The stepped fitting
Every visit, step by step
The number of visits depends on your eye, not on a schedule. This is the usual order.
- 01Visit one
Step 1: The exam and the maps
About 90 minutes.
An eye health exam
Maps of the cornea and the white of the eye
A plan in writing, with the fitting fee
- 02Visit two
Step 2: The first lens
About an hour.
A trial lens is placed
We wait while it settles, then check the fit
We look at the space behind the lens
- 03Visit three
Step 3: The adjustments
About 45 minutes. Some eyes need this visit more than once.
Edge, height and curve changed
A new trial if the design changed a lot
- 04Visit four
Step 4: Your lenses and a handling lesson
About 45 minutes.
You collect your own lenses
Insertion, removal and cleaning, until you can do it alone
- 05The first months
Step 5: The first checks
Short visits at intervals we set with you.
The eye and the fit are checked
Wearing time is agreed from how your eye responds
- 06Every year
Step 6: The yearly check
A full exam and a look at the lenses.
Eye health and a new set of maps
A copy of your prescription
Results vary, and so does the number of visits. We tell you where you are in the order as we go.
Between visits
Looking after the lens and the eye
What you will notice
You will feel the lens at first. We tell you what is expected and what is not, and you tell us at the next visit.
Cleaning and care
Fresh saline for every insertion, a clean lens and a case you replace. We write the steps down and teach them in person.
When to call us
Redness that does not settle, pain, light that hurts or a lens that will not come out: call the office. Do not force the lens.
- Sudden vision loss, flashes of light, a curtain over your vision, a chemical splash or an eye injury needs care now. Call our office right away or go to an emergency room. If you can't reach us, call 911.
The handling lesson
You leave knowing how to do it alone
At the fourth visit our ophthalmic assistant teaches insertion, removal and cleaning, with your own lenses in your own hands. You practice until you are comfortable, and we send you home with the steps in writing.
What the lesson covers
Insertion without air bubbles
Removal with and without a tool
Cleaning, storage and the saline you use
Plan your first visit
Book the exam and the maps. We will go through the rest of the order with you at the end of the visit.