# any way to order contact lenses online without doctor intervention? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 27, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092 "2003-08-27T23:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Headcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Headcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headcoat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/1 "2003-08-27T23:56:59Z")
I’ve tried 1800-contacts but it requires the contacts to be shipped to my optometrist’s office. I moved and I don’t have a new one in my area yet; plus, my eyesight is still the same since my last checkup, so I would just like to order my prescription without hassle. What sites offer this? ---
**Author:** ![ski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ski)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/2 "2003-08-28T00:23:46Z")
I ordered from [visiondirect.com](http://visiondirect.com) a few months ago and they sent them direct to my house. Pretty quick too. ---
**Author:** ![Headcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Headcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headcoat)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/3 "2003-08-28T00:38:25Z")
Thanks a lot, I just ordered from there. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/4 "2003-08-28T00:42:01Z")
Huh? I have ordered thru 800 contacts before. It came right to my house and I couldn’t even remember the name of the doctor I saw and they ordered them anyway! Weird… ---
**Author:** ![Zazie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Zazie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zazie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/5 "2003-08-28T00:49:07Z")
All SKi, I just went to check out the web site… My contacts (Surevue) are almost half price what I usually pay! This is crazy, have you noticed a price difference from what you were used to?? ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/6 "2003-08-28T01:46:45Z")
I use [1800contacts.com](http://1800contacts.com) and they also ship directly to my house. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/7 "2003-08-28T05:06:41Z")
Just another 1-800-Contacts customer here; the contacts have always been sent directly to my home. They do call my ophthalmologist first to confirm that my prescription is not outdated. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-order-contact-lenses-online-without-doctor-intervention/198092/8 "2003-09-05T18:36:39Z")
Another thumbs up for visiondirect. I saw this thread and checked the site - my prescription was $20 cheaper than 1-800 contacts per box, for a savings of $40. So I ordered a couple boxes. They shipped a little slower than 1-800, but I can handle that for that kind of savings.