Kansas City’s Leaders in Eye Care, Experts in Contact Lens Services
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In addition to providing excellent medical and surgical eye care, Discover Vision Centers is a leader in providing state-of-the-art routine vision care and contact lens fittings. We prescribe the highest quality lenses and strive to provide the best in Kansas City contact lens services.
At Discover Vision, we want you to fully understand the services we provide. If you have any questions regarding the professional services, contact lenses, or fees, please ask the front desk staff, technicians, or your optometrist.
To schedule a routine vision exam and/or contact lens fitting, please click here.
Contact Lens Technology
Contact Lenses | Contact lenses have become more convenient than ever. In fact, there’s likely a contact lens that is right for you no matter your age or visual condition. Thanks to advancements in technology, contact lens wearers have several options to choose from that allow all day comfort and outstanding quality of vision. To find out which contact lens suits your lifestyle, schedule an appointment with a Discover Vision optometrist today.
Silicone Hydrogel Lenses | Made from a unique material that attracts and binds water to the lens, your lenses stay moist and comfortable without surface treatments or wetting agents that can wash off as you clean your lenses. This technology creates a softer, more flexible lens material, contributing to an extremely comfortable lens wearing experience. Silicone hydrogel lenses are also available for astigmatism.
Toric Contact Lenses | For patients who need correction for low or high levels of astigmatism, Toric contact lenses can provide comfort and great vision quality. To individuals with uncorrected astigmatism, images may look blurry or shadowed. Astigmatism is very common and can be corrected with contact lenses, glasses, laser vision correction, and special implant lenses.
Multifocal Contact Lenses | Presbyopia is a condition that typically becomes noticeable for most people around age 45. In children and young adults, the lens inside the eye can easily focus on distant and near objects. With age, the lens loses its ability to focus adequately. Patients with presbyopia can now experience clear vision near, far and everywhere in between with multifocal contact lenses that stay moist and comfortable all day long. Some multifocal lenses even have an extended wear option for those who require overnight wear. Besides contact lenses, presbyopia can be dealt with in a number of ways including glasses, monovision laser vision correction, and special implant lenses.
Daily or Extended Options for Replacement Schedules | Do you replace your contact lenses every day? Or do you do it at some point each month? Your replacement schedule is the length of time your contacts can be worn before they need to be replaced with new lenses (taking them out at night is a given unless you have "extended wear" contacts). Remember, to help keep your eyes healthy and your lenses problem-free, follow your lenses replacement schedule unless your doctor gives you more specific instructions.
- 1 Day | 1 Day lenses are the perfect choice for regular use or for sports and special occasions. Wearing daily contact lenses means there is less opportunity for your lenses to attract discomfort-causing deposits, as you will only wear them once. You will enjoy a one-of-a-kind lens design and a comfortable lens wearing experience without the hassles of cleaning and storing your lenses.
- Extended Wear | There are now 2-Week or Monthly extended wear options for those who prefer not to replace their contact lenses every day. Extended wear contacts fit the way you live and make it easier for you to follow the replacement schedule recommended by your eye doctor.
Whether it’s the latest in contact lenses, eye glasses or other vision correction options, Discover Vision can customize a solution for you. Call 816.478.1230 to schedule an appointment in
Routine Vision Exam
A routine eye examination is required yearly for patients wearing contact lenses. This examination is performed to evaluate the health of your eyes and to determine your eyeglass prescription. If your optometrist feels it is necessary, you may be dilated during this examination.In addition to the routine eye examination, you will also be required to have either a contact lens fitting or contact lens progress evaluation every 12 months.
Costs - Exam
Insurance may pay all, a portion or none of your routine eye exam. *Note: a routine eye exam does not include contact lens services. Contact lens services are subject to additional charges.
Contact Lens Fitting
At Discover Vision Centers, your contact lens fitting includes:
- Performing specific measurements of the eye
- Selecting the lenses that best fit your lifestyle and visual needs
- Evaluation of the lenses on the eyes
- One or more contact lens follow-up visits
As contact lenses require additional and separate measurements from regular eyeglasses, without a contact lens fitting and usually at least one follow-up visit, no contact lens prescription will be determined. At your follow-up visit, the doctor will re-evaluate the fit, the health of the cornea and anterior ocular structures, and adjust the power of the lenses as needed to provide you with the best possible vision correction.
The fee charged for a contact lens fitting includes follow-up visits for 90 days if needed. If it is determined that a different type of lens is required, the doctor will explain any additional charges for refitting you in that lens.
Contact Lens Progress Evaluation
If you are already a contact lens wearer, in addition to a routine eye examination, you may only need a contact lens progress evaluation. This service involves evaluating your current contact lens fit and adjusting the power as needed. This type of examination normally does not require further follow-up visits. If you are a current contact lens wearer and are wearing the lenses you want prescribed, you must provide the optometrist with the parameters of those lenses in order to qualify for a contact lens progress evaluation only.
If you wear disposable lenses, the parameters may be found on the lens box label. You will need to bring the labels with you at the time of your eye examination.
Contact Lens Lesson
A lesson for first time contact lens wearers is required. During your lesson, a trained contact lens technician will instruct you on proper lens insertion, removal and care of your contact lenses.
Notes about Contact Lens Costs
Fees for professional services do not include the cost of the contact lenses. Lens costs vary depending on the type that best fits your visual needs. Your optometrist will discuss the cost of the lenses with you at the time of the fitting. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. The doctor will review total costs in a format similar to this:
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+ Fit, Follow-up & Lesson
+ Cost of Contacts (1 year supply)
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Payment for Contact Lens Services
Payment for all professional fees is required at the time of service. Professional fees include a routine eye examination, contact lens fitting, contact lens progress evaluation and lesson fees, if applicable.
To order your contact lenses, a minimum payment of 50% of the cost of the lenses is required prior to placing an order. Payment in full for the contact lenses is required at the time the lenses are dispensed. Some non-returnable lenses will require full payment before ordering.
Insurance
Many insurance plans only cover medical eye examinations, while some insurance plans cover routine eye exams and contact lens related services. Also, your insurance may require authorization prior to the examination in order to pay the benefit. For this reason, it is very important that you be prepared to give our patient coordinators your insurance information when making your appointment.
If you have questions regarding your insurance benefits, we will be happy to assist you. You may also contact your insurance provider or human resource department at your place of employment.
Refund Policy
Examinations, contact lens fittings, contact lens progress evaluations and lessons are non-refundable. Boxes of contact lenses purchased at Discover Vision Centers that are unopened and in good condition may be returned within three months for a refund. Some lenses, including custom lenses, are non-refundable.
Any lenses ordered but not dispensed within 30 days will be returned to the manufacturer.
To learn more about contact lenses, call Discover Vision Centers at 816.478.1230 or click here to schedule an appointment with a Discover Vision optometrist today.
