Buying guide
This glasses buying guide will walk you through the process of selecting the perfect pair of glasses for your needs. Whether you are looking for prescription eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses, by following the glasses buying guide you will find all of the information you need to buy eyewear. Follow this link to find out how to order replacement lenses.
You can buy an eyeglasses frame at eyeglasses.com without buying lenses from us. If you just want a frame, you should go straight to the page how to buy eyewear to guide you.
Buying guide to eyeglasses
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You can begin by either shopping for eyeglass frames, or by collecting your prescription information--it does not matter where you begin.
Collect your prescription and pupillary distance (PD) measurements
Your prescription measurements affects your lens choices. If you had an eye exam within the last year, call your eye doctor and ask him to send you your prescription. You also need to collect your PD measurements, the distance between your pupils. That information may be on file with the optical shop where you last bought your glasses, and you can call the shop to ask. Optical professionals are required by law to release this information—it is your property.
If you need a new prescription, go to an ophthalmologist or optometrist and get an eye exam. At the time of the exam, be sure to ask the eye doctor to measure your PD and write it down on your prescription. Most eye doctors will not do this unless you ask them, because they assume that the optician will measure your PD when you go to buy glasses. Having your prescription and PD in your possession will allow you to buy glasses from any store you wish. Read more about how to read the prescription and PD of your prescription glasses.
Shop for eyeglass frames
Shopping for eyeglass frames or sunglasses is easy and fun. You can browse as long as you like at your own pace and in complete privacy. You can use our frame search function to narrow down your choices by the features you prefer. Using the wish list, you can create portfolios of frames, and email them to friends to get suggestions. When you have found the right frame for you, add it to your shopping cart.
This website has many features to help you shop for eyeglasses: You can learn about how to buy eyewear, how to fit eyeglasses, the features of eyeglass frames, and you can learn about how to try on eyeglasses as well.
Add lenses to your eyeglass frames
The lens wizard is a step by step program that guides you through your lens choices, and help you to select the perfect lens for your needs and lifestyle. By following the lens wizard, you will end up with a lens and an eyeglass frame in your shopping cart.
The lens wizard gives you the choice of faxing or mailing in your prescription, or uploading it yourself to the website. If you send it to us we will upload it to your account and be sure it is accurate. If you choose to upload it yourself, we still recommend that you fax it to us so that we can double-check its accuracy. This is a requirement for all multifocal lens orders.
Follow this link if you would like to learn more about eyeglass lenses, including our lens choices, options.
Check out
After you have put a frame and lens into your shopping cart, you can go directly to the check out. When you place your order, your credit card is only authorized, not charged (except debit cards). First one of our lens specialists checks your order. If the order looks good, or if we need more information, or if we have a suggestion for you, we will contact you before we begin to process your order. Your credit card is charged when your order is ready to ship, at which time we will send you an email with the shipping tracking number.