Specsavers now lets you try on contact lenses without ever touching your eyes

Apr 1 2026, 2:52 pm

How would you look with contact lenses? It’s a question many glasses-wearers have pondered.

But if you’ve ever thought, “absolutely not, I will not be touching my eyeball,” you’re not alone. And no optical retailer has really addressed that.

Until now, that is! Specsavers is boldly solving this problem with its groundbreaking new Virtual Contact Lens Try-On Tool, a digital feature designed to help customers picture themselves in contact lenses… without ever actually wearing them.

How Specsavers is changing the game

This free tool is available on the Specsavers website, and using it is simple. First, visit the Virtual Contacts Try-On tool. From there, turn your face toward the camera, blink once for calibration, and marvel at your stunning reflection in your new contact lenses.

Now there’s nothing in the way of people testing out the look of contacts before choosing a pair, although you might want to put your glasses back on to actually see the picture.

Early testers report overwhelmingly positive feedback, saying “it’s exactly what I imagined,” and “I didn’t notice anything change, which I think means it’s working?”

“We’re always looking for ways to make eyecare simpler,” said Iris McGlasses, Head of Seeing Stuff at Specsavers. “With this new tool, customers get the most realistic preview of wearing contact lenses.”

See yourself in contacts

Specsavers sells all major contact lens brands, offers free contact lens consultations and a price match guarantee that assures you get Canada’s lowest price on contacts. It’s what makes Specsavers the accessible choice for contact lenses — now even more so, with its handy new online tool.

Whether you’re thinking about switching up your look, are tired of your glasses fogging up in Canadian winters (or getting pelted with raindrops — we see you, Vancouver!), Specsavers’ new virtual try-on tool makes it easy to explore contacts that fit your lifestyle, budget, and look.

Check out the Virtual Contacts Try-On Tool on the Specsavers website, and try out your perfect pair today! You might be surprised by what you see.

Or… not.

APRIL FOOLS!!!

We don’t need a try-on tool to know you’ll look fabulous. Visit a Specsavers store near you to browse a range of lens types and book your contact lens consultation today.

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