A friend recently referred me to a website where you can order prescription eyeglasses on line at a fraction of the cost that many stores in optician's offices charge. I was skeptical but was in dire need of some new eye glasses so I thought I'd try them out. The website is: http://zennioptical.com/
I just received my order yesterday in less than 2 weeks. Wow! I am thoroughly impressed. For nominally $44.00, I now have two pair of stylish prescription eye glasses that each have their own hardshell case, clip-on polarized sunglass clip and cleaning cloth. The store at my optician's office wanted to charge me $300+ for each pair of comparable single vision glasses! Some of Zenni Optical's eye glasses including frames & single vision lenses start as low as $8.00!!! They also offer other types of lenses, special coatings, tintings, etc. Be sure to read the fine print on their warranty and return policies.
Simply go to your eye doctor or eye care center, pay for an eye exam and request a copy of your full prescription. Don't let them bully you into purchasing frames & lenses from their store or provider (by law, they are required to give you your prescription). I recommend that you first visit the website and look at the required values necessary to fill your prescription and choose one or more frame styles that may suit your taste. I had my wife measure my Pupillary Distance (or PD) since my optician didn't take this measurement or include it on my script but it was easy.
I am not a paid spokesperson for Zenni Optical but I am a conscious consumer who despises paying too much for anything and I enjoy saving money (just as I am confident many of you do too). By ordering my prescription eyeglasses from Zenni Optical, I saved well over $500.00!
To your health & financial well being - Ted