Need contact lens solution in a hill town — which pharmacy brands do travelers actually find?
Soft contacts, solution bottle ran dry in Ella. Not the dusty-eye irritation story — I just need multipurpose solution restock. Do town pharmacies carry recognizable brands, or should we bus to Kandy or Colombo for something trustworthy? No invented prices; what shelves usually hold.
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3 Answers from travellers
Ask the pharmacy counter for multipurpose soft contact lens solution — many hill-town shops stock common multipurpose brands, though the exact label varies by shipment. If the shelf looks empty or only hard-lens fluid is offered, wait for a larger town pharmacy rather than improvising with tap water or saline meant for something else. I will not invent a bottle price as gospel. Bring the empty bottle to show the pharmacist what you mean; it speeds the right shelf.
Showed my empty bottle. They pointed to a multipurpose soft-lens solution same day.
Tiny shop only had eye drops. Waited for Kandy — wider shelf, less guessing.
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