Contact Lens Health Week – August 17, 2026

Expected Contact Lens Health Week Deals

Contact Lens Health Week is primarily an awareness campaign, so expect to see eye care professionals and organizations like the CDC promoting educational resources, free webinars, and public service announcements rather than commercial sales. Some optical retailers and contact lens manufacturers, such as Bausch + Lomb, Alcon, and Johnson & Johnson Vision (Acuvue), may partner with advocacy groups like Prevent Blindness to offer discounts on contact lens solutions, eye drops, or even free initial consultations for new wearers. Look for special promotions at local optometrists and online lens providers. We will update this page with confirmed live deals as August approaches.

History of Contact Lens Health Week

Today, eye health and our ability to see are greatly taken for granted; the rise in technology and medical science means that most people should have the use of their eyes up until the day they die.

If they do suffer from any impairments, there are optics to help, surgeries, and transplants. Your eyes are replaceable now, but that wasn’t always the case and for this week you must understand just how far we’ve come and how valuable those precious sites are.

The first record of glasses for the improvement of one’s eyesight date back to the 1300s when very primitive lenses were crafted into frames. Salvino D’Armate is the most likely inventor. From there framed spectacles became more refined, handmade, and only available to the elite in society.

At about the time of the industrial revolution, glasses became quite accessible, and the common man could now enjoy improved vision at an affordable price. In the early 1800s, Thomas Young created the first contact lens prototype, using wax and waterfilled lenses, followed by another set of lenses to correct any light refracturing. Over the next 150 years, contact lenses were given some attention and by the 1940s, real progress had been made in creating a reliable replacement for everyday glasses. But it wasn’t until the introduction of soft lenses that people started to buy into the idea en masse.

From there the general public now opts between glasses and contact lenses, but most of the population does so without proper care and maintenance. Contact lenses come with two very important details: a replacement schedule, and a wear schedule. The most advanced contact lenses can be worn for a maximum of 30 days and nights, then they need to be replaced with fresh lenses.

National Contact Lens Health Week is a call to action for all those who wear contact lenses to be reminded of the importance of practicing regular care when using contact lenses. The nature of the lens makes it so that little oxygen penetrates the lens, while over extended periods can cause further deterioration of your vision.