About Julie Sennett

Hi, I'm Julie — and I've spent 15 years helping people see clearly.

I qualified as an ophthalmic technician over 15 years ago, and I've spent most of that time in clinical practice fitting contact lenses. I've worked with virtually every type of lens on the market — daily disposables, extended wear, torics for astigmatism, multifocals for presbyopia, and specialist lenses for more complex prescriptions. If it goes on an eye, I've probably fitted it.

I also speak regularly with lens representatives from all the major manufacturers — Johnson & Johnson, Alcon, CooperVision, Bausch + Lomb. That gives me an unusually clear picture of what's genuinely new and what's just marketing. I try to bring that same no-nonsense perspective to everything I write here.

The reason I started Contacts Advice is simple: I kept watching my patients overpay for their lenses. Someone would mention they'd just reordered their Acuvue Oasys and paid $45 a box, and I'd know that the same box was $29.95 somewhere else that week. It bothered me. These are people who need their contacts — they're not a luxury item — and the price differences across retailers are genuinely significant if you wear lenses every day.

So I built this site. My goal is for Contacts Advice to be the single most useful resource a contact lens wearer can bookmark. Not just a price comparison tool, but a place where you can get honest, expert information from someone who has actually spent their career working with these products.

I'm not affiliated with any retailer or manufacturer. I don't have a preferred brand I'm pushing. My only agenda is to help you pay the lowest possible price for the lenses your eye doctor has prescribed.

— Julie Sennett, Ophthalmic Technician