Contact lenses · Aftercare
Contact lens aftercare
The yearly check that keeps your eyes healthy in lenses.
The problem
What people tell us about contact lens checks.
- “I haven’t had my lenses checked in years.”
- “I buy my lenses online.”
- “My eyes are red by the evening.”
- “My lenses feel different from before.”
A yearly check keeps your eyes healthy in lenses, wherever you buy them.
Why us
Our optometrists fit and check every type of contact lens at all five practices.
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Aftercare
Who needs an aftercare check, and what happens at it
Who they suit
Everyone who wears contact lenses, whoever fitted them. If it has been more than a year since your eyes were looked at with lenses in, this is the appointment.
How they work
Twenty minutes. Your eyes with the lenses in, under the microscope: how the lens sits and moves, how the cornea and lids look after a year of wear, how your tear film is doing. Then your vision through the lenses, and a conversation about how they are going. If a newer lens would suit you better, we tell you and you decide. £70.
Honestly
The check is where small problems are caught before they become infections or intolerance. Wearers who skip it for years are the ones who end up giving lenses up. It is also the appointment where most people discover a lens that is better than the one they have.
The plan
How it works
- 1Book an aftercare check
£70, whoever fitted your lenses.
- 2Your eyes, with your lenses in
We check how the lenses fit, how well you see, and the health of the front of your eye.
- 3Kept right as your eyes change
If a newer lens would suit you better, we tell you and let you try it.
Skip the checks, and small problems grow quietly until your eyes are red and sore.
Keep them yearly, and your eyes stay healthy in lenses for years.
Near you
Book at your nearest practice
Aftercare checks at all five practices, whoever fitted your lenses.
Contact lens checks in Cheadle
Abra & Co, 19 Wilmslow Road, Cheadle SK8 1DW
Five minutes from Cheadle Hulme and Gatley, ten from Stockport and Didsbury, fifteen from Wilmslow.
Contact lens checks in Heald Green
Ashworth Opticians, 214 Finney Lane, Heald Green SK8 3QA
Five minutes from Gatley, ten from Wythenshawe, fifteen from Sale and Altrincham.
Contact lens checks in Middleton
Abra & Co, 36 Long Street, Middleton M24 6UQ
Eight minutes from Heywood, ten from Chadderton and Blackley, fifteen from Rochdale, Oldham and Prestwich.
Contact lens checks in Winsford
Winsford Eye & Footcare, 27 Delamere Street, Winsford CW7 2LX
Ten minutes from Northwich and Middlewich, twenty from Knutsford, Crewe and Nantwich.
Contact lens checks in Heckmondwike
Armitage Opticians, 14 Market Street, Heckmondwike WF16 0JU
Eight minutes from Cleckheaton, ten from Dewsbury, Batley and Mirfield, twenty from Morley.
Frequently asked questions
How often do I need a check?
Once a year for most wearers, more often if your optometrist has said so.
I was fitted somewhere else. Can I come to you?
Yes. Bring your lenses or the box they came in. The check is £70 whoever fitted you.
Can I buy lenses without a check?
A valid specification from a check within the last year is needed to supply lenses. It protects your eyes, and it is the law.
What does the fitting cost?
£95, including the teaching and the follow-up check, with free trial lenses if you are new to lenses. Your lenses are then paid by monthly direct debit, from £11 a month, or per box.