Epoch
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Sun Jan-04-04 02:51 PM
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Question for contact lense wearers |
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Hi, I'm going to get an eye appointment today and I'm thinking about getting contact lenses (i used to have them but I was young and didn't like them at all). What is the cheapest pair of replacement lenses out there (those once a week replacement kinds). Isn't their a generic phone number you cal and they send them to you. Like 1800-contact? or something...i'm making that one up, but I seem to remember there being a number.
Anyway. Thanks for the help!
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fishguy
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Sun Jan-04-04 02:52 PM
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1. Find out what is best for your eyes |
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The eye doctor will tell you which one is best for your eyes.
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Epoch
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Sun Jan-04-04 02:55 PM
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yeah, but can't you then take the prescription and send it to this phone number thing and they'll supply them to you cheaper? At least that's what I heard...
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Sun Jan-04-04 02:57 PM
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3. yes, once you have the script, google "cheap contact lenses" |
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Edited on Sun Jan-04-04 02:58 PM by Gingersnap
and you can buy them cheaply on-line. Mine are pretty cheap--I use the disposable 2 week kind and a year's supply (for me, since I don't wear them daily--still use glasses a lot) is about $200. I guess if I wore them more it would be more like $400, which is more expensive than glasses, but you're paying for looks and convenience.
edit: one of my eyes requires a special, more pricey, "tourque" lens
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Sun Jan-04-04 03:26 PM
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Edited on Sun Jan-04-04 03:27 PM by zoe
Go to Costco for appointment, don't need a membership cost about $80 bucks. Script is good for a year, the disposal lens (Johnson & Johnson) are $14 per box, six lenses. You can wear them for a month easy. $60 per year, for lenses from Costco. I have not found a cheaper source. Good luck.
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Sun Jan-04-04 03:26 PM
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5. One thing I WOULDNT do....... |
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I would tell you to never sleep in your lenses, even though many of todays lenses are supposed to be OK for that. I wear the throwaway continuous-wear kind, but i remove them every night and wear glasses before going to bed. I found that sleeping in them caused a LOT of eye matter buildup in the mornings when I woke up, and i figured that wasnt normal. Plus it has to be better for the eyes to rest empty at night, wouldnt you think?
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