contact lens discussion thread (merged)

purplepatch

Wow, brilliant post regvardy!

I'm gutted I ordered my 6 months supply now. Going to try to cancel as instead of £104, would only cost me £78.

That's an amazing saving.

gregg1

Has anyone heard anything good or bad about a fairly new sort of contact lens called orthok. You wear it through the night and then you don't need to wear any sort of lens or glasses during the day as the night lens corrects your vision for betwen 24 - 36 hours. As long as you wear them every night you never need to wear your glasses. I have looked into the cost and have found a practitioner but was wondering if anyone on the site has had an actual experience of them or knows anyone who has used them. I would be grateful for any information as we are thinking of them for our 14 year old daughter (the latest information is apparently that it can actually reverse the decline in vision in some cases) . Many thanks.

Bella_b

I did a search and the cheapest I found for my lenses was Tesco opticians! I couldnt believe the price difference between their price and what I pay at my opticians. Tesco quoted £29 for 6 pairs of lenses (6 months supply) and I pay £75 for the Surevue lenses.. exactly the same! I just need to get my eyes tested again to make sure I have right prescription before I start buying from Tesco! I will save about £50!

littlejaffa

if it's not a daft question, i get my checkups etc 'free' as i buy my lenses from a high st store, will they still see you (and presumably charge) if you buy lenses from elsewhere, i mean if i buy a lense, there's no-one looking in my eye for the first few days of wear to make sure everythings ok so it could be to late before i notice problems? i gues this isn't the case but don't understand...

candice_2

pumpa wrote:

sorry if i already posted this but where can you buy cheap coloured contact lenses from these days?thanks

I have used the below sites no problem for cheap coloured contact lenses...

http://www.fashion-contactlenses.com

and

http://www.contactlenses.co.uk

they are both UK websites and have a different selection.

lisyloo

There is one person here who says they have been fantastic (and for a young daughter too).

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=193533&page=2&highlight=orthok

Please can you pst the info you have got on costs.
I know my opticians might be different but it will give me an idea.

Thanks

lisyloo

Sorry just realised that's an old post and looks like you have got sorted now.

gregg1

lisyloo wrote:

Sorry just realised that's an old post and looks like you have got sorted now.

thanks for that. Have now started my daughter on these and they are brilliant.

starving_artist

I buy my contact lens solution through Costco. I had a letter from them saying that Bausch & Lomb are permanently withdrawing their Renu product because it has been linked to serious eye infection.

Very efficient of Costco! - they offered a refund - but a bit worrying and not sure what the alternatives are. Had a quick search on the internet but most of the reports seem to be about the impact it is having on B&L's share price.

alanshave

Go to http://www.moistureloc.eu/uk/ for more information. I have been refunded twice now, teaches them right for possibly damaging my eyesight.