Thick Contact Lenses

Not necessarily. Contact lens thickness by itself doesn't determine the price. You can find thicker designs among daily, biweekly, monthly, toric, multifocal, and specialty contacts, all of which can fall into different price ranges.

Brand, material, prescription type, number of lenses per box, replacement schedule, and current rebates have a bigger effect on the cost of contact lenses you ultimately pay. For example, Lens.com currently lists Focus Monthly Visitint with a 0.15 mm center thickness at -3.00D, while Proclear EP is also listed at 0.15 mm at the same reference power. They're different lens products with different purposes and supply lengths, showing why thickness alone isn't a useful way to predict price.

The better comparison is the total cost for the exact contact your eye doctor prescribed. Look at the number of lenses in the box, how frequently they're replaced, current discounts, contact lens rebates, and how much of a supply you're buying.

Usually, you won't experience a thicker contact as "heavy" in the same way you'd notice the weight of thicker eyeglass lenses. Contacts are extremely small and lightweight. What you can notice is how flexible, firm, or noticeable a particular lens feels on your eye.

Thickness is only one part of that sensation. The material, stiffness, edge profile, surface, fit, and movement of the contact also affect lens awareness. Differenttypes of contact lenses can therefore feel different even when their thickness measurements are similar. Interestingly, one clinical study involving people with tear deficiency found that thicker hydrogel lenses were preferred for handling and several subjective wear characteristics, including comfort and dryness sensation. That doesn't mean thicker lenses are more comfortable for everyone.

A contact that feels unusually noticeable, tight, scratchy, or uncomfortable isn't something you should put up with simply because it's thicker. Remove it and check with your eye doctor when discomfort continues.

The steps for inserting and removing a thicker soft contact are basically the same as for other soft contacts. Since thick contact lenses can include different materials and designs, follow the handling instructions for your prescribed product when they differ from the steps below.

How to Put On Thick Contact Lenses

1. Wash and dry your hands. Use soap and water, then dry your hands completely with a clean, lint-free towel before touching the lens.
2. Check the contact. Make sure the lens is clean, undamaged, and facing the correct direction before putting it on your finger.
3. Place it on your fingertip. Balance the contact on the pad of your index finger. A thicker soft lens can hold its bowl shape more readily, but don't force or fold it.
4. Hold your eyelids open. Use one hand to hold your upper lid and another finger to pull down the lower lid so you have enough room to insert the contact.
5. Place the contact on your eye. Gently bring the lens toward your eye and place it as your eye doctor taught you.
6. Release your eyelids and blink. Give the contact a moment to center. Your vision should settle once the lens is sitting correctly.

How to Remove Thick Contact Lenses

1. Wash and dry your hands again. Dry fingertips can also make it easier to grip a soft contact.
2. Look upward. Hold your eyelids apart so you have a clear path to the lens.
3. Slide the contact downward. Use the pad of your finger to move the lens from the cornea toward the white part of your eye.
4. Gently pinch the lens. Use the pads of your thumb and index finger rather than your fingernails. CooperVision recommends using only enough pressure to remove the lens without unnecessarily folding or squeezing it.
5. Discard or clean it. Throw away daily disposable lenses after removal. Clean, disinfect, and store reusable contact lenses with the lens-care system recommended for your product and by your eye doctor.

Rigid or specialty contacts can require a different removal technique, so don't use soft-lens instructions for an RGP or other specialty design unless your eye doctor has shown you that method.

Once you've been fitted for a thicker contact lens that works for your eyes, buying your next supply shouldn't mean guessing between similar-looking products. We've sold contact lenses online since 1995, and you can shop by the exact brand and prescription your eye doctor gave you while comparing current pricing and supply sizes.

Save Up to 70% on Contact Lenses

Shoppers can save up to 70% on popular contact lenses at Lens.com. Your exact savings depend on the product, quantity, current pricing, and any rebate attached to your purchase.

For thick contacts, compare more than the price of a single box. Check how many lenses are included, the replacement schedule, the supply length, your prescribed parameters, and the final order total. A reusable monthly lens and a daily disposable can have very different costs over time even when their thickness specifications are similar.

We Verify Your Contact Lens Prescription

A contact lens prescription identifies the product fitted for your eyes and can include the manufacturer or brand, power, base curve, and diameter. That becomes especially relevant when you're looking for a particular thickness profile since two contacts aren't interchangeable simply because their measurements look similar.

You can upload a copy of your prescription to us, fax it, or email it. When you don't have a copy ready, give us your eye doctor's information and we'll send a verification request. Lens.com states that your provider has eight business hours to respond to that request.

Under the Federal Trade Commission's Contact Lens Rule, a complete prescription verification request is considered verified when the prescriber confirms it, corrects it, or doesn't respond within eight business hours. The rule also prevents sellers from substituting a different brand without the circumstances allowed under federal requirements.

That means you should order the exact thick contact lens listed on your prescription rather than swapping it for another lens based only on center thickness, material, or price.

Save 5% on Future Orders With AutoRefill

Regular wearers can check whether their prescribed contacts qualify for AutoRefill. Eligible recurring orders receive 5% off future shipments, and you choose the delivery frequency during signup.

AutoRefill can make sense when you already know you'll continue wearing the same prescribed lens. Instead of rebuilding the same order each time you run low, your contacts arrive according to the schedule you've selected. You can snooze or cancel AutoRefill when your needs change.

Before setting a schedule, look at your replacement cycle and the number of lenses in each box so your deliveries match how quickly you use your supply. You'll still need a valid prescription for future contact lens orders.

The best thick contact lens isn't necessarily the thickest one you can find. It's the lens whose material, thickness profile, prescription, and fit work together properly for your eyes. Once your eye doctor has found that match, browse our selection and stock up on the exact contacts you need at Lens.com.

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Central Thickness of Hydrogel Contact Lenses as a Predictor of Success When Fitting Patients With Tear Deficiency. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. PubMed, National Library of Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16303482/. Published June 2002. Accessed August 10, 2026.

How to Remove Contact Lenses. CooperVision. https://coopervision.com/about-contacts/how-remove-contact-lenses. Published date not listed. Accessed August 10, 2026.

Preventing Eye Infections When Wearing Contacts. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/contact-lenses/prevention/index.html. Published May 15, 2024. Accessed August 10, 2026.

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