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Has anyone bought prescription glasses online? (Original Post) SheltieLover Apr 10 OP
Zenni CountAllVotes Apr 10 #1
Tyvm! SheltieLover Apr 10 #6
My husband has bought several pairs online radical noodle Apr 10 #2
Tyvm! SheltieLover Apr 10 #7
EyeBuyDirect Alephy Apr 10 #3
Ty so much! SheltieLover Apr 10 #8
Zenni! Tom Dyer Apr 10 #4
Tyvm! SheltieLover Apr 10 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author dweller Apr 10 #5
We tried Warby Parker...they were OK but GP6971 Apr 10 #10
Zenni is good, cheap, and fast. However, I would not use them more complicated lenses for Silent Type Apr 10 #11
Do you know of a better online option? SheltieLover Apr 10 #12
Mostly precision fit requiring face-to-face optician. If you don't require that, Zenni is very good. Silent Type Apr 10 #16
Ty so much! SheltieLover Apr 10 #18
Think that might be a problem. Here's what they say on their site. Silent Type Apr 10 #19
Oooh. Ty! SheltieLover Apr 10 #20
I've been pleased with Zenni. tanyev Apr 10 #13
Tyvm! SheltieLover Apr 10 #14
For an ordinary prescription Warpy Apr 10 #15
I'm not sure what a complex rx is SheltieLover Apr 10 #17
Do you have a Warby Parker anywhere near you? tanyev Apr 10 #21
Sadly, WRby Parker is about a 6 hr round trip. 😓 SheltieLover Apr 10 #23
No, I don't think they do. tanyev Apr 10 #25
Tyvm! SheltieLover Apr 10 #26
Graduated trifocals are kind of on the edge Warpy Apr 10 #22
Tyvm! SheltieLover Apr 10 #24
I want a glasses merchant who won't require a prescription. Frasier Balzov Friday #27

Alephy

(92 posts)
3. EyeBuyDirect
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:31 PM
Apr 10

I used them last year.

Not issues. Very good selection. Cheaper than Zenni, I thought.

Response to SheltieLover (Original post)

GP6971

(34,537 posts)
10. We tried Warby Parker...they were OK but
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:45 PM
Apr 10

we preferred staying with Costco strictly for the periodic adjustments we need (we're hard on glasses).

Silent Type

(8,971 posts)
11. Zenni is good, cheap, and fast. However, I would not use them more complicated lenses for
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:46 PM
Apr 10

extreme near/far sightedness where an imprecise fit causes vision problems and even dizziness/wooziness.

SheltieLover

(66,403 posts)
12. Do you know of a better online option?
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:52 PM
Apr 10

Or is the issue that they are online & such transactions that are not face to face tend to be less precision fit?

Ty so much!

Silent Type

(8,971 posts)
16. Mostly precision fit requiring face-to-face optician. If you don't require that, Zenni is very good.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:03 PM
Apr 10

Depending on your prescription, you can probably get a pair less than $100. And they take returns. Think it’s worth trying.

SheltieLover

(66,403 posts)
18. Ty so much!
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:09 PM
Apr 10

Would progressive trifocals with an extra prism be a complex rx?

Sorry, I don't know a lot about glasses rxs.

Ty so much!

Silent Type

(8,971 posts)
19. Think that might be a problem. Here's what they say on their site.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:13 PM
Apr 10

“Yes, we offer single vision glasses with a prism correction of up to 5.00 diopters in any base direction. We do not offer prism for progressive or bifocal lenses.

SheltieLover

(66,403 posts)
20. Oooh. Ty!
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:16 PM
Apr 10

I guess I can forego the progressive lenses.

Tyvm. I have no idea what my prism # is.

Ty so much!

tanyev

(46,080 posts)
13. I've been pleased with Zenni.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 10:54 PM
Apr 10

I will say their cheapest frames are not very good quality, but if you move up to the $30 and up category, they’re fine.

Warpy

(113,214 posts)
15. For an ordinary prescription
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:02 PM
Apr 10

what they do is feed the numbers into the grinder, put in the blanks, and let the machine do its thing. If you've measured the distance between your pupils correctly before sending them the information, you should be golden. They'll pop the finished lenses into the frames and send them to you. The same thing happens in walk-in places.

If you've got some sort of fancy eye disease requiring a complicated prescriptiion, you're probably better off going into a bricks and mortar place, any ultra complicated grinding will need to be dialed in separately.

(Yes, I have the fancy eye diseases and had to endure grumbling from the techs but when glasses improved my vision, the walk-in places got them right)

SheltieLover

(66,403 posts)
17. I'm not sure what a complex rx is
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:07 PM
Apr 10

I need 1 for my gs with very slight astigmatism. I presume this would be a simple rx.

For mine, I want trifocals with progressive lenses & need an "extra prism" to help my eyes team more effectively. No fancy eye disease, but is this ghe kind of thing that would most likely be ok to order from Zinni?

Tyia!

tanyev

(46,080 posts)
21. Do you have a Warby Parker anywhere near you?
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:33 PM
Apr 10

You do have quite a few things going on there. You might get lucky and get new glasses that work just fine, but if something’s off it would be difficult to try and fix it.

Warby Parker at least has physical locations where you can go in and get help in person. They’ll cost more than Zenni, but still be cheaper than at the eye dr’s office.

tanyev

(46,080 posts)
25. No, I don't think they do.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:52 PM
Apr 10

Here’s a good article I just found on CNN about several online options. I didn’t realize Target had an optical department.

https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/reviews/best-online-prescription-glasses

Warpy

(113,214 posts)
22. Graduated trifocals are kind of on the edge
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 11:38 PM
Apr 10

I went to bricks and mortar places for mine. I knew they'd do a better measuring job than I did. I also got the glasses back a little more quickly.

Frasier Balzov

(4,308 posts)
27. I want a glasses merchant who won't require a prescription.
Fri Apr 11, 2025, 01:18 AM
Friday

I want a glasses merchant who will manufacture new pairs based on the old prescription etched into the lenses of the old pair.

I don't want a new prescription. I simply want to duplicate my old glasses.

Do I need Secretary Kennedy to help me find a rogue glasses merchant?

Can that crackpot public health menace finally do something to help a guy out?


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