r/glasses

Has anyone tried these? I usually get the regular transitions which are convenient; however I am intrigued by this option since it’s a bit cheaper and it would allow me to have a polarized lens and be used while driving. Would love to hear any feedback!

Hi everybody, I'm 29 y.o. and just got my first glasses. I have -2.75 and astigmatism on both eyes, 0.5 and 1 (whatever that means idk). It's been 3 days of wearing it and some things look very strange, for example when I walk outside ground look much closer than it is which makes it a little harder to walk. Screens look curved, text in books looks too sharp lol. Will all those things pass? Is it normal? Right now I'm scared I'll be stuck between deformed world of glasses and uknown blur of my eyesight, would appreciate any input

I've always worn glasses from luxury brands like Prada, but I've been thinking about trying Warby Parker for my next pair.

For those who've owned both, how do they compare in terms of build quality, comfort, durability, and overall feel? Is there a noticeable difference or are you mostly paying for the brand name with the luxury frames?

I'd especially love to hear from people who've gone from Prada or Oliver Peoples to Warby Parker (or vice versa). Was it worth the extra money?

As a person who wears glasses and works in a restaurant, that's a top 5 worse experience for anyone who wears glasses. It's a bunch of water, steam, and other obscuring things everywhere to the point of having constantly wiping them clean everywhere 10 minutes.

silly question but i have a pair of 80’s pilot glasses without
lenses which i would want to put lenses into so i can actually use them. is there a way to get this done or would i have to get a new pair and stuff

Hi,

have new progressive glasses from Costco, and after a week of wear, have big issues in distortion and mid distance. Have the High Index 1.74 and it seems my clear field of vision is very narrow, most of the glasses seem long distance. Should I have them re-measure and not do high index, or should I just try to return and go elsewhere.

RX is

R -1.50 Sph, +1.75 Cyl, 0.65 Axs, Add +2.75

L -1.00 Sph, +1.50 Cyl, 1.05 Axis,, Add +2.75

This is more of a vent than anything.

I had to buy new glasses, and i was finally able to use my insurance benefits by scheduling a mini road trip to the nearest place that takes my insurance, Americas Best.

it had been a long time since I last bought glasses so I trusted the recommendations that the salesperson made for lenses. This is where I made my mistake, I should’ve looked up what lenses to buy beforehand. I bought the polycarbonate lenses that were recommended to me and when I asked if I should add any of the additional coatings the salesperson said no, that polycarbonate is good enough.

When I was able to finally take the road trip to pick up my new glasses I was pretty sad to find that as soon as I put them on they had gigantic, headache inducing glare that I’ve never had with any of my other glasses. I literally can’t see anything out of them. The guy who gave them to me told me to use them for a week or so until I “got used to them”. I’ve had them for several weeks and will probably just throw them away. They aren’t even good as a backup pair. They’re useless.

Thankfully I bought a pair online that are perfect so I am just considering this the cost of getting my prescription written down so I never have to deal with an optometrist again, hopefully. It shocks me that optometrists charge so much for worst products.