in the world today. A trend-right collection of apparel and accessories for the modern and uniquely sophisticated individual.

Coach

Coach is a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections, focusing on superior quality and durability.

CooperVision Misight

Eye Care Professionals Can Begin Fitting the World’s First One-Day Soft Contact Lens Shown to Substantially Slow the Progression of Myopia in Children. Millions of children across Canada are poised to benefit from a breakthrough therapy that addresses the fast-growing issue of myopia (nearsightedness), which is projected to negatively affect more than 50 percent of the world’s population by 2050. CooperVision MiSight® 1 day contact lenses are now available for fitting by Eye Care Professionals. An American brand, it is the world’s first one-day soft contact lens clinically proven to substantially slow the progression of myopia in children.

CooperVision Proclear

Proclear by CooperVision are a line of daily-disposable contact lenses with options available for nearly every corrective lens prescription need, including options for astigmatism. Designed in USA, they feature Phosphorylcholine, a material that attracts water and encourages healthy eye hydration.

Emporio Armani

The name Armani has been synonymous with unrivaled Italian style all over the world for over 30 years. Perhaps best known for revolutionizing fashion with his unstructured jacket in the Eighties, Giorgio Armani has continued to define the well dressed ever since.

Essilor

The world leader in corrective lenses, Essilor, is present in more than 100 countries with a wide range of lenses to suit various lifestyle needs. Protect your eyesight with innovative lenses tailored to your prescription.

Evatik

Cloaked in an aura of mystery, EVATIK offers an eyewear expression that embodies the fusion of innovative design and technology. High-quality fabrications, lightweight materials, and unique applications result in a collection designed to keep you staring.

Flexon

Technologically advanced memory metal. Designed to stay in adjustment. More durable than other materials. A lightweight, comfortable, and extensive selection of styles.

FYSH

FYSH UK encourages you to express and embrace your individuality. Our frames are inspired by the beauty of the sea and the latest trends, with fluid styling, brilliant colors, and creative textures that let your personality shine through.

Grace

Timeless elegance defines Grace frame designs. Flattering and pretty styling is evident in each frame- a wonderful addition to the sophisticated woman’s wardrobe. Grace frames are part of the Alternative Eyes brand.

Gridiron

Gridiron offers the larger man an opportunity to balance style and fit without compromise.

Gucci

Gucci is one of the most prestigious brands in the fashion and luxury field. Eclectic, romantic, and contemporary, Gucci is now taking a completely modern approach to what fashion is, re-establishing the rules for luxury in the 21st century.

Guess

GUESS was established by the Marciano brothers, who, in 1981, left the south of France in pursuit of the American dream. Inspired by a European influence, the Marciano’s put their innovative touch on the apparel industry, redefining denim and eyewear. Guess, and their large array of sunglasses symbolize a young, sexy, and adventurous lifestyle.

Hoya

Hoya provides a full range of proprietary lens materials, advanced designs for virtually every sight correction requirement, and superior scratch and anti-reflection coatings using Hoya's world-renowned Substrate Matching Properties™ processes.

Hugo Boss

Stylish and unique designs matched perfectly for those that need frames that can keep up with their busy lifestyle. High-performance offerings made with durable materials proven to take anything you can throw at them. Classic styling matched with signature Hugo Boss accents shows you don’t have to compromise on a frame to suit your tastes.

Jill Stuart

From the internationally successful clothing and accessory fashion brand comes a line of eyewear suited for young women that crave a modern look to personalize their style. Shapes and designs to suit even the most discerning palate, with quality and price on every pair.

Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo eyewear ranges from classical to provocative, with each design showcasing sophisticated detail. Jimmy Choo frames bring a touch of glamour and elegance to everyday life.

Johnson & Johnson

As a primary resource to optometrists and eye care professionals, Johnson & Johnson aims to make the world a better place by providing health solutions for everyone. Explore well-known, trusted products with a brand responsible for improving daily lives.

Kate Spade

Kate Spade's eyewear collection features eyeglasses and sunglasses that are flirty and feminine, frames in classic styles and modern shapes with striking prints and bold color palettes. These designs will impress any fashionista.

Kliik

For men and women who understand the connection between who they are and how they're perceived. Because style is about much more than just a look, it is an opportunity to make a statement.

Lacoste

Lacoste frames feature a relaxed elegance and unconventional chic style. Vibrant colors, striping, and texture comprise this iconic line of eyewear.

Marc Jacobs

Contemporary designer Marc Jacobs introduces his brand of reinvention to a fabulous eyewear collection. A fresh take on vintage looks, the Marc Jacobs brand arouses dynamic style in their eyeglasses.

Marciano

MARCIANO, the premium brand extension from GUESS, Inc., is a contemporary, fashion-forward collection designed for the stylish, trend-setting woman. MARCIANO follows suit in true GUESS style with apparel and accessories that are on the edge of the fashion forefront. The collection is daringly sexy, yet has highly sophisticated style that represents pure glamour in everyday fashion.

Maui Jim

Maui Jim is the fastest growing maker of premium polarized sunglasses, prescription sunglasses, and ophthalmic frames in the world! It all began in Lahaina, Hawaii, with a need for sunglasses that could eliminate the harsh Hawaiian glare without distorting the colors of the island scenery. Today, Maui Jim also produces stunning, high-quality ophthalmic frames.

Michael Kors

Available in both optical and sun, the Michael Kors Eyewear Collection ranges from cat-eyes to aviators and from oversized to understated. Innovative materials like reflective lenses and one-of-a-kind tortoise acetates with details like the brand's signature logo charm and chain-link detail. Each pair is irresistibly chic, evoking the brand's unique sensibility and incorporating rich accents from the designer's runway collections.

Nano

From a quiet classroom to rugged play on the school playground, Nano eyewear can handle it with style. These brightly colored and durable kids sunglasses have the ability to switch from hinged arms to attaching to a head band. Perfect for your on-the-go adventurer.

Nike

Just do it.

Nine West

Founded in 1973, Nine West has become a globally renowned fashion wholesaler and retail company. Their affordable line of stylish eyewear pulls inspiration from the runways of New York City, ensuring you stay on top of the hottest fashion trends.

OGI

For those seeking something new, Ogi Eyewear never disappoints. Founded on the principle that everyone is always looking for something new, Ogi Eyewear continuously releases new or expanded eyewear collections. Purposeful use of color, finely crafted and affordable.

Perry Ellis

Over a quarter of a century after the launch of Perry Ellis, the designer name and legend still commands attention. Perry Ellis is one of the great American fashion brands. Perry Ellis continues today, making a product that appeals to the man that wants to look sophisticated, casual, and classy all at the same time.

Ray-Ban

Ray-Ban has always been durable, comfortable, and attractive from the vintage classics to the present-day trendy frames. From celebrities to your friends, Ray-Ban is always a favorite.

Seraphin

A sophisticated Neoclassical collection that reflects the essence of timeless eyewear design with a modern twist of today. Seraphin is an exclusive and continuously updated collection by Ogi Eyewear.

Skechers

The Sketchers frames collection is designed to capture the spirit of their clothing and shoe line: sporty, playful, and comfortable. Sketchers eyewear sports fun colors, creative design elements, and superb fit.

Spy Optics

Spy Optics mandate is simple - HAPPY disrespect for the usual way of looking (at life). Their frames collection represent just this—something new, different, and a little rebellious.

Superflex

From traditional to trendy, the Superflex collection boasts over 90 styles to choose from in a vast array of ladies', men's, unisex, and children's eyewear. An American brand with quality, selection, and style at the forefront, Superflex provides a frame selection for every member of the family at down-to-earth prices.

Superflex Kids

Children's' eyewear has to be simple and durable. Colors and designs that catch the attention of any young wearer are also a plus. The Superflex Kids line offers a level of design quality among the best in the industry. Features like flexible hinges and strong materials are standard on every pair.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford is the first true luxury brand of the 21st century and places a priority on delivering the highest quality product and the greatest standard of service.

ZEISS

ZEISS provides a broad performance spectrum in each lens category to best serve individual consumer needs. Individualized premium ZEISS freeform lenses provide the highest degree of customization in lens design and the optimal visual experience.

Our Location

You can find our office at 802 Main Street East, Unit #7, in Shelburne, Ontario. We’re located in the strip mall off Dufferin Road 124 and Highway 10, beside the Tim Hortons.