Contact lense X-roads - suppliers or surgery; advice please
Contact lense X-roads - suppliers or surgery; advice please
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southendpier

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6,202 posts

258 months

Wednesday 15th June 2011
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I am with Boots vision plan have been for years and just keep paying up £38 a month for this. About to have to sign up again for another year.

Got to be a better way or me to see properly so I am looking for advice from anyone who has been in this situation. Do I:

1) Stay with Boots they have been OK cost £38 a month
2) find alternate supplier for lenses and after care if so who?
3) Is it time to Laser my eyes, and stop paying £38 a month. If so who and how much?
4) other?

Thanks

(if it's relevant my eyes are L -2.25 and R -3.00) further edit: I use Daily Disposables

Edited by southendpier on Wednesday 15th June 10:42

GT03ROB

14,019 posts

250 months

Wednesday 15th June 2011
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southendpier said:
I am with Boots vision plan have been for years and just keep paying up £38 a month for this. About to have to sign up again for another year.

Got to be a better way or me to see properly so I am looking for advice from anyone who has been in this situation. Do I:

1) Stay with Boots they have been OK cost £38 a month
2) find alternate supplier for lenses and after care if so who?
3) Is it time to Laser my eyes, and stop paying £38 a month. If so who and how much?
4) other?

Thanks

(if it's relevant my eyes are L -2.25 and R -3.00)
I think you is bonkers spending that amount.

Get eye test done only at opticians, then order online. I ordered 12 months worth of lenses last week... £108 the lot.

D5M

191 posts

184 months

Wednesday 15th June 2011
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GT03ROB said:
I think you is bonkers spending that amount.

Get eye test done only at opticians, then order online. I ordered 12 months worth of lenses last week... £108 the lot.
Different lenses vary though. Mine are £25 and they're not the sort you can get off the shelf as such.

ally_f

245 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Find out exactly what lenses boots supply you with... then get them online.

Bear in mind you'll then have to pay for your eye tests and check-ups (which sometimes come all-in for the monthly fee), but it does work out cheaper overall.

Or get them lasered and pay it off monthly. I'm sure you can read stories good and bad on PH and the wider web but I can recommend Ultralase.

Lemmonie

6,314 posts

284 months

Wednesday 15th June 2011
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I just popped in Teco last week, had sight test, contact lens test and paid for 3 months worth of lens, and s pair of coloured lenses, monthly day and night disposables. £43 all in