Buying Glasses Online-What You Need to Know

Shopping online! Ha, that’s a good idea.

Whether shopping for new clothes or new vehicles, you can find everything you could ever imagine on the internet. Outside of its abundance of information, it's opened up a global market for all of us in just a few clicks. There are huge benefits to shopping for your optical glasses online as well.

For years the more Internet-savvy have been buying cheap prescription glasses frames online, but then had to go to their local eye glasses store to have their prescription lenses put in. And anyone who wears glasses knows that the lenses often cost more than the frames.

The biggest step forward in this new shopping trend in recent months and years is the ability now to be able to buy prescription glasses online, including the lenses, and to save on the entire package.

Purchasing and fitting prescription glasses always seemed like a complex procedure best left to professionals. The truth is, if you know your prescription and have your existing rx glasses handy, it is really quite simple to purchase glasses online.

Some online retailers are publicly criticising local street shops for huge mark ups and that is how they attract customers to their online stores. I completely disagree with such approach, there are always some pros and cons in every option you choose. It is also important to understand that a street shop will never be able to compete on price with an online store. The reasons are simple: First, the high overheads (rent, staff, other bills & expenses); Second, a local shop can only sell to the local market.

The advantage of buying at a real store though is their personalization of the service - Direct interaction between the shop assistant and the customer; Ability to try a new frame on before you buy it; And the convenience of getting your prescription and the glasses on the same spot.

When you shop for your glasses online however, you should have obtained your prescription in advance from your local optometrist. Remember that your eyeglasses prescription is only valid for two years, after this period you should check your vision again and obtain new prescription. The main concern people have when they buy their glasses online is the size of the frame and how it will fit/suit their face. There are some solutions to this issue already, like virtual try on system where you can upload your photo on to the website and then drag the image of a selected frame over it to see how it will look on your face. The simplest method is to know your current frame measurement (usually written on the frame) so you can order your new frame with the same dimensions.


Ok, we hope that it was a good offer to you. And, any question you can ask the online prescription eyeglasses expert.