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sshemma
Joined: 18 Feb 2010
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 Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:43 am Post subject: Contact lenses |
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Hello all!
Just a quick query regarding contact lenses, ie are they easy to obtain, are the reasonably priced and are they any different from regular western contacts?
In general are opticians cheaper or more expensive than the likes of the UK and Ireland? |
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b0101
Joined: 24 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:35 am Post subject: |
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Contact lenses are very easy to get here. They are non-prescription. You can walk into any eye glasses shop and tell them what brand and prescription strength you are looking for.
Not sure how they compare to UK/Ireland prices, but are about the same as US prices for the contacts themselves. However, glasses and seeing an eye doctor or optician is significantly cheaper here. |
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burgerdance
Joined: 16 Jul 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:37 am Post subject: |
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| Usually around 30-40 bucks, I've even seen some really good ones for 27,000 won |
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Morgen
Joined: 02 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| I agree about ubiquity but I've never been able to find my BC size in any shop in Korea, having I've been to at least 30 I'm sure. All they ever have is 8.7, even in Itaewon, so apparently every single Korean eye is the exact same size. |
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uklathemock
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:03 am Post subject: Re: Contact lenses |
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| sshemma wrote: |
Hello all!
Just a quick query regarding contact lenses, ie are they easy to obtain, are the reasonably priced and are they any different from regular western contacts?
In general are opticians cheaper or more expensive than the likes of the UK and Ireland? |
Don't know how much they cost in the UK or Ireland, but my particular lenses are way more expensive in Korea than the U.S. You can compare for yourself: http://www.replacemycontacts.com/ |
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