Hi, I took this picture in the Sassafras River off the Eastern Shore of the upper Chesapeake with a close-up lens. Here is a link that might be useful:

I order contacts from Walgreens or through my eye doctor. Contact lens brands sometimes offer special promotions through the doctor. I go for the best deal of the two. There was no processing fee when I ordered from Walgreens or through my doctor. Walgreens online promotions vary from 20% - 25% off. After brand rebates that range from $30 - $50 off, you save money. I’ve never ordered from 800 contacts or other online places because I saw reviews complaining about looming expiration dates. With Walgreens or my doctor I get contacts with expiration dates 4 years into the future! That’s important to me.

"one lens for distance and one for near" -- yeah, no. My eye doctor suggested that, and I tried it. It was pretty much ok until it very much wasn't. Mine were done with the left lens for near vision, and the right lens for distance vision. One day I was driving on a two-lane road in an agricultural area. There was a slow-moving farm vehicle in front of me, and I wanted/needed to pass it. I leaned my head to the left to see the oncoming traffic, and the closest oncoming vehicle was quite a distance away. So, I proceeded to pass the farm vehicle... The issue was that once I was out into the oncoming lane and had the benefit of full, balanced vision of both eyes, I could see that the oncoming traffic was *much* closer than I thought it was. I had to really accelerate to pass the farm vehicle and get back into that lane before I was creamed. Scared the you-know-what out of me. I called my eye doctor the next morning and got an appointment to get true bifocal contacts, which I've worn ever since. And, yes, they are gas permeables.

I went from RGP lenses to daily soft lenses. RGPs have the crispest vision, but i find soft lenses trounce gas permeables in other areas. Much more confortable, a new fresh lens every day, no fear of dropping and losing or damaging one, you never have to clean them-just toss at the end of the day, no painful dust or debri under the lens. I wore hard lenses then gas permeables since the 70’s and switched a couple of years ago. I’d never go back! DH ordered my last RX thru lens.com and tbey were backordered. Previosly I got them thru the eye DR but its pricey doing that. My lenses have never ripped and I’m not careful with them. Your eye DR should be able to get you several days of free trials. It costs nothing to try them out to see if you like them. I’ve never once heard one type of lens is healthier than the other.