Contact Lenses - which opticians can prescribe Toric Extended Wear ones?

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I've just run out of extra sets of contact lenses. SO I thought rather than reordering what I had last time, I'll get a prescription for some extended wear ones (You dont have to take them out at night, for a month or so).

Now I have an astigmatism which means that my eyes are ever so slightly not spherical, and thus the lens shape has to be corrected to fit over the eye snugly. Such lenses are "toric"

I booked an appointment to go to an opticians in London and was told plainly and simply that Toric Extended Wears dont exist. They do and I've seen them here as well as on other websites :

http://www.getlenses.com/extended.jsp (the Purevision Toric)

Does anyone know an optician that will prescribe for these? I'd rather do the minimum I need to do to get a prescription and order online. I've had normal torics off GetLenses before and they're great :)

Is it worth trying an independant?

I hear new laws mean you have to keep going back for checkups every 3 months or so, is that true or just a marketing ploy?
 
Aren't they just a standard nontoric lens?

The optician said I could give them a go as my astigmatism is only slight...
 
Probably not. But that site beats the hell out of any price the opticians will give you. www.contactlenses.co.uk is even better in some ways.

You cant just order what you want though - you need to be prescribed for a specific lens and the sites need to ring your optician to check thats what you're prescribed for (dont worry they have to give this information) - so if you can, ask for a trial of whatever product looks good, then buy online :)
 
Vicious said:
i buy 3 months supply of monthly lenses from specsavers, they get delivered, because im doing direct debit, also means i get free checkups so going back every 6 months is fine tbh
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Yeah but isnt that a bit of a "free lunch" - seeing as you're paying a premium?
 
Turns out a local independant will prescribe without hassle :) Then I'll just go online with the data. Cheaper for the test too.
 
Update!


Turns out www.tescoopticians.com - yes thats right, tesco, blow getlenses right out of the water for extended wear! £45 for 3 months, as opposed to £120 on the high street.

For that price I wouldn't mind if my eyeballs rotted out of their sockets due to them :D

Shows how much of a markup the big boys on the street are making.
 
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