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Those of you who wear really thick glasses for nystagmus/farsightedness, which place online do you use for glasses? (self.Blind)
submitted 5.19836741255144y ago by bennetfoxy
For those of you who are like me and are functionally blind and use glasses for some correction, where do you guys go to get your glasses? Lemme tel you a story and follow up with some questions:
Yesterday while out enjoying some sunshine some crazy homeless guy came up to me and attacked me with no provocation. He knocked my glasses off my face and hit me a few other times and then took off on his bike. Police were called, reports were made, etc, but now I'm stuck with the task of having to replace my glasses and since my vision is +9 in the left and +9.25 in the right I can't just bebop over to those instant glasses places and have new glasses in an hour. If I'm lucky, I get glasses in three weeks.
I'm trying to expedite this process by using the internet to order glasses with and I honestly have no idea what to look for in a website or the right questions to ask. I do know that I do need them now and I don't want to pay $800 like I had to pay for just one pair. What should I look for in these sites and what should I be asking these places? Also, can you guys give me a few recommends?
Yesterday while out enjoying some sunshine some crazy homeless guy came up to me and attacked me with no provocation. He knocked my glasses off my face and hit me a few other times and then took off on his bike. Police were called, reports were made, etc, but now I'm stuck with the task of having to replace my glasses and since my vision is +9 in the left and +9.25 in the right I can't just bebop over to those instant glasses places and have new glasses in an hour. If I'm lucky, I get glasses in three weeks.
I'm trying to expedite this process by using the internet to order glasses with and I honestly have no idea what to look for in a website or the right questions to ask. I do know that I do need them now and I don't want to pay $800 like I had to pay for just one pair. What should I look for in these sites and what should I be asking these places? Also, can you guys give me a few recommends?
liv_yur_life 5 points 5y ago
I would go back to where you had those made and see if they can replace with a discount. I’m nearsighted with -10 and have a very small face.
Most glasses have a one year warranty. I’ve had frames replaced and parts reordered.
However the frames should be relatively inexpensive. It’s the lens that are pricy. Can the lens be placed in new frames?
Edit to add: I only use a local place. There are too many things that can go wrong with such strong prescriptions. I almost always need little adjustments and repairs.
Most glasses have a one year warranty. I’ve had frames replaced and parts reordered.
However the frames should be relatively inexpensive. It’s the lens that are pricy. Can the lens be placed in new frames?
Edit to add: I only use a local place. There are too many things that can go wrong with such strong prescriptions. I almost always need little adjustments and repairs.
bennetfoxy [OP] 1 points 5y ago
These glasses were about 10 years old. Also, I could not find (either by myself or with help from passerbys) my glasses and I have no extra or backup pair so I am going to need a full replacement.
doodlebopsy 1 points 5y ago
Provided you don’t have a significant astigmatism your rx isn’t too strong for most eye glass centers. Maybe not the one hour, more like 3-7 days kinds like LensCrafters, Walmart optical, Visonworks, Warby Parker, etc. or your optometrist. If you choose inexpensive frames the upgrade for thinning the lenses shouldn’t be too much. Doable for under $200. If you don’t have a brick and mortar Warby Parker your optometrist should be able to do any adjustments you need.
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