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Medical Forum / General / Vision / February 2006Ordering RGP lenses online
Hi Does anyone have any experience with ordering RGP lenses online from coastalcontacts.com ? To me it appears like rgp lenses are easier to fiddle with because they don't come in commercial boxes like soft lenses do (or am I wrong?). As I live in Europe I don't want to have to send them back to the US because they don't fit. Also I hope belgian customs won't notice the package or I would have to pay import taxes I assume... Ordering my new pair from them would save me ? 100, enough to go through the whole hassle? Thanks for any input! > To me it appears like rgp lenses are easier to fiddle > with because they don't come in commercial [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > save me ? 100, enough to go through > the whole hassle? You may save about about 100 EURO but paying peanuts you get monkeys. What happens when the lenses don't fit well? Who should recognise the problem? Who shall pay the visit of an eyecarespecialist? If the customs charge you, and this is certain in Europe, your 100 EURO's are gone. However, of more importance is can you order the same lens-design as your originals? Not likely. Contactlenses in your country often are custom made. Ik heb net nog even gekeken of het koelkastlampje uit is .( zuinige Hollander dus die zich verbaast over zijn belgische buur)  SignatureJan (normally Dutch spoken) Normally "lens-design" shouldn't be a problem, as Boston 7 contacts in Europe should be the same as Boston 7 in the US. All RGP lenses are custom made, that's why, both on the internet and in your local store, you have to supply them with different parameters as found on the prescription. I ordered my original set of this type of contact lenses from my doctor, who obviously checked them and comfirmed they were a perfect fit (ie: base curve and diameter match my eye). Right now I am looking into a cheaper replacement pair. It's hard to believe customs would charge as high as 100 euros for import taxes. So any other opinions on buying from coastalcontacts.com or stories about european customs jumping on imported goods? Joris "JVD" <-> schreef in bericht news:44031639$0$13897$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be... > To me it appears like rgp lenses are easier to fiddle > with because they don't come in commercial [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > save me ? 100, enough to go through > the whole hassle? You may save about about 100 EURO but paying peanuts you get monkeys. What happens when the lenses don't fit well? Who should recognise the problem? Who shall pay the visit of an eyecarespecialist? If the customs charge you, and this is certain in Europe, your 100 EURO's are gone. However, of more importance is can you order the same lens-design as your originals? Not likely. Contactlenses in your country often are custom made. Ik heb net nog even gekeken of het koelkastlampje uit is .( zuinige Hollander dus die zich verbaast over zijn belgische buur) SignatureJan (normally Dutch spoken) Soft lenses are made in lots of hundreds of thousands of lenses at a time, then they are placed in little foil wrappers like "vision condoms" for use worldwide. Rigid lenses are made individually from little plastic rods, that are then cut into individual sections called "buttons", and then the surfaces of the lenses are lathed into the button. With the same contact lens prescription on paper, the final RGP lens can come out thick or thin, with sharp edges or smooth ones. The buttons can be uniformly perfect or wavy, the edges can be machine cut, molded or hand lathed. Jan is 100% right. Rigid lenses by mail is a total crap shoot. > Normally "lens-design" shouldn't be a problem, as Boston 7 > contacts in Europe should be the same as Boston 7 in the US. > All RGP lenses are custom made, that's why, both on the internet > and in your local store, you have to supply them with different > parameters as found on the prescription. Boston 7 is only the type of material, it could be made in any lensdesign. In your country they use ''buttons'' off Boston 7 material to fabricate the end product. Look at the site you mentioned Joris and you find out ordering a specific design is not possible (i.e the ellips value,edge clearance, thickness or an optical zone if necessary ) > It's hard to believe customs would charge as high as 100 euros > for import taxes. Ask the customs how much they charge you and keep in mind you also have to pay your shipping costs. SignatureJan (normally Dutch spoken) What design? THey are all different. Material is important as Boston 7 is really7 out of date. There is a huge difference in fitting, design powers in RGP, get the ones prescribed for you not a somewhat copy. dr grant
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