Contact Lens Fitting

Why fitting matters

A contact lens sits directly on the eye, so it has to match more than your prescription — it has to match the curvature and diameter of your cornea, your tear film, and how your eyelids move across it. Two people with identical prescriptions often need completely different lenses. Getting that match right is the difference between lenses you forget you are wearing and lenses you cannot wait to take out.

A proper fitting also protects the eye. Poorly fitted or over-worn lenses restrict oxygen, dry the surface and raise the risk of infection. Fitted and reviewed properly, contact lenses are a safe, comfortable option for most people.

The fitting process

We begin with a conversation about why you want lenses and when you would wear them — daily, only for sport, or just at weekends. That answer changes the recommendation more than anything else. Next we take an accurate refraction, then assess your tear film and the health of the front surface of the eye. Dryness, allergy and eyelid conditions all affect which materials will work for you.

From those measurements we select a trial lens and let it settle on the eye before assessing how it centres, moves with each blink, and corrects your vision in practice. Small adjustments to base curve, diameter or material are normal at this stage; it is a fitting, not a guess. Once the lens performs well, we teach insertion, removal and cleaning in person, and you practise with us until you can do it comfortably on your own. First-time wearers go home with a trial pair and a short wearing schedule to build up tolerance gradually.

Types of lenses we fit

• Daily disposables — a fresh sterile lens each day. The most hygienic and lowest-maintenance option, ideal for part-time wear, sport and travel.
• Fortnightly and monthly lenses — more economical for full-time wear, with a simple nightly cleaning routine.
• Toric lenses — designed to stay oriented on the eye so astigmatism is corrected consistently.
• Multifocal lenses — distance and near vision in one lens, a practical option once reading glasses start to become necessary.
• Coloured and cosmetic lenses — fitted with the same clinical care as clear lenses, never sold as an off-the-shelf accessory.
• Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) — rigid lenses worn overnight to reshape the cornea, giving clear daytime vision without lenses and slowing myopia progression in children. See our myopia management page.

We work with Acuvue (Johnson & Johnson), Alcon, CooperVision, Bausch & Lomb, Seed, Maxim, Geo and Heylens, so there is room to change brand or material if the first choice is not quite right.

Caring for your lenses

Good habits keep lens wear safe and comfortable. Wash and dry your hands before touching lenses. Never rinse or store lenses in tap water. Rub and rinse reusable lenses with fresh solution every time, and never top up old solution in the case. Replace the case every one to three months, and replace lenses on schedule rather than stretching a month into six weeks. Avoid sleeping in lenses unless they have been specifically prescribed for overnight wear, and take them out for swimming and showering.

If an eye becomes red, painful, unusually light-sensitive or blurry, remove the lens, switch to glasses and contact us. That is one reason we always recommend keeping an up-to-date pair of spectacles as backup — our frame fitting service can help there.

Follow-up and aftercare

Book in an appointment anytime to review after the fitting, with the lenses in, to check comfort, vision and how the cornea is responding. After that, an annual contact lens check alongside your eye test keeps the prescription current and confirms the eyes are tolerating wear well. Prescriptions change, and so do lens materials — a review is often the moment we can offer you something more comfortable than what you started with.

To arrange a fitting, call 6441 1318 or WhatsApp 9048 5935. We are at Blk 437 Fernvale Rd, #01-04A, Singapore 790437 (Opposite Seletar Mall), open daily 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and convenient for Fernvale, Sengkang and Punggol. More about our team, our services on the homepage, and the FAQ.