Costume contact lenses are the single most-asked-about thing in the shop, and almost every question is really the same question: do I actually need a prescription for lenses that aren't correcting anything?
Yes. Here's why, and here's the two-minute version of doing it properly.
They're medical devices, not accessories
The FDA classifies all contact lenses as medical devices, including plano (zero-power) costume lenses. That's not a technicality about paperwork — it's about fit. A lens that's the wrong curvature for your eye sits badly, starves the cornea of oxygen and scratches it. The horror stories you've read are almost all unfitted lenses bought from somewhere that didn't ask.
So we can't legally ship them without verifying a prescription, and we wouldn't want to.
What we need from you
Three things, in one email:
- A clear photo or scan of your current contact lens prescription.
- Your prescribing doctor's full name and phone number.
- Your Quantic order number.
Send it to rx@hausofelectriclove.com. We usually verify within one business day and ship the same day we verify.
No prescription? Still fine
You need a contact lens fitting, not a glasses exam — they're different appointments and the glasses one doesn't produce the numbers we need. We can refer you to a Houston optometrist who does costume-lens fittings. Walk in and ask, or email us.
Wearing them without wrecking anything
- Hands washed and dried before the lens goes anywhere near your face.
- Fresh solution every time. Never water, never spit, never yesterday's solution topped up.
- Follow the wear time on the box — most costume lenses are rated for a handful of hours, not a full weekend.
- Never share lenses. Not for one photo. Not with your partner.
- Take them out if anything hurts, goes red or goes blurry, and call your eye doctor right away. Do not put them back in unless your doctor says to.
A scleral lens covering the whole visible eye is a bigger commitment than a standard costume lens — more surface, less oxygen, shorter safe wear time. Ask us before your first pair.
Get the fitting. It's one appointment and it makes the rest of this easy.