Recently, ordering designer glasses on the internet has become a superb way to make enormous savings over buying spectacles from long-established high-street opticians.
This commentary explains how to get the top deal from buying your next pair of designer glasses on the internet.
You need your prescription to hand before you can begin the ordering process. By law, all optometrists must present you with your prescription information. You are not obliged to make a purchase of glasses or contact lenses from the optometrist that undertakes your sight test.
First off, look for the terms ‘designer glasses’, ‘designer frames’ or ‘glasses online’ in a search engine to find online stores – you ought to discover lots to select.
Go through the choice of frames on available to you and pick out a few that you think would suit you. It’s often constructive if you go to an optician to try on other frames and uncover the design you fancy, but you can get them much cheaper on the internet.
Did you know eyewear frames have a size label just like a pair of trousers or a blouse?
Glance inside the arms (or at times on the nose/bridge) - you may need a magnifying glass. There are usually 3 numbers that look like this: 54[]18 135 which are the glasses sizes in millimetres.
Decide on a frame size within 1 or 2mm of your existing frame lens diameter (in the example above, 54mm) and your new frame is expected to be of a similar size to your existing one.
You will want to select the option to indicate if the specs are for reading or for distance work. You will also need to specify if you need bifocal or varifocal lenses.
Choose to have thinner lenses if you want your specs to be lighter and for the lenses to look thinner.
Most stores will supply you with a scratch resistant finish as standard, and this is important.
If you have problems with reflections when driving at night then an anti-reflective coating will relieve. You can shield your eyes from sun damage by going for a UV400 coating.
Adding a colour tint will help to transform your designer glasses into fashionable sunglasses. You can select Transition lenses which turn dark in the sunlight automatically.
If you’re going to use your eyewear in dazzling light such as when fishing or skiing then you should go for polarized lenses.
Don’t worry if you don’t comprehend your prescription. Just type in your details into the order form as it’s shown in your prescription.
You will need to insert the ‘pupillary distance’ or PD value. It is the distance between the centres of the two pupils in millimeters. This size may not be given on your prescription but the website should show you how to calculate it.
Once you’ve entered the prescription facts you can proceed to the shopping basket.
After placing your order, sit back and have a break. You have just saved yourself a lot of money!
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