Sibling's got an eye exam for new glasses and wondering if y'all can recommend me some place that offers glasses cheaply since they don't got insurance. I'd appreciate any help available comrades.

  • Wmill [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    So you like take your prescription there and get ones? I'll try messing around with it comrade so thank you.

    • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      I've used Zenni, they're good for exactly what you want: very reasonably priced glasses that look nice and don't immediately fall apart.

      Some tips you might appreciate:

      • Comrades are mentioning pupillary distance. This is good to get, and you can do it carefully with a ruler rather than paying for it at the optometrist. PD is literally just measuring the distance between your pupils, in millimeters, doing a thousand yard stare. To be 100% accurate you actually want to measure separate distances from the center of the bridge of your nose to each pupil - or to mark the center of the bridge of your nose on the ruler when measuring and infer.

      • Zenni is so inexpensive that if you have the time to wait on shipping twice, you can order a backup pair of glasses first for literally $7+tax+shipping and they should also send a PD-measuring ruler at the same time, so you can remeasure just in case and order more expensive frames + lenses (you will probably want their high index lenses at minimum, which adds $20.

      • In my experience, the thin metal frames can be a little flimsier and easier to bend than you might expect. Not dramatically so, but just a heads up. Prescriptions change fast enough that this is probably not a problem.

    • wrecker_vs_dracula [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      I also get my glasses from Zenni. Yes, you give them the prescription information as part of the ordering process. I've been very happy with the clip-on shades they offer as well, though it takes a drop oof super glue to keep the rubber feet on the clips from escaping.

      An important note when ordering glasses online: get your sibling to ask for pupillary distance measurements along with the prescription. They are needed when ordering glasses, and many optometrists will not by default provide these measurements as part of the prescription. If you can't get them from the optometrist you can help take the measurements yourself. I've had a roommate take mine and the glasses came out fine.