What happens at a contact appointment???

Question

i am having one scheduled for next week and i would like to

know what takes place at this appointment.

Thanks!

Answer 1

The portion of the exam that  has to do with contact lenses generally requires checking your prescription as they would for glasses.  Using an instrument to measure the curvature of your cornea, either electronic or manual (both are painless) and evaluating the health of your cornea and the ability of your eye to support a lens.  If your prescription is not too complicated, you'll generally receive a trial pair of lenses then and be taught how to insert and remove them yourself and how to  clean them, etc..  When they are in your eyes, you might be aware of them at first, but they should not be irritating or painful.  The awareness should subside rather quickly so that you don't really even feel them in your eyes.  Of course, all of this assumes you will be fit with soft lenses.

Answer 2

The just check your sight like with glasses.  They also use something extra.  They used to puff air into your eyes - but, I think they stopped using those and use a machine that does not puff air.

They don't dialate your eyes.  Only if you want them to check the health of your eyeball.  

It's not a big deal and there's no pain or anything.  You'll be fine.