WHO WE ARE
Contact Lens HQ is an independent guide to contact lenses — the brands, the prices, the prescriptions and your rights as a buyer. Every clinical claim on this site is reviewed by a licensed optometrist who fits these lenses in practice. We do not sell contact lenses, and no brand has ever paid to appear here.
Reviewed by Dr. Teresita Bollar, OD · Florida licence OPC4426 · English and Español · No paid placements, ever
Guides published, in two languages
Year our reviewing optometrist began practising
The Florida licence behind every clinical review
Brands that have paid for coverage
Search for a comparison of two contact lens brands and look at who is answering. One of the biggest eye health publishers is owned by the world’s largest lens manufacturer. Most of the rest are online retailers writing about lenses they stock. None of them can tell you that one brand is better than another, because they sell both.
So the reader ends up with a page that lists features, avoids a verdict, and quietly links to a checkout. The specifications that would actually let you compare two lenses — water content, oxygen transmissibility, available parameters, real current pricing — are almost never published in one place.
That is the gap we are trying to fill: plain comparisons, an actual recommendation, and the numbers to back it up. When the honest answer is that the cheaper lens is the better lens, that is what the page says.
Contact Lens HQ is published by the owners of Style Site Optical, an independent optometry practice in Aventura, Florida, serving the same community since 1973.
Clinical content is reviewed by Dr. Teresita Bollar, OD, a licensed Florida optometrist (licence OPC4426, NPI 1154553097) who has been seeing patients since 2009. She fits the lenses this site writes about — torics, multifocals, sclerals and myopia-control lenses for children — which is the whole reason her review is worth something.
We think you should know that connection rather than discover it. It is also why we are careful about the line between the two: this website does not sell contact lenses, and Dr. Bollar can only provide clinical care to patients physically located in Florida, where she is licensed. Nothing here is a substitute for your own eye examination.
Specifications come from manufacturer data. Water content, Dk/t, base curve and diameter ranges are taken from manufacturer fitting guides and packaging inserts, not copied from retailer product pages.
We publish Dk/t, not Dk. Dk describes a raw material and always flatters it. Dk/t is what actually crosses the lens you are wearing, at its thickness. Where a manufacturer publishes only the first number, we say so.
Clinical claims are reviewed before publication. Anything describing what happens to an eye is checked by Dr. Bollar. Reviewed articles carry her name. If an article has no review line, it has not been through that process yet, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise.
Prices are dated. Contact lens pricing moves constantly and rebates change quarterly. Where we quote a price we say when we checked it.
We cite primary sources. Regulatory claims cite the FTC Contact Lens Rule (16 CFR Part 315) or the FDA directly. You should be able to check us.
We correct things. If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it and note that we did.
Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you buy through one, the retailer pays us a commission. It costs you nothing extra.
Here is what that does not buy: no brand or retailer pays for placement, for a review, for a better verdict, or to be included at all. We have never accepted payment to write about a product and we will not.
We also run display advertising. Advertisers have no involvement in editorial decisions and no advance sight of what we publish.
If you ever find a page here where that does not seem true, we want to hear about it.
Brands and lenses. How the four big manufacturers actually differ, plus individual guides to Dailies Total 1, Acuvue Oasys 1-Day, Biofinity Toric, Bausch + Lomb ULTRA and others.
What they cost, and how to pay less. Current prices, manufacturer rebates, FSA and HSA rules, and what vision plans really cover — including the detail that decides it, which is whether the fitting comes out of your allowance.
Your rights as a buyer. Under federal law your prescription is yours: it must be released to you automatically, sellers must verify rather than stall, and you can report the ones that break the rules.
Where to buy. Retailer comparisons with real return policies and real prices, not affiliate rankings.
Wearing them well. Choosing a lens, daily against monthly, dry eyes, and the troubleshooting pages for when something goes wrong.
Todo en español. The whole guide is published in Spanish as well — visite la versión en español.
Corrections, questions and media enquiries: hello@stylesiteoptical.com
Journalists and editors: Dr. Bollar is available for comment on contact lens safety, the FTC Contact Lens Rule, myopia control and specialty lens fitting.
Medical disclaimer: the content on this site is general information, not personalised medical advice, and it is not a substitute for an eye examination. Contact lenses are prescription medical devices in the United States, including non-corrective cosmetic lenses. Always follow the instructions given by your own eye care professional.