I purchased mine from Eye Buy Direct around Oct or Nov last year. I can wear children's lenses as well, and have a pretty high index.
Well, I got my order in 2 weeks, as promised, and I'm pretty pleased! I went with Eye Buy Direct because Zenni couldn't even do progressive lenses! My frames are a good fit, the prescription was spot on, although of course with progressive bifocals there IS a learning curve! And the price? OMG, about $82 shipped with all the coatings compared with well over $350 at any optical place including Sears! They are pretty lightweight too! I didn't even try the fitting feature, where you can upload a photo and "try on" the glasses! I might do it for future purchases... Just get a pair of frames that you like the fit and shape of, and measure them. Then you can search on the site for frames that fit your own specs! Make sure you have a prescription from an optometrist you trust. Ask them to try viewing through both lenses while you are in the chair, sometimes the binocular vision may be totally different from looking through each lens individually! Test looking near, far, near. Try reading a book or magazine. If you have a video iPod, try viewing a video on it, or try using your phone features while you are still at the optician's!!!!! They may be a little annoyed over you taking a few extra seconds, but dang it, they're YOUR eyes!! Be sure that $100 is well spent!!! Ask them to measure your pupil distance, they shouldn't fuss... If they do, go to Lens Crafters and ask them, or have someone measure you at home! Once you know the measurements you like, finding frames will be easier! I will certainly be buying my glasses on line again! In fact, soon, as I need some good sunglasses, LOL! On Mar 31, 7:56 am, bns1976 <[email protected]> wrote: > I was wondering if someone could give me some advice on buying my > glasses online. For the past 3 years I've been getting my glasses > from a franchised Pearle Vision, of all places, and they've been the > best glasses I've ever had. Unfortunately, they cost me upwards of > $350. I have a small face (looking for metal frames approx 125mm > total width, 46mm eye width, 23mm height, 125mm temple) and a high > prescription -8.5 and -8.75 with astigmatism. I normally buy adult- > looking kids frames. > > First, I'm a bit confused about lens materials. I see both > polycarbonate and CR-39 1.67. Is the PearleThin lens I have (Seiko > 1.67 Hi-Index I think) the same as the 1.67 polycarbonate? What lens > material should I be looking for? I'm willing to pay a premium for > the thinnest lens, but I don't want glass. > > Second, does anyone have any insight on places that have a good > selection of kids frames? I found some I like at Goggle 4 U, but I > saw in a post somewhere that their lens options are thicker than at > Zenni. At Zenni, I can't find frames that fit me. > > Does anyone have any general advice, or do I need to stick with the > local, expensive shops? > > Thanks is advance. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
