[Darando]

I use and can recommend getlenses.com (getlenses.ie).....always very helpful on the phone if you have questions/queries, they operate out of Blackrock so Irish as well.

Free delivery also, so I get a years supply of solution when ordering, has to be delivered by an post special delivery - handy!!

Usually takes less than 1 week from order to door.

I usually get a yearly contact lens check up in a local optican (€60) but can claim some of that back on PRSI. They have no issue with doing just a standard check up (proper 30 minute one) even they know I buy lenses online.

I would say that even if you don't need an up-to-date prescription on some sites - just get it done yearly as not an area where you want something to go wrong with

[EdgarAllenPoo]

Are there any contact lense sites that let you pay by laser?

[Squiggle]

Originally Posted by GDM

Are there any contact lense sites that let you pay by laser?

getlenses allow you to pay by laser, dispatch from Ireland and guarantee to match the price of any UK supplier so check prices before you order from them - worth looking at lensbase for comparative purposes imo.

[syngindub]

what price do specsavers charge for 30 pairs of contact lenses? just the regular brand.

[murrayp4]

Originally Posted by syngindub

what price do specsavers charge for 30 pairs of contact lenses? just the regular brand.

€17.50 per. 30

[sillyputty]

Quick question - i use specsavers easy vision elite monthly lenses - how do i find what would be comparable to order from an online dealer?
The only one that seems to be able to tell you is www.daysoftcontactlenses.com as mentioned earlier on this thread

[Squiggle]

Originally Posted by sillyputty

Quick question - i use specsavers easy vision elite monthly lenses - how do i find what would be comparable to order from an online dealer?
The only one that seems to be able to tell you is www.daysoftcontactlenses.com as mentioned earlier on this thread

Yes but daysoft are dailies not monthlies. This list shows specsavers easy vision elite monthly lenses as being the same as Air Optix (formerly O2 Optix ) which I use myself. If you find them any cheaper than yourlenses, where I buy from without any problem, let us know.

[sillyputty]

One more question even though i am on the monthly disposibles would it be ok for me to just move to single-use?
I went into specsavers today to get my prescription so im deffo going to buy my next course online.

[Squiggle]

Originally Posted by sillyputty

One more question even though i am on the monthly disposibles would it be ok for me to just move to single-use?
I went into specsavers today to get my prescription so im deffo going to buy my next course online.

The only way you will know if dailies are suitable is to get a trial pair ( or buy a months supply from daysoftlenses) and have them checked by an optician. My own personal experience with dailies is that while different types ( ie Specsavers and daysoftlenses ) were all comfortable when in my eyes my eyes always felt drier when I took the lenses out and first thing in the morning my eyes felt very dry. I don't have that problem with Air Optix monthlies and I also find that my vision is sharper with the Air Optix monthlies than with any other brand of monthly or indeed daily lens.

[Redsoxfan]

I just did a quick survey of most of the sites listed her for my extended wear contacts (Focus Air Optix Night and Day) and my usual site (lenscatalogue) still came out the cheapest.

One question about getlenses-do they let you pay in GBP if your address is in Ireland?

I looked at their €/£ exchange rate and it worked out at about £0.62 (£77.51 = €125) which is shocking when the credit card rate is around £0.87 at the moment.

[acmj2007]

thanks so much for this thread everyone

[Limerick1981]

I have a hard contact lense for my right eye, I have a condition in that eye called "keratoconus" whereby my cornea is basically shaped like a rugby ball which makes my vision in that eye blurred and distorted, the lense really helps my vision but naturally it is not perfect. The vision in my other eye is fine so I don’t have a lense for that.

On various occasions I have lost the lense whereby it may have popped out and I would not be able to locate it. When I lose the lense I obviously have to replace it and order a new one. Given that the lense is made to order for my right eye it is not a standard lense

My optician is specsavers and the usual cost of the lense on previous occasions was €115. I recently lost the lense and had to order a new one. I was told on the 17/8/09 it would be €115 euro and €5 postage, that was fair enough. I then received a phone call from specsavers on the 18/8/09 to say that the lense price had actually gone up to €200. I was shocked and annoyed, typical rip off Ireland. Don’t get me wrong your eye sight is very n.b and I understand that i am lucky to have my vision but an >50% mark up on the lense is ridiculous considering that manufacturing is probably moved abroad, we are in the height of a recession and have wage cuts etc and yet prices everywhere are rising. €200 for one lense is pricey.

Does anyone know if you can order lense online, made to order if I get the dimensions from the optician? I presume that way I could get the lense at a cheaper price or would specsavers have deals made with the manufacturer? The last time i had to get the lense it came from England and the dimensions were on the package i recived it in. Anyone know if you can buy lenses online or get them made to certain dimensions?

[Dionysus]

Excellent! Some really helpful posts above. I'm now looking for more contacts so I think I'll try daysoftlenses now: 4 months supply - €47.92 versus Specsavers, 3 months supply - €90.

I hope my experience is as good as everybody elses here.

[ayapatrick]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Excellent! Some really helpful posts above. I'm now looking for more contacts so I think I'll try daysoftlenses now: 4 months supply - €47.92 versus Specsavers, 3 months supply - €90.

I hope my experience is as good as everybody elses here.

just seen your other post. monthly lenses would be cheaper than the dailies if you were wearing them a lot.
i was looking for dailies when i got them first but at the price i thought i was better go for monthlies!

[rojerdandry]

Just ordered 64 pairs of daysoft's brand in place of 1 day acuvue moist for €24 delivered! Specsavers would have cost €120! Hope they turn out okay... If they do I'll be saving at least €600 quid a year... Jeebus!