See the contact lens section under products for a complete description of the many types of contact lenses available today. Todays contact lenses are marvels of technology.  They are more easy to wear and safer to wear than ever before.  Finding out what type of contact lens is most appropriate for you can be determined in the course of a comprehensive eye examination.  The examination will include an evaluation of your lifestyle and weather there needs to be special considerations with respect to occupation, extracuricular activities and age.  Whether the contacts will correct myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism or presbyopia is another important determination.  Finally, the overall health of the eye must be evaluated to determine the efficacy of contact lens wear.  At the conclusion of the examination, the Doctor will councel you on what type of contact lens is most approprate for your individual needs and what the cost of the lenses and fit will be.  The actual fitting of contact lenses is not part of the initial examination.  The fitting consists of actually placing contact lenses on the eye and evaluating them for proper "movement and centration".  Once the final lens is selected, the patient is taught how to remove and place a contact lens on the eye.  Depending on the type of lens dispensed, the training session might also include cleaning and disinfection proceedures.  The cost of a contact lens fitting will vary with the complexity of the fit. Most soft contacts today can be fit quite quickly and easily at minimal cost to the patient.  Other contacts are more complicated and time consuming to fit.