Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
Feb 25th 2005, 8:45 pm
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Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
Is it cheaper to buy daily disposable contact lenses in Oz or UK? I usually buy six months at a time - Johnsons & Johnsons Acuvue daily disposable - and then go back to the optician for a free checkup and to order my next lot. They work out roughly £1 per day (just slightly over).
Does anyone know if these are more expensive in Oz and whether you need to pay for the six monthly check up or whether this is free?
Hope someone can help - Regards from Netta
Does anyone know if these are more expensive in Oz and whether you need to pay for the six monthly check up or whether this is free?
Hope someone can help - Regards from Netta
Feb 25th 2005, 9:58 pm
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Re: Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
30 daily disposables are $95 (both eyes).
3 months worth is $220 (both eyes).
Checkups every 12 months are free under medicare (as long as it is bulkbilled, most opticians do).
3 months worth is $220 (both eyes).
Checkups every 12 months are free under medicare (as long as it is bulkbilled, most opticians do).
Feb 25th 2005, 10:11 pm
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Re: Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
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Checkups every 12 months are free under medicare (as long as it is bulkbilled, most opticians do).
Checkups every 12 months are free under medicare (as long as it is bulkbilled, most opticians do).
Cheers,
DagBoy
Feb 26th 2005, 6:29 am
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Re: Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
Originally Posted by DagBoy
And as long as you are PR. Temp visa gets reciprocal medicare cover and the checkup is not free
Cheers,
DagBoy
Cheers,
DagBoy
Thanks for your reply - Much appreciated
Feb 26th 2005, 10:21 am
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Re: Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
or you could have laser surgery in preperation, i have, and it is fab : )
Feb 26th 2005, 10:26 am
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Re: Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
Originally Posted by moomin
or you could have laser surgery in preperation, i have, and it is fab : )
Best investment we ever made.
Lesley
Feb 26th 2005, 11:08 am
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Re: Price of Contact Lenses in Oz
Originally Posted by lesleys
Same as us.
Best investment we ever made.
Lesley
Best investment we ever made.
Lesley
Thanks
Badri
