Can you return contacts?

Question

hi i bought 3 boxes of color contacts from my eye doctor. they are freshlook colorblends. i find them to be very uncomfortable, I thought they would become better after a few days after my eyes adjusted to them, but they won't.

i'm just wondering if i can return them to the place i purchased them and maybe try a different brand???

they were $120. i doubt they would take the boxed i already opened but i have 2 other boxes at $40 each...

Answer 1

Did you have a trial lens with the doctor?  Usually with a new fit you wear a trial lens for a week or two before ordering.

If this was a new fit and the first time you tried them, the doctor will likely let you exchange them.  Call  your eye doctor and ask.

I'm assuming you had a fitting with the doctor and the doctor supplied them.  If you purchased them elsewhere with the doctor's prescription, you will have to ask the place where you purchased them.

Answer 2

Some optometrists may accept unopened and unmarked boxes for return.

Trying a different brand won't likely help, coloured contacts in my experience are always uncomfortable. I don't recommend them.