Whether you're interested in wearing contact lenses for the first time, or you're a current wearer exploring new options, you've come to the right place. The articles below contain more in-depth, unbiased information on contact lenses than you'll find anywhere else!

Contact Lenses Overview
From square one, a quick guided tour of contact lens types, materials and replacement schedules — a very good place to start!

Disposable Contact Lenses
Daily, weekly, monthly... however often you replace them, disposable and frequent replacement contact lenses are a healthy and time-saving option.

Colored Contact Lenses
Today's color lenses look great on light and dark eyes, whether you need vision correction or not. Make a dramatic or subtle change!

Extended Wear Contact Lenses
The ultimate in convenience, extended wear contact lenses let you sleep in them for six nights (or in the case of one brand, 30 nights) in a row before removing and cleaning them.

SPONSORED SECTION: NIGHT & DAY Contacts
Learn about a new generation of silicone hydrogel contact lenses that are FDA approved for up to 30 consecutive nights of continuous wear.

Rigid Gas Permeable (RGP) Contact Lenses
They take some getting used to, but RGP contacts provide unbeatable quality of vision and durability.

Toric Contact Lenses For Astigmatism
Astigmatism is no longer a barrier to successful contact lens wear. Learn more, and read our Eye Doctor Q&A on contact lenses for astigmatism.

Bifocal Contact Lenses
Hate the idea of reading glasses or bifocal eyeglasses? There are contact lenses that correct both distance and near vision. Also read our Eye Doctor Q&A on bifocal contact lenses.

Special-Effect Contact Lenses
They're not just for Halloween anymore. Just for fun, try being a cat, alien or zombie.

Reshaping the Eye With Contacts
Find out how specially fit rigid lenses can reshape the cornea and correct nearsightedness after you've removed them.

Contacts for the "Hard-to-Fit" Patient
People who have keratoconus, astigmatism, dry eyes, giant papillary conjunctivitis or presbyopia can have difficulty finding the right contact lenses to meet their needs. Find out what options are available for you if you're "hard-to-fit," and how to find an eye doctor who specializes in such cases.

Caring for Soft Contact Lenses
How to clean and disinfect your soft contact lenses. Plus, how to make sense of all the different products that are available.

Caring for RGP Contact Lenses
How to clean and disinfect your rigid gas permeable contact lenses.

Where to Buy Contact Lenses
Looking for discount contact lenses? Today there are many sources of contacts — from mail order suppliers to eyecare practitioners — but don't sacrifice safety for price.

30-Day Contact Lenses: A Smart Alternative to LASIK?
These two vision-correction options allow you to see perfectly when you wake up, and are virtually maintenance-free. Compare their safety records, effectiveness and costs.

Eye Doctor Q&A
Our advisory board members answered these miscellaneous questions about contact lenses.

Frequently Asked Questions on Contacts
Fourteen good questions for the contact lens wearer, with answers you can trust.