1-800 Contacts

Founded in 1995, 1-800 Contacts has quickly risen to become the leader in retail sales of contact lenses.http://www.1800contacts.com The original concept for the company started with an idea between two friends, John C. Coon and John F. Nichols, who just happened to both wear contact lenses. Both were equally fed up with the hassle involved when ordering their contacts. They decided to create a company that would allow other contact lens wearers to order their contact lenses in a hassle free and convenient manner.

Since that time, 1-800 Contacts has developed a significant retail presence via the Internet and most recently through its merging with the consumer giant Walmart. By joining forces with Walmart, 1-800 Contacts hopes to increase it accessibility to customers as well as encourage contact lens wearers to update and renew their prescriptions on a regular basis for improved eye health.

Regardless of whether their contact lens prescription comes from a Walmart Vision Center or another optical store, customers with a current prescription can easily place an order for their brand of contacts lenses by ordering over the telephone, by mail, fax or over the Internet at any time and any day of the week. Depending on their needs, customers will find daily, two week or monthly disposable contact lenses as well as toric, bifocal, color and rigid gas permeable contacts to choose from when placing their order. The 1-800 Contacts staff will then verify the prescription by contacting the prescribing Optometrist or Ophthalmologist to insure the accuracy and validity of the prescription prior to fulfilling the order. As 1-800 Contacts carries nearly all popular and trusted brands of contacts such as Acuvue, Air Optix, Proclear and SofLens, there is usually no delay in shipping time and customers receive their contacts straight to their front door without delay.