Same-day contacts in Fort Myers: come in with a question about contacts and, when your prescription and our stock allow, walk out actually seeing in them the same visit - not days later when a box finally shows up. Riverside Family Eye Care is an optometry practice in Fort Myers, and our optometrists measure your eyes and fit the lens themselves.
Request Appointment or call 239-500-2020.
You needed to see by Monday, not next week
You run low on contacts, or you want to try them for the first time, and the usual path is an exam, then an order, then several days of waiting for boxes to arrive before you can wear anything. Or a value counter hands you a box off the shelf that was never actually fitted to your eye. Meanwhile you have a trip, a game, or a Monday you needed to see clearly for - and waiting isn't really an option.
We keep trial lenses on hand, so for a common prescription we can fit you and send you home wearing them the same visit. Whether you leave wearing them the same day depends on your prescription and what we have in stock, so call ahead and we'll confirm before you make the trip.
What happens when you're fitted the same day
- Measuring the curvature and surface of your cornea, so the lens is shaped to your eye and not to an average.
- Checking your tear film, so the lens stays comfortable through a whole day instead of drying out by mid-afternoon.
- Selecting a trial lens from what we keep in the office, matched to your prescription.
- Hands-on coaching for a first-time wearer: how to get a lens in and out, and how to clean, store, and handle it before you leave.
- A last look on the eye - our optometrist watches how the trial lens centers and moves each time you blink, then sends you home wearing it.
We stock trial lenses for the common prescriptions. Some fits - strong astigmatism, reading-age vision, or eyes a soft lens can't quite hold - call for a toric, multifocal, or rigid lens that's custom-ordered and finished over a follow-up rather than the same day.
Three things you get from a fitting done right
Not a box handed across a counter. A fit measured on your own eye, confirmed before you commit, and worn home the day you come in when your prescription is in stock.
You leave wearing them today
Trial lenses on your eyes before you walk out the door - not a promise to call when boxes arrive. For the common prescriptions we keep on hand, you go home seeing, and get on with your day.
A fit measured on your own eye
The lens is matched to the shape of your eye, so it's comfortable and clear - not just "close enough" pulled off a shelf. A lens that only sort of fits is the one that dries out by mid-afternoon or blurs when you have astigmatism; a measured one isn't.
Our optometrists confirm it before you commit
This is unhurried care. Our optometrists check how the trial lens centers and moves on your eye - confirming it sits right before you ever commit to a box.
A lens fitted to your eye, not a box off the shelf
At a big-box value counter you see whoever is on shift and get a box off the shelf. That's the impersonal, transactional model - fine for grabbing a quick pair, wrong for a lens fitted to your eye.
Here it goes the other way. Our optometrists fit you themselves, hand you trial lenses to wear home when your prescription is in stock, and keep a note of exactly what worked - so next year's check, or your next reorder, starts from what already fit you, not from scratch.
Other ways we fit contacts
Same-day is one part of how we fit contacts. Every option below starts the same way - each one books a full eye exam, and the fit is finished in person:
- Contact Lens Exams - the full picture of how we fit contacts, and the hub for every lens type.
- Toric Contacts - soft lenses built for astigmatism.
- Gas Permeable Contacts - crisp, durable rigid lenses for demanding prescriptions.
- Multifocal Contacts - one lens for distance and reading, for presbyopia.
Honest answers
Can I really wear them home today?
Yes - when your prescription checks out and we have your trial lenses in stock. Because same-day depends on both, call ahead first: tell us what you wear or what you're after, and we'll confirm we can fit you before you come in.
Do I need a current exam first?
A contact-lens fitting is required before we can dispense lenses, and it's separate from a glasses prescription. If it's been a while, no problem - we do the exam and the fitting together in the same appointment.
Is the fitting covered by insurance?
A contact-lens fitting is often billable. We accept vision and medical insurance plans - see our Insurance page - and we're glad to help you check your coverage before you come in. We don't quote prices online; call 239-500-2020 and we'll walk through it with you.
Ready to see in contacts today?
Request an appointment with our optometrists to start your contact-lens fitting - and call ahead so we can check your prescription and confirm your trial lenses before you make the trip. We accept vision and medical insurance plans - call to check your coverage.
Riverside Family Eye Care, 11841 Palm Beach Blvd, Unit 117, Fort Myers, FL 33905. Hours and location
Request Appointment or call 239-500-2020.