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Glasses are available online from many places, to name a few: eyebuydirect.com zennioptical.com visionpros.com

by war1025 7y ago

diego 7y ago
Without an official prescription, shipped to a US address?
- war1025 7y ago
  yes. you just need to know the correct numbers. I've personally bought from eyebuydirect several times, and vision pros once. Vision pros was $200 for a pair of glasses. I found EyeBuyDirect later and I think the glasses I ordered were closer to $40 a pair.
- Nasrudith 7y ago
  Yes - I have done them already. The "prescription" isn't actually legally binding. Your eye doctor is legally obligated to give you the numeric prescription on request for no additional charge.
  - CalChris 7y ago
    The only other trick is getting the pupillary distance measurement. You can estimate this but I copied mine off the package from the opto lab the last time I bought glasses from an optician.
    - wrycoder 7y ago
      The app is PD Meter from Glassifyme.
- sujNansnam 7y ago
  It’s easy to get glasses without a prescription.
  - ethagnawl 7y ago
    But how do you know what to order? I just finished the article and I still feel like I'm missing something about this point.
    - sujNansnam 7y ago
      Somebody tested you in the past and you got a pair that works fine. You still have the numbers from last time and you want another pair.
      - ethagnawl 7y ago
        How do you know if your current pair is "working fine", though? I've been wearing glasses for 20+ years and I'm not confident/aware/knowledgeable enough to know if my current prescription is, "working fine".
        sujNansnam 7y ago
        So there’s some need to take a vision test periodically. You actually don’t need a professional for this, you can print an eye chart off the internet. Even so, the need to get your vision tested is often not related to the need to replace your glasses because they broke or you lost them.
- xnyan 7y ago
  Proof of prescription is not required to buy glass in the United States, however it is for contacts. You can get those too without an official prescription shipped to a US address. It’s not legal but in most of the world contacts are sold OTC so they are not exactly hard to get ahold of.
cptskippy 7y ago
I really like goggles4u.com, I've been ordering from them since 2011 and it looks like $37.31 shipped was the most I ever paid for a pair of glasses. They regularly have sales and I got a pair once for $2.69. They aren't the greatest frames in the world but they're definitely punching above their weight. The lenses are fine, I'm nearsighted with minor correction and an astigmatism and I have no complaints. I like that when I need new glasses, I can order two pairs and sunglasses for less than $100 shipped.
PixyMisa 7y ago
I bought my latest glasses from eyebuydirect.com. Read the reviews first and saw a couple of people lamenting low-quality frames, so I added a spare pair of frames to the order. Overall, very happy. Shipped quickly, frames are pretty good, lenses are just right.
dvduval 7y ago
I got mine on AliExpress, titanium, lightweight, lenses with coating and anti-glare. $25 shipped. Got a second pair for about $32. I already had my eye exam paperwork and just sent them an image. It took about 4 weeks each time. Considering sun glasses next. Will be expensive, maybe $45! The prescription I got at America's Choice, got the cheapest possible (maybe $50), but for $70 got two pairs of glasses (total cost with the prescription), but the quality was nowhere near that of the glasses from China. And note: you can get even cheaper at AliExpress (under $20 lenses and frames). I just opted for a best seller that was slightly more to play it safe.
- cellular 7y ago
  That's crazy! What did you search for on aliexpress? Were they poly carb lenses?
  - dvduval 7y ago
    See my reply to xenhim
- xenihn 7y ago
  Could you please post a link to the vendor you used?
  - dvduval 7y ago
    Handoer and EOOUOOE were the two brands I used. Basically I just searched for men's glasses and then looked for some models that already had many orders. Then I chatted a little with vendor to make sure I got the right lenses, and also give them my prescription.
davidmurdoch 7y ago
I've used coastal.com for years. Never needed a prescription. Found it by googling something like "buy glasses online". I'm reading all the comments in this thread feeling like so many here have never heard of a Google search before. And I'm now thinking about what I'm not searching for because I think it's not available to me. Hmmm.
wyclif 7y ago
Not affiliated with the company in any way, but I'd also recommend Shuron: https://www.shuron.com/index.htm https://www.shuron.com/index.htm The Ronsir Zyl, Freeway, or Sidewinder frames all appeal to me. Shuron makes quality, practical frames and allows you to choose temple length, width, and other frame dimensions, and they have stellar customer service.
notacoward 7y ago
There's some variation in whether online vendors will require a prescription or not. The first one I tried did, so the second one got my money. AIUI there's not a federal law requiring a prescription, but there are many state laws. Often, they make a distinction between positive and negative prescriptions, which is why you can buy reading glasses (to correct farsightedness) everywhere but have much more limited options for distance glasses (to correct nearsightedness). I guess some vendors can't be bothered figuring out which laws apply to a particular sale and just apply the strictest.

Glasses are available online from many places, to name a few: eyebuydirect.com zennioptical.com visionpros.com

diego 7y ago

Without an official prescription, shipped to a US address?

war1025 7y ago
yes. you just need to know the correct numbers. I've personally bought from eyebuydirect several times, and vision pros once. Vision pros was $200 for a pair of glasses. I found EyeBuyDirect later and I think the glasses I ordered were closer to $40 a pair.
Nasrudith 7y ago
Yes - I have done them already. The "prescription" isn't actually legally binding. Your eye doctor is legally obligated to give you the numeric prescription on request for no additional charge.
- CalChris 7y ago
  The only other trick is getting the pupillary distance measurement. You can estimate this but I copied mine off the package from the opto lab the last time I bought glasses from an optician.
  - wrycoder 7y ago
    The app is PD Meter from Glassifyme.
sujNansnam 7y ago
It’s easy to get glasses without a prescription.
- ethagnawl 7y ago
  But how do you know what to order? I just finished the article and I still feel like I'm missing something about this point.
  - sujNansnam 7y ago
    Somebody tested you in the past and you got a pair that works fine. You still have the numbers from last time and you want another pair.
    - ethagnawl 7y ago
      How do you know if your current pair is "working fine", though? I've been wearing glasses for 20+ years and I'm not confident/aware/knowledgeable enough to know if my current prescription is, "working fine".
      - sujNansnam 7y ago
        So there’s some need to take a vision test periodically. You actually don’t need a professional for this, you can print an eye chart off the internet. Even so, the need to get your vision tested is often not related to the need to replace your glasses because they broke or you lost them.
xnyan 7y ago
Proof of prescription is not required to buy glass in the United States, however it is for contacts. You can get those too without an official prescription shipped to a US address. It’s not legal but in most of the world contacts are sold OTC so they are not exactly hard to get ahold of.

cptskippy 7y ago

I really like goggles4u.com, I've been ordering from them since 2011 and it looks like $37.31 shipped was the most I ever paid for a pair of glasses. They regularly have sales and I got a pair once for $2.69. They aren't the greatest frames in the world but they're definitely punching above their weight. The lenses are fine, I'm nearsighted with minor correction and an astigmatism and I have no complaints. I like that when I need new glasses, I can order two pairs and sunglasses for less than $100 shipped.

PixyMisa 7y ago

I bought my latest glasses from eyebuydirect.com. Read the reviews first and saw a couple of people lamenting low-quality frames, so I added a spare pair of frames to the order. Overall, very happy. Shipped quickly, frames are pretty good, lenses are just right.

dvduval 7y ago

I got mine on AliExpress, titanium, lightweight, lenses with coating and anti-glare. $25 shipped. Got a second pair for about $32. I already had my eye exam paperwork and just sent them an image. It took about 4 weeks each time. Considering sun glasses next. Will be expensive, maybe $45! The prescription I got at America's Choice, got the cheapest possible (maybe $50), but for $70 got two pairs of glasses (total cost with the prescription), but the quality was nowhere near that of the glasses from China. And note: you can get even cheaper at AliExpress (under $20 lenses and frames). I just opted for a best seller that was slightly more to play it safe.

cellular 7y ago
That's crazy! What did you search for on aliexpress? Were they poly carb lenses?
- dvduval 7y ago
  See my reply to xenhim
xenihn 7y ago
Could you please post a link to the vendor you used?
- dvduval 7y ago
  Handoer and EOOUOOE were the two brands I used. Basically I just searched for men's glasses and then looked for some models that already had many orders. Then I chatted a little with vendor to make sure I got the right lenses, and also give them my prescription.

davidmurdoch 7y ago

I've used coastal.com for years. Never needed a prescription. Found it by googling something like "buy glasses online". I'm reading all the comments in this thread feeling like so many here have never heard of a Google search before. And I'm now thinking about what I'm not searching for because I think it's not available to me. Hmmm.

wyclif 7y ago

Not affiliated with the company in any way, but I'd also recommend Shuron: https://www.shuron.com/index.htm https://www.shuron.com/index.htm The Ronsir Zyl, Freeway, or Sidewinder frames all appeal to me. Shuron makes quality, practical frames and allows you to choose temple length, width, and other frame dimensions, and they have stellar customer service.

notacoward 7y ago

There's some variation in whether online vendors will require a prescription or not. The first one I tried did, so the second one got my money. AIUI there's not a federal law requiring a prescription, but there are many state laws. Often, they make a distinction between positive and negative prescriptions, which is why you can buy reading glasses (to correct farsightedness) everywhere but have much more limited options for distance glasses (to correct nearsightedness). I guess some vendors can't be bothered figuring out which laws apply to a particular sale and just apply the strictest.