f you have ever purchased cheap prescription glasses or contact lenses online you make have found your first attempt quite daunting. Once you have ordered them once, you will know what to expect and future orders will be quite easy. I would like to offer a few tips for the first time online buyer that I hope will save time and make your purchase a lot less difficult.
Buying eyeglasses online can save you a great deal of money. You may think that there is something wrong with the quality when you discover how much cheaper the prices are.
Due to less overhead, prices are not inflated but the quality is just as good. Do don’t let the low prices scare you.
You can easily find retailers on your own and that choice is yours. Once you decide on which retailer to use, the following advise will help you breeze through your first order.
Hopefully, you have saved your prescription and have it filed in a safe place. If not, you can get a copy from your eyedoctor. You will need your prescription to order. There is some very important information including six numbers that will tell the retailer how to prepare the lens. You can write down the information or just keep your prescription handy. You should see three columns on the prescription. They will be labeled sphere, cylinder, and axis. Each of these columns will have two rows. One row will give information on the right eye and the other row will have information on the left eye.
The retailer will ask for one more important number and that is the pupillary distance or PD. The PD is the distance of the space between your eyes. This number will also be found on your prescription.
If you cannot find the temple length on your prescription do not get upset. You can measure yourself to find this number. The temple length is simply the length of the two bars that connect the glasses to your ears. The retailer will give you instructions to follow to arrive at this number. Even if you do not get the size exactly right, do not worry, if it is a little off, your eyeglasses will still fit comfortably.
Now you get to the fun part. What style do you want? You have all the critical numbers you need and it is time to start browsing. Pick out your favorite cheap prescription glasses frames. Some retailers will offer virtual try-on. This is usually a free service. Just upload a picture of yourself and start trying on your glasses!
Now all that is left is placing your order. Follow the checkout procedures. During checkout there will many offers to purchase extras such as coatings that prevent glare.
Depending on your needs and budget you can buy some extras or just proceed to the checkout.