Contact lenses

[London Lowf]

Just before I flew here I had an eye test and new prescription but didn't have time to get a supply of lenses - Covid...Brexit...blah blah blah.

 

I am in Patong but with so much closed I guess I will have to go into Phuket Town - does anyone know where I can get some? I am currently using Proclear one-day multifocals just on nights out for reasons of vanity but appreciate that I may need to be flexible with manufacturer and type.

 

Cheers.

 

[stevenl]

Doesn't Top Charoen sell those? Many of them open.

 

[beechbum]

12 hours ago, stevenl said:

Doesn't Top Charoen sell those? Many of them open.

 

Looks like there's 5 stores on Patong alone!

[bbko]

https://www.lazada.co.th/shop-clear-lens/?spm=a2o4m.pdp_revamp.breadcrumb.3.389166eaqp7ZZq

[KarenBravo]

Skip glasses and contact lenses. Do Lens Replacement Surgery.

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

[LivinginKata]

1 hour ago, KarenBravo said:

Skip glasses and contact lenses. Do Lens Replacement Surgery.

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

Thinking about it. But given I have only one working eye Dr Captain at BKK Phuket says wait until no other option.

[stigar]

1 hour ago, KarenBravo said:

Skip glasses and contact lenses. Do Lens Replacement Surgery.

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

I did the same.I checked the price in thailand and compared to the price i paid in  norway it was expencive.I get this paid by the goverment.Costs me 60 pound.If i had doing that on a private clinic the price is 4500 pound minimum.

[Bruno123]

Just now, stigar said:

I did the same.I checked the price in thailand and compared to the price i paid in  norway it was expencive.I get this paid by the goverment.Costs me 60 pound.If i had doing that on a private clinic the price is 4500 pound minimum.

Baffled as to why you are using Pounds, rather than Crowns or Baht. ????

[Peabody]

Really only 1 place to go: Ta-to.com

I've been using them for probably 15+ years. Easy safe online ordering. I was sandboxed over the summer and they mailed them to Pattaya for me, 2-day service, no extra charge. Best prices and seem to be genuinely helpful customer-oriented Thai people. On occasion I've gone directly to their offices to order. They always include some small freebie, like a bottle of eyedrops or some-such. They seem to stock EVERYTHING contacts.

[beechbum]

2 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Skip glasses and contact lenses. Do Lens Replacement Surgery.

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

Yeah can vouch for that, refractive has been amazing for me.

[KarenBravo]

1 hour ago, stigar said:

I did the same.I checked the price in thailand and compared to the price i paid in  norway it was expencive.I get this paid by the goverment.Costs me 60 pound.If i had doing that on a private clinic the price is 4500 pound minimum.

Ahem.........not everyone lives in a country that has subsidized medicine.

And some that do, might have to pay full cost, or wait years because it's elective surgery.

[stigar]

4 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:

Ahem.........not everyone lives in a country that has subsidized medicine.

And some that do, might have to pay full cost, or wait years because it's elective surgery.

I waited from june to february before i get this.And get refounf the travelexpencives.Thats how its here in norway.I get the surgery at a private clinic but the goverment paid it.So my costs for the surgery was only 60 pounds for both eyes.

[sallecc]

5 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Skip glasses and contact lenses. Do Lens Replacement Surgery.

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

If you don't mind sharing where you did it and for how much (if it was here in Thailand)? Thanks...

 

I was thinking about Lasik for years but never did it... Not sure which one is better LRS or Lasik...

[London Lowf]

Thanks everyone - well, mostly everyone!

 

The only Top Charoen I've ever noticed was in JungCeylon - I popped in there last visit but the range was pathetic and the staff were clueless - and it's obviously closed now anyway. I'll have have a scoot around Patong but I guess I was lazy and just assumed if JC was closed then they would all be closed. Having said that, my dentist is fully open but my personal consultant is only doing two days a week.

 

Buying online might be the answer - it's not like any shop is going to have mine in stock anyway.

[stevenl]

7 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Skip glasses and contact lenses. Do Lens Replacement Surgery.

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

 

2 hours ago, sallecc said:

If you don't mind sharing where you did it and for how much (if it was here in Thailand)? Thanks...

 

I was thinking about Lasik for years but never did it... Not sure which one is better LRS or Lasik...

Yes, I may be interested as well if you don't mind sharing some info KB.

[beechbum]

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

 

Yes, I may be interested as well if you don't mind sharing some info KB.

I think KB got the same.

Refractive Lens Exchange (Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation)

Done at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Eye Centre by Dr Captain.

 

BPI, Eye Centre

 

Can't speak highly enough of the procedure, know of 5 others here that've had it done as well, all extremely happy with it.

Hated wearing glasses SO much!

[stevenl]

53 minutes ago, beechbum said:

I think KB got the same.

Refractive Lens Exchange (Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation)

Done at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Eye Centre by Dr Captain.

 

BPI, Eye Centre

 

Can't speak highly enough of the procedure, know of 5 others here that've had it done as well, all extremely happy with it.

Hated wearing glasses SO much!

Do you remember the approximate pricetag?

[beechbum]

21 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Do you remember the approximate pricetag?

About 85,000 per eye

[KarenBravo]

11 hours ago, sallecc said:

If you don't mind sharing where you did it and for how much (if it was here in Thailand)? Thanks...

 

I was thinking about Lasik for years but never did it... Not sure which one is better LRS or Lasik...

DO NOT do Lasik.

After years of conflicting advice (do it, don't do it) from doctors here in Thailand, I talked to an Australian eye-doctor in Perth.

He told me that Lasik was designed mainly for children who had astigmatism (cornea uneven thickness) and should not be used to correct increasing lens hardening that happens due to aging.

If you have Lasik, it'll work for a couple of years, but as the lens becomes even less flexible, you end up at the same point you were at before Lasik. There is only so much cornea that can be shaved by laser. Also, you don't fix the root cause of the problem, which is an increasingly inflexible lens.

RLS removes the lens and replaces it with a plastic, multiple focus lens. Surgery takes about twenty minutes per eye (which are done on different days) with local anesthetic. Totally painless.

 

I had mine done at Bangkok Hospital Phuket. It cost me 156k for both eyes. Last price I heard was around 180k, a few years back. Probably closer to 200k now.

Just give the hospital a call for current price.

[KarenBravo]

8 hours ago, beechbum said:

I think KB got the same.

Refractive Lens Exchange (Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation)

Done at Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Eye Centre by Dr Captain.

 

BPI, Eye Centre

 

Can't speak highly enough of the procedure, know of 5 others here that've had it done as well, all extremely happy with it.

Hated wearing glasses SO much!

Yes, performed by Dr. Captain who was excellent. He is still there as I saw him a few months back. I still have 20/20 vision according to the test.

 

No glasses for me ever again. Before the surgery I needed one pair for reading and another pair for long distance.

[The Cipher]

17 hours ago, KarenBravo said:

Not cheap (but relatively cheap in Thailand), but it lasts a lifetime and results are amazing.

Best money I ever spent.

Did Lasek when I lived in Seoul. Can confirm - best money I ever spent.

[KarenBravo]

17 minutes ago, The Cipher said:

Did Lasek when I lived in Seoul. Can confirm - best money I ever spent.

Sorry, but I was specifically told not to do Lasik.

[The Cipher]

59 minutes ago, KarenBravo said:

Sorry, but I was specifically told not to do Lasik.

Oh whoops. I did Lasek (the one where they don't cut a flap) but I think it's based on a similar principle. Got it done at 23 or 24 so it's been about 6-7yrs at this point. Haven't noticed deterioration yet and hopefully won't see too much in the future. Still think it's the best money I've spent. Definitely recommend that everyone speak with a specialist before doing any kind of surgery tho.

[KarenBravo]

Seems most people with good overall vision start needing glasses at around 45 to 50 years old, so this is when the lens starts to harden due to age, so you have another 15 to 20 years before you will be affected.

[beechbum]

Lots of people have only heard of Lasek.

Refractive Lens Exchange (RSL) and Lasek are totally different procedures.

[London Lowf]

On 10/15/2021 at 1:35 PM, Peabody said:

Really only 1 place to go: Ta-to.com

I've been using them for probably 15+ years. Easy safe online ordering. I was sandboxed over the summer and they mailed them to Pattaya for me, 2-day service, no extra charge. Best prices and seem to be genuinely helpful customer-oriented Thai people. On occasion I've gone directly to their offices to order. They always include some small freebie, like a bottle of eyedrops or some-such. They seem to stock EVERYTHING contacts.

I used these people, so thanks Peabody.

 

Ordered and confirmed online last Friday morning, A bit of faffing around confirming my prescription and then a day later my address, but arrived on Wednesday.

 

Regarding any kind of surgery - my cosmetic improvement funds have been swallowed up by my dentist!