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Cheap monthly contact lenses, without prescription needed to buy

Hi, i've been wearing contact lenses for about 1.5 years. I originally got my eyes checked in malaysia whilst visiting my relatives, so i do not have a uk prescription which limits the places i can buy from

I was wondering , which contact lense websites allo you to buy without ring your optition.

I think last time i ordered from lenswayuk which was ok, but i'm looking for a place a bit cheaper?

For monthly, softlens , -2

Thanks

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  • Mrs_Thrify
    Mrs_Thrify Posts: 1,673 Forumite
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    Good afternoon Barginboyrob
    In January I had the same problem. I had to have a eyetest to qualify for a yearly prescription. Payed, and then claimed the bill back on my health insurance. Once armed with the certificate, I went on the web to https://www.tescoopticians.com. Payed £27.92 for 6x monthly contact lenses.
    Armed with another reciept claimed on my health insurance once anain.
    I also know to get the cleaning fluid I must put it on my shopping bill for Tesco .com.
    If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
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  • cuffie
    cuffie Posts: 1,124 Forumite
    I use https://www.getlenses.com. Just give them my prescription and they send me the lenses. However, I don't use my lenses all the time - I get dailies for sport and socialising. IMHO I don't think its a good idea to buy lenses off the net if you are going to use them day in day out without ever going to an optician to get your eyes checked....just my opinion tho. Never had a prob with getlenses - always arrive within a day or so of placing order. xx
  • barginboyrob
    barginboyrob Posts: 726 Forumite
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    but what about sites that don't request to look at you prescription?

    Thanks!
  • avondale
    avondale Posts: 127 Forumite
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    I'd imagine you are gonna have to find sites outside europe, i don't know many who will give prescription lenses minus a prescription if you get my drift. I'm no optician but according to your post you had an eye test about a year and a half ago. I think eye tests are every two years, so get yourself down to an optician and get your eyes tested, can't put a price on your eyesight. It might be that your eyesight has got worse and it would defeat the object if you were to get your lenses that you are wearing at the mo, if they were now not correct. Plenty of places doing free eye tests.
  • Leeds_Fan_2
    Leeds_Fan_2 Posts: 69 Forumite
    try https://www.iris-online.co.uk. They're happy to go with a copy of your prescription if you send it to them (according to their site). Haven't bought contacts but have bought 2 pairs of specs from them and the service was excellent.
  • cuffie
    cuffie Posts: 1,124 Forumite
    getlenses don't ask to actually physically see your prescription. You just tell them. If you say its -2, you just put that on your order. You choose from a click down box what you want (ie monthly), what currency you are going to pay in and then it lists all the monthly lenses they do (bausch and lomb soflens are there, plus loads of others), and it tells you the price. When I say I give getlenses my prescription, I don't send it off or anything - I just mean I type it in!
    Add to Basket, Proceed..then it takes you to checkout.
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