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Post by funtertainer on Jun 14, 2014 1:48:23 GMT
I use disposable Acuvue soft contact lenses and am wondering how available this brand is to Aramcons. Any info is appreciated.
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Post by gareth0127 on Jun 15, 2014 12:33:11 GMT
Acuvue contacts are widely available here although expensive. I get 3 months supply shipped from the UK for a lot less. Search for Vision Direct UK
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cgyguy
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Post by cgyguy on Jun 15, 2014 16:35:27 GMT
What about variety of frames and furthermore, quality for prescription glasses and availability near DHA?
Ah, and costs of these compared to the US or CAN?
Also, are they picky about using a prescription expedited by an optometrist from North America?
Thanks
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Post by GroveWanderer on Jun 16, 2014 4:20:45 GMT
cgyguy,
There are plenty of opticians shops in every major mall. The Rasheed Mall alone probably has more than a dozen. Literally hundreds and hundreds of frames to choose from with a wide range of prices and quality (all major brands including "designer" labels). They will make lenses to any prescription you would like, even one you give them verbally or just jotted down on a piece of paper.
I don't know about prices in the US or Canada but last time I checked - admittedly a few years ago - frames and lenses were cheaper here than in the UK (though I believe prices have dropped in the UK over recent years due to compeion).
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Post by vpainter on Jun 21, 2014 20:54:45 GMT
I can buy 2 pairs of glasses here for less or about the same as 1 pair in the U.S.
If you are in a higher prescription contact lens, sometimes those are not available and have to be ordered and they cannot say when they would get them in. No specialty contact lenses like bifocal lenses, at least not that I have found. I haven't checked recently since we bring a supply of ours in each year.
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