buck0765 said..Sorry for lowering the bar in regards to exciting surf related topics but does anyone have any experiences with getting prescription glasses while in Bali ? The missus made me ask
This was a long, long time ago, but I lost my specs in Kuta once and I could not find any decent optometrists in Bali, even in Denpasar. They were good people, but their equipment is inferior to what we have. I tried one near the more commercial side of Kuta (walking distance from the mall), and they just couldn't grind the lens thin enough without it cracking. They were kind enough to give me a full refund. I also tried a small shop in Denpasar (had to pay the bus driver a few dollars to be driven around looking), and again they couldn't match my prescription (brought it with me from here). Of course that's me, so in your case if you don't have a astigmatism you could get lucky. I was going for a set of specs that would have cost me no more than $50 all up including lens and frame! And they had good range to choose from too.
My advice is to get prescriptions from Hong Kong via some online shops they have. Just send them your prescription, what frame, options, etc and voila - cheapest $200 I've ever spent on glasses.
