contact lens question
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mafalda
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Wow, that's interesting. With all the medication you can get OTC in the States that you could never get without a prescription anywhere else in the world - and then you really need a prescription for contacts, which is something you can even buy off ebay in Europe? Mhm. Interesting. Thanks for sharing!
fadesired
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In Singapore, we don't need prescriptions at all. We just tell our optician which brand we want, and what degrees.
It's just like specs IMO, it wouldn't cause much health issues unless you really don't take care of your eyes.
Anyway, I am one of the people who buy cosmetics lens to make my eyes look bigger and brighter. And I get them at cheap rates too!
It's just like specs IMO, it wouldn't cause much health issues unless you really don't take care of your eyes.
Anyway, I am one of the people who buy cosmetics lens to make my eyes look bigger and brighter. And I get them at cheap rates too!
COBI
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Specs don't go *in* your eyes. Risks of eye injuries include infection and corneal ulcers to name two.
In my state (in the US), specs prescriptions are valid for two years, and contact prescriptions are valid for one year. Even for non-corrective lenses, you are supposed to have a valid prescription. My prescription is only valid for the *specific* lenses in the prescription (I get 2 lens prescriptions every time, one for colors and one for clear lenses); it costs the same for my exam/fitting regardless of how many scrips I get.
How does the average person know what "degrees" they need?
Originally Posted by fadesired
In Singapore, we don't need prescriptions at all. We just tell our optician which brand we want, and what degrees. It's just like specs IMO, it wouldn't cause much health issues unless you really don't take care of your eyes. |
Specs don't go *in* your eyes. Risks of eye injuries include infection and corneal ulcers to name two.
In my state (in the US), specs prescriptions are valid for two years, and contact prescriptions are valid for one year. Even for non-corrective lenses, you are supposed to have a valid prescription. My prescription is only valid for the *specific* lenses in the prescription (I get 2 lens prescriptions every time, one for colors and one for clear lenses); it costs the same for my exam/fitting regardless of how many scrips I get.
How does the average person know what "degrees" they need?
fadesired
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Oh, our opticians are trained so those people who are selling us specs and contact lenses knows all the diagnostics and will tell us the results.
If we forgot our degrees, we can always ask them for a free checkup.
Yep, I agree there have been loads of careless people who do stupid things with their lenses.
Wow, I didn't expect the differences to be so big between countries. Even for specs, we don't need prescpt.
| Originally Posted by COBI
Specs don't go *in* your eyes. Risks of eye injuries include infection and corneal ulcers to name two. In my state (in the US), specs prescriptions are valid for two years, and contact prescriptions are valid for one year. Even for non-corrective lenses, you are supposed to have a valid prescription. My prescription is only valid for the *specific* lenses in the prescription (I get 2 lens prescriptions every time, one for colors and one for clear lenses); it costs the same for my exam/fitting regardless of how many scrips I get. How does the average person know what "degrees" they need? |
Oh, our opticians are trained so those people who are selling us specs and contact lenses knows all the diagnostics and will tell us the results.
If we forgot our degrees, we can always ask them for a free checkup.
Yep, I agree there have been loads of careless people who do stupid things with their lenses.
Wow, I didn't expect the differences to be so big between countries. Even for specs, we don't need prescpt.
noahlowryfan
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yes i do have a costco near by. does all costco have an optometry department and do you have to be a Costco member to see their doctor?
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thanks to all. I'm planning to see the eye doctor next year and need a good recommendation. anyone living in San Francisco, can you please tell me who is your eye doctor and is he/she any good.
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| Originally Posted by candicenoelle
Do you have a Costco nearby? You can visit their Optometry department and make an appointment with their optometrist. I don't have vision insurance either and it only cost me about $75 to get my eyes checked and a prescription. A box of Acuvues is only about $13 too. |
thanks to all. I'm planning to see the eye doctor next year and need a good recommendation. anyone living in San Francisco, can you please tell me who is your eye doctor and is he/she any good.
candicenoelle
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Most Costco's have an optometry department. Call your local store and ask to be sure. You don't need a Costco card to see their doctors. But you do need a Costco card to purchase contacts through them. You can always bring a relative/friend to help purchase them for you.
| Originally Posted by noahlowryfan
yes i do have a costco near by. does all costco have an optometry department and do you have to be a Costco member to see their doctor? |
Most Costco's have an optometry department. Call your local store and ask to be sure. You don't need a Costco card to see their doctors. But you do need a Costco card to purchase contacts through them. You can always bring a relative/friend to help purchase them for you.
supastar99
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i originally started buying my contact lenses from the optometrist however, when i searched online i realised just how much he was ripping me off he charges almost twice as much for them! so what i do is i only order a small supply from him (like enough to last 3 months) then i get it online so i still get my eyes checked but i havent told him that i get them online. The website i get them from doesnt ask for a prescription its called netoptical and it has really good service.
