The Contact Lenses Thread

[eyz]

I have high astigmatism of ard 250 on one side.

what kind of daily contacts should I get?

both eye power are different also.

 

[boopit]

Yes the prices are the same throughout all the stores. It's $64 per box for acuvue define if I'm not wrong.

If you happen to visit johor bahru, you should get contacts from the optometry shops in the shopping malls there. It's so much cheaper! I uses acuvue oasys, it cost $56 per box in SG, but in JB it's only RM100 which is like $32!

thank you!
unfortunately I have to get them in Singapore.
Maybe I will try online SG stores next time

 

[AhBui168]

Does jb ksl sell biofinity contact lens?

 

[__Neo__]

there're many optical shops at ksl, I would think so?

 

[SKinny86]

Wah sian.. Seechic closed down liao.
Anyone knows where can buy contact lens at a cheaper price online?

 

[__Neo__]

Wah sian.. Seechic closed down liao.
Anyone knows where can buy contact lens at a cheaper price online?

ezcontactlens.com lor. Cheapest liao.

 

[ftpofmpo]

I have high astigmatism of ard 250 on one side.

what kind of daily contacts should I get?

both eye power are different also.

If you have high astig and myopia, you might need to get monthly lens, try looking for those labels with xr toric and get them fitted. go abroad if needed.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Can consider clarity 1 day toric!

I have high astigmatism of ard 250 on one side.

what kind of daily contacts should I get?

both eye power are different also.

 

[genexis]

I just bought from Lensmart, use coupon WELCOME10 for 10% off, cheapest i can find so far...

 

[hsiaowen]

Hi, for those who wear monthly contact lens with astig, how much do you pay per month? Thanks!

I have astig and used to wear Acuvue Moist daily disposable.
Now astig went up, and instead of going for bi-focal to correct for long-sightedness, optician reccommended to down level by 25, so now using Acuvue Oasys.
Spend about 100 a month on contacts ba, not sure, haven't calculated cos I usually buy in bulk about 6-month supply which gives bulk discount also.

 

[danile]

Why Seechic closed

 

[hsiaowen]

my regular shop sales person recently advised me to download the Acuvue app (called MyAcuvue on Apps Store). You can get $30 or $50 (can't remember) discount off your Acuvue lenses if you download the app. Quite a good deal, can shave off some costs.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Can even accumulate points to redeem for vouchers. But best to get at a place where you shop regularly as your point of purchase store is stored in the app. The first time welcome voucher is 30 dollars.

my regular shop sales person recently advised me to download the Acuvue app (called MyAcuvue on Apps Store). You can get $30 or $50 (can't remember) discount off your Acuvue lenses if you download the app. Quite a good deal, can shave off some costs.

 

[micheloving]

What brand of contact len is good for 1st time users like me? Or just go for cheapest?

slight astigmatism <100 can wear daily or not?

 

[kevinkoh1992]

I was a first time user, walked into a spectacle shop near my house and asked for daily contacts. The owner just took my specs and measured it. He gave me a box of 1-day Acuvue 30 lens. As I had to wear it the next day for a performance, I just took it and went off.

The following day, I tried putting on the lenses, took me 30mins and wasted like 8 or 9 6 or 7 lenses. The lenses did not seem to fit well, with persistent air gaps no matter how I rolled my eyes. Back then I just thought that I did not know the proper way of putting on contacts. I didn't know that there was this much to wearing contacts, lens fitting and stuff.

Thus, I strongly advise first timers to go for a full fitting, even if starting with dailies.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

That's really unethical. An eye health examination should be performed at the very least to Ensure no infection or no harm is on your cornea before even dispensing the lenses. Your curvature should also be measured to determine a better fit too. perhaps you should go for a refresher course too. You can request for it from the spectacle shop(charges might apply depending on the shop).
I understand it's for sales but still, a customer eye health should not be compromised this way.

I was a first time user, walked into a spectacle shop near my house and asked for daily contacts. The owner just took my specs and measured it. He gave me a box of 1-day Acuvue 30 lens. As I had to wear it the next day for a performance, I just took it and went off.

The following day, I tried putting on the lenses, took me 30mins and wasted like 8 or 9 6 or 7 lenses. The lenses did not seem to fit well, with persistent air gaps no matter how I rolled my eyes. Back then I just thought that I did not know the proper way of putting on contacts. I didn't know that there was this much to wearing contacts, lens fitting and stuff.

Thus, I strongly advise first timers to go for a full fitting, even if starting with dailies.

 

[GANGSTERKIA]

Daily lenses with astigmatism is available in the market. E.g acuvue moist with astig, pasts 1 day with astig, clariti dailies for astig, focus dailies toric. Many in the market, but go for a fitting first before deciding which lenses suits you.

What brand of contact len is good for 1st time users like me? Or just go for cheapest?

slight astigmatism <100 can wear daily or not?

 

[Gintoki]

Hi guys, recently went for a fitting at my neighborhood spec shop, but was very terrible at it.
Took like 1hr to put the contacts in, another hr to try to remove them, was feeling damn paiseh, think the optometrist also

Just wondering is there any shop in sg that sells those remover tool for contacts. I saw it on youtube once, its like a very small tube that can remove the contacts by placing it on the contacts i think there's some form of suction on it? Anybody knows?

 

[ftpofmpo]

Hi guys, recently went for a fitting at my neighborhood spec shop, but was very terrible at it.
Took like 1hr to put the contacts in, another hr to try to remove them, was feeling damn paiseh, think the optometrist also

Just wondering is there any shop in sg that sells those remover tool for contacts. I saw it on youtube once, its like a very small tube that can remove the contacts by placing it on the contacts i think there's some form of suction on it? Anybody knows?

Those are mainly for hard lenses. keep your fingernails short and go onto the web to see some examples of how they put on contacts. normal for newbies to take a long time

 

[Rated R Edge]

On average yall spend how much per month on contacts ah? Just ordered 2 boxes of one day acuvue moist for astig with the $30 discount so cost me $100 for 30 uses. Price sounds abit steep to me not sure if shld change to cheaper brand