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Post by Fletchsmile on May 25, 2016 10:15:15 GMT 7
Anyone know where to get hold of multi-focal contact lenses in Thailand? I used to buy Cooper Vision monthly multifocal contact lenses from Hor Waen (หอแว่น) www.btv.co.th , as one of the few opticians that actually sell them in Thailand. BetterVision is the name in English under the Thai. But they say they no longer do them, and they're no longer available in Thailand. I also asked about other brands and they said no, but dailies may become available. They've also changed management and staff at our local branch, in the last few months and generally don't seem as good as they used to be. So I'm not sure if it's just them, or really is Thailand as a whole, you can't get. Anyone else getting multifocal contact lenses from somewhere? The brand I had was Coopervision Proclear, but I'm not bothered about the brand, just that they're multifocal coopervision.com/contact-lensesCheers Fletch
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Post by Fletchsmile on May 25, 2016 10:39:02 GMT 7
Surfing around I just found this place on Sukhumvit 33/1. Boonteng Optical. Gave them a call. They don't do monthlies. But they do dailies at THB 1,250 for a box of 30. They said if you have different prescriptions for each eye then you'll need two boxes Sort of obvious, but the bit that puzzled me was that although my prescriptions are similar for both eyes, I currently use "D" for distance/dominant eye and "N" for the other/near. So even with the same prescription strength in both eyes I wear different lenses. If I wear 2 N's or 2 D's it doesn't work properly even though both eyes have the same prescription strength for glasses. www.boontengoptical.com/contactboontengo.html
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Post by AyG on May 25, 2016 10:54:06 GMT 7
I don't know about contact lenses, but for glasses I've found Boonteng Optical to be very good. Highly recommended by moi.
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Post by Fletchsmile on May 26, 2016 14:20:28 GMT 7
I don't know about contact lenses, but for glasses I've found Boonteng Optical to be very good. Highly recommended by moi. Will probably make a trip there at the weekend. The lady on the phone was surprisingly helpful with decent English too Probably useful if I go before going out for drinks though...
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