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[Tiger Beer]

Where and how can I buy contact lenses in Korea? Generally I do the 1-800-contacts to order even from abroad. But thinking that eye glasses are so cheap, perhaps I can replace my contact lenses fairly cheaply as well.

Anyone have any leads?

[chronicpride]

I go to a local optometrist to buy Bausch & Lomb daily disposables. It runs me about 60,000 Won a month. If you want to get weekly or monthly disposables, you can find for less. I'm just too fed up with the whole cleaning ordeal to bother. The eye exam I had in the same shop was clocked at under 2 minutes.

Look or ask around for you nearest optometrist, I'm sure that you'll find what you need.

[Zyzyfer]

i likewise got a year-long pair for 70,000 or so. i never wear them anymore due to allergies, but i'm not crying over the price that much.

[kimcheeking]

I bought a pair of glasses and contacts, about 2 years ago, for 180,000 won. Still wearing those contacts. Just go to the local eyeshop and buy them.

[crazylemongirl]

What brands do they have here. All I see is acuvue and I need something really thin or my eyes dry up.

CLg

[Trinny]

I know a good optician guy who can give you a super deal, when you refer to my name. I got a bunch of eye glasses done for somewhere between 20,000 and 40,000 won per pair (frames+nornal lenses). The price can go up if your prescription is high. His prescriptions was very accurate too.

The name of the store: France Optician
Tel: 754-3010
It is located in the underground shopping mall in Myeongdong area.

PM me for more details.

[Bulsajo]

[Blue Flower]

I just got some today. Cost me 32,000 per box. They are the Johnson and Johnson daily disposable ones, thats basically all they had. I wanted monthly ones. i just took the packets from my last set of contacts in, and thier were absolutely no problems at all. Which i find a little worrying.

Next time, i will get my mum to send some from home. I can get a 6 month supply for less than the cost of 2 months of daily disposables here. This way i will also know that they are exactly the type that my eyes need.

A new Korean english teacher has just started, and she said that I look so much better without my glasses. Granted they are large Lisa Loebish ones, but i didn't think they were that hideous. I guess I'll stick to the contacts for a while.

[pkang0202]

I'm looking for Acuvue Advance or any other Silicone Hydrogel lenses. Silicone Hydrogels are by far the most comfortable lenses I've worn.

[krats1976]

I have a heavy RX and my eyes are very sensitive, so I order from the States (cheaper than buying them here).

I've used a couple of places, but I'm using Lens.com now because the other places don't carry my RX any more.

(Yeah... I'm just shy of white cane status)