Learn about my experience trying Hubble Contact Lenses in this Hubble Contacts review!
This information is NOT sponsored in any way. The opinions and experiences are of my own.
What is Hubble?
Hubble is a direct to consumer marketing company selling contacts to consumers, starting at $1 for about a 2 weeks supply, with the cost increasing to $39 per month.
Ordering Experience
Head to their website or click on the advertisement. Order your contacts and enter your prescription. Companies like this are required to validate your prescription with your eye care provider. I intentionally entered the wrong prescription, and Hubble did a good job! They reached out to my eye doctor and found that my prescription was wrong and wouldn’t let me order contacts until I verified my prescription.
The Contacts
First, Hubble did not send me the correct contacts, which is a big issues considering the contact lenses I wear are completely different from what Hubble sent to me. This also violates FDA and FTC regulations.
Wearing the contacts started out well. They were pretty comfortable when I put them in initially. After about 4 hours, they felt a bit dry. This is when I asked a fellow eye doctor to take a look at how the contacts were fitting on my eyes.
We saw quickly that the contacts were fitting a bit tight, and the optical zone was very small, meaning your vision can fluctuate. The surface of the contacts were also drying out.
In the evening, my eyes were red, irritated, and sore. Because of that, I decided to take them out, which typically helps with issues like this, but it didn’t. My eyes continued to feel sore until I went to bed that night. This is because the material wasn’t allowing oxygen to get to my eyes due to the materials used for these contacts.
Info about Hubble Contacts Material
These are designed as daily contacts (meaning single use). The lens material is Methifilcon A. This is an older material originating from the 1980’s, and it has an oxygen transmissibility around 18-19 dK/T. This is well below the established standard for preventing hypoxia and corneal swelling on the eye of 24 dk/T. But today, contacts coming out usually reach around 100 dk/T.
Pricing
The price starts at $1 for a two week supply, with the cost going up to $39 per month. This equals about $469 per year. For daily lenses, this is much higher than affordable daily lenses that are available on the market. All of these other lenses have higher dk/T and come at a price range of $250-300 for a 1 year supply.
Canceling Your Subscription
Although I cancelled my credit card in order to terminate my Hubble subscription, I did review their user agreements and at the timing of this video, the only way to cancel your Hubble Subscription is to call their business number during their business hours or if you live in the state of California, to e-mail them.
IMPORTANT: If you ever have a red eye, a painful eye, you think you scratched your eye or experiencing vision loss related to your contacts…REMOVE THE LENSES and call your local eye doctor ASAP.
To see Dr. Allen review his experience trying Hubble contacts, check out the video below:
Disclaimer: This information is not meant for medical diagnosis or treatment. You should follow up with your local healthcare provider regarding all matters related to your health.