Glasses, prescription, where to go?

[was thatguy]

Ive never had glasses except readers.
I have a prescription now after all my eye surgeries.
At the eye place (Lake Havasu family eyecare, up by Smiths) even with my insurance it’s over $640 for one pair of glasses with a medium price range frame.
Oakley I think.
There’s gotta be a better option.
I have the prescription in hand…where do you guys go for glasses? Is $600 gonna be the damage?
BHC is better for me than Havasu.

 

[JL95]

Zenni online is who we have been using for years. Quality is not the same as a real store. You can get 10 pairs of glasses for $640

 

[rivermobster]

Lots of good info here...

Where do you guys get your prescription glasses??

I usually just use Kiaser, cause they have their own labs, and their lenses have always been first class. But my wife has VSP, and I was thinkin about using that, to try and save some money. Does anyone else use a quality lab? Who ever Costco uses is the worst lab ever!!! Lenscrafters...

www.riverdavesplace.com

 

[LHC Kirby]

Happy with mine from Costco .. unfortunately LHC doesn’t have one…

 

[240Hallett]

Ive never had glasses except readers.
I have a prescription now after all my eye surgeries.
At the eye place (Lake Havasu family eyecare, up by Smiths) even with my insurance it’s over $640 for one pair of glasses with a medium price range frame.
Oakley I think.
There’s gotta be a better option.
I have the prescription in hand…where do you guys go for glasses? Is $600 gonna be the damage?
BHC is better for me than Havasu.

See if you can find an America’s Best. I got out of there with a new pair of regular glasses and a pair of sunglasses for way less money.

Edit: congratulations on making it this long without glasses. I’ve been wearing them since the 60s.

 

[Rajobigguy]

Another vote for Zenni online. My wife has used them for years .

 

[Ultra...Good]

lots of places to order online with varying levels of quality. I am rough on glasses and buy many pairs at lower prices and kind of consider them disposable. as a result of this I have found that scratch, fog and glare resistant coatings are not worth the money for me. polarized for sunglasses though.

one thing you may not have which you will need is the distance between yore pupils in cm. best to have someone help you with this for obvious reasons.

 

[warpt71]

I have vsp through the county and have been using these guys with good success

Eye Doctor Near Me — Locator

Find convenient eye care Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center has 24 locations throughout the Southwest in AZ, NM, and NV.

www.goodeyes.com

 

[angiebaby]

Ive never had glasses except readers.
I have a prescription now after all my eye surgeries.
At the eye place (Lake Havasu family eyecare, up by Smiths) even with my insurance it’s over $640 for one pair of glasses with a medium price range frame.
Oakley I think.
There’s gotta be a better option.
I have the prescription in hand…where do you guys go for glasses? Is $600 gonna be the damage?
BHC is better for me than Havasu.

I liked the doctors and staff at Lake Havasu Family eye care, but I did not like the quality of my glasses that were $850 out of pocket after insurance. Lots of distortion with the progressive lenses that did not occur from the optician in Reno. They told me that was normal. Also, as usual, when I tell them the transition lenses don’t get dark enough, they assured me they had improved the technology (I’ve been hearing this for 30 years), they were wrong. I won’t return.

Also, you will be bummed if you go to LensCrafters or something similar. A bad pair of glasses can cause more damage to your vision. Go to a quality optician. I’m sorry I don’t have one to offer. But when you go to look at frames, the markup is insane. Ask them to see the budget frames. They have them, but they will steer you to the designer brands first. I’ve been to eye doctors where they are actually hidden in a drawer. Often the frames cost more than the lenses if you don’t get the budget ones.

<<<been wearing glasses/contacts for 45 years.

 

[Bpracing1127]

I only buy high end glasses. You wear them all day and they should feel, function and look nice.

Do you wear shitty Walmart clothes or nice brand name ones?

My current pair is Hugo Boss last 2 pairs were oakleys. I have top of the line progressive, anti scratch/fog, blue light, and transitions.

I replace every 2 years so 600$ over 2 years is ok with me

 

[angiebaby]

I only buy high end glasses. You wear them all day and they should feel, function and look nice.

Do you wear shitty Walmart clothes or nice brand name ones?

My current pair is Hugo Boss last 2 pairs were oakleys. I have top of the line progressive, anti scratch/fog, blue light, and transitions.

I replace every 2 years so 600$ over 2 years is ok with me

I liken it more to a tool. It’s like shoes. Cheap ones hurt and possibly injure your feet. Good ones make using them all day more pleasurable. You’re going to depend on these things to see. Being as blind as I am. I’m not trusting my vision to someone in China, India, or who knows where. But that’s me. I have very poor vision, so I can’t get by with any kind of half-assed job when it comes to glasses. But if your prescription is not as bad as mine, it may not be that big of a deal. I have had colleagues who use Zenni and love it. I’m just not brave enough to risk damaging my eyesight further or getting headaches from a poorly made lens.

I will add though, Jeff got the lenses guaranteed not to scratch at Lake Havasu Family Eyecare and had them on the top of his head when something fell on it. The glasses got scratched to hell. Gouges. Looked like they had been drug across gravel. The eye doctor replaced the lenses no charge.

 

[was thatguy]

I liked the doctors and staff at Lake Havasu Family eye care, but I did not like the quality of my glasses that were $850 out of pocket after insurance. Lots of distortion with the progressive lenses that did not occur from the optician in Reno. They told me that was normal. Also, as usual, when I tell them the transition lenses don’t get dark enough, they assured me they had improved the technology (I’ve been hearing this for 30 years), they were wrong. I won’t return.

Also, you will be bummed if you go to LensCrafters or something similar. A bad pair of glasses can cause more damage to your vision. Go to a quality optician. I’m sorry I don’t have one to offer. But when you go to look at frames, the markup is insane. Ask them to see the budget frames. They have them, but they will steer you to the designer brands first. I’ve been to eye doctors where they are actually hidden in a drawer. Often the frames cost more than the lenses if you don’t get the budget ones.

<<<been wearing glasses/contacts for 45 years.

Same experience.

Everytime I’m in there someone is in there complaining about their glasses.

 

[was thatguy]

I’m going to run up to Dr Jackson’s store here in Ft Mohave. (Mohave eye center)
He did the pterygium surgery, and the cataract surgery.
The pterygium was at Havasu surgery center, the cataract was here in Mohave at the hospital.
He has offices in Kingman, Bhc/ Mohave, and is affiliated with Havasu Family Eyecare.
He’s top notch from my experience.
So it’ll probably be just as expensive, but a lot more convenient.
Im sick of driving to Havasu for every eye follow up.

So thinking about it, I tend to keep things forever.
One pair of glasses will likely last me until I die. Lol
So screw it. I’ll get good ones.
Thanks!

 

[HubbaHubbaLife]

I only buy high end glasses. You wear them all day and they should feel, function and look nice.

Do you wear shitty Walmart clothes or nice brand name ones?

My current pair is Hugo Boss last 2 pairs were oakleys. I have top of the line progressive, anti scratch/fog, blue light, and transitions.

I replace every 2 years so 600$ over 2 years is ok with me

Agree.... LensCrafters for 20 years in one that has inhouse eye exams. I get progressives in clear & sunglasses and spend plenty cause its my vision & eye health. I feel like its same as a mattress purchase so never go cheap. Now if you sleep in my guest room you get a shitty mattress cause thats how I roll.

 

[was thatguy]

Agree.... LensCrafters for 20 years in one that has inhouse eye exams. I get progressives in clear & sunglasses and spend plenty cause its my vision & eye health. I feel like its same as a mattress purchase so never go cheap. Now if you sleep in my guest room you get a shitty mattress cause thats how I roll.

I still regret downgrading from my Beauty Rest Black to that damned Stearns and Foster…

 

[warpt71]

Ive been wearing these frames for several years. I pretty much only wear them inside or at night, I have prescription sunglasses for all other activities lol

https://www.ray-ban.com/usa/eyeglasses/RX5150%20FEMALE%20rb5150%20optics-black%20on%20transparent/805289226932

 

[LuauLounge]

Another vote for Costco......
My wife wears bifocals and decided to try blended lenses. After a week or so, she gave up and went back to get bifocals, just couldn't get used to them.
The gal at Costco asked why she was unhappy, they redid the glasses in bifocals and refunded the difference between the two.
Cost wise, they are really inexpensive. I stopped shopping anywhere else years ago and it was about a third of the normal optometrist.

 

[Ziggy]

Wife got multiple pairs at the Warby-Parker store in LaJolla so she could leave a pair in each car, room, etc. & so she didn't have to hunt them down regularly. Nicely fitted and adjusted.
However, I'm quite certain her favorites have been acquired overseas in Korea. We literally walked their hugely famous Lotte mall for less than an hour while the eyestore made them. They did an exam & took her US prescription details...... way less expensive than in the states.

 

[Echo Lodge]

Used Oakley's for years. Never seems to fail. Get a new expensive pair of prescription sun glasses and somehow drop or scratch them within weeks. I have been using Zenni for past 3 years. They are definitely not the clarity of my Oakleys. But.... If you have a mild prescription and use them while doing watersports like I do.... You can't go wrong. They have sales all the time. My last order wife and I got 4 pairs for under $200.

Frame Price$29.95
Lens
1.57 Mid-IndexFREE
TintStandard Lens Tint Dark Gray - 80%$7.95
AR Anti-Reflection CoatingStandard Anti-Reflective Coating$4.95
Qty1
Sub-Total$42.85

 

[mesquito_creek]

Buy high quality frames with lifetime warranty. I have had oakleys/Maui Jim/Rayban etc…. Then just reload the lens every 18-24 months. Use an optometrist with excellent customer service.

You don’t need new frames every year, especially when you find the ones that fit and you never have to touch them on your face.

Never wipe the lenses with anything. Always wash them with soap and water first. No matter how tempted your are to spot clean them with your shirt or the little cloth that they give you, don’t do it!

 

[TimeBandit]

Walmart or Costco for glasses.

Online for fitting just seems like a pain in the ass.

Most of the other companies are all owned by the same conglomerate not Walmart or Costco though.

Luxottica owns not only a large portfolio of brands (over a dozen) such as Ray-Ban and Oakley but also retailers such as Sunglass Hut, Lenscrafters and Oliver Peoples, the optical departments at Target and Sears, as well as key eye insurance groups including the second largest glasses insurance firm in the US, EyeMed.

 

[ultra26shadow]

I have had good results with these guys.

Lake Havasu Eye Doctors & Eye Care Providers | Nationwide Vision

Looking for a local eye care doctor in Lake Havasu? Nationwide Vision has an experienced team at our Lake Havasu office. Schedule an exam today!

www.nationwidevision.com

I think I was about $250 ish with the transition anti scratch glare with Oakley frames etc. I did notice when we went with the local owned eyeglass places in Havasu they almost charged double and I don’t think the quality of the lens was good either. Sam’s club in Bullhead is also a good option.

 

[F.U.IRS]

I've got Ray Bans that I bought at Sears a couple years ago. They had a BOGO offer and let me get a pair and my girlfriend get the other pair on that offer. I've got a couple others that I use when I'm working that I got at J.C. Penny on their 2 pairs for $99 deal. They don't have a huge selection of frames, but they have some that are decent

 

[johnnyC]

I’m going to run up to Dr Jackson’s store here in Ft Mohave. (Mohave eye center)
He did the pterygium surgery, and the cataract surgery.
The pterygium was at Havasu surgery center, the cataract was here in Mohave at the hospital.
He has offices in Kingman, Bhc/ Mohave, and is affiliated with Havasu Family Eyecare.
He’s top notch from my experience.
So it’ll probably be just as expensive, but a lot more convenient.
Im sick of driving to Havasu for every eye follow up.

So thinking about it, I tend to keep things forever.
One pair of glasses will likely last me until I die. Lol
So screw it. I’ll get good ones.
Thanks!

I used mohave eyecare when i had my place in bullhead and they were the best after my original doctor retired, tried costco ... threw them away... tried a local doctor in bakersfield and they were wrong and they blew me off...defaulted back to mohave eyecare they were able to minumize the fishbowl effect with the progressives

 

[Mr. C]

Happy with mine from Costco .. unfortunately LHC doesn’t have one…

with my vsp insurance I just got two pairs of transition glasses for under 200 bucks.
I got them within a week and all is good for now.

 

[mjc]

I have been happy with the Walmart in havasu, I have 2 frames I swap when I get new lenses. They use nikon lenses which seem to scratch too easy but they will replace them once since a prescription is only good for 2 years. I will get new lenses 2/24. If you need bifocals get the line right is hard with the online places from what I have experienced.

 

[Mandelon]

Fedco, Gemco or Sears?

 

[Outdrive1]

My ex and my daughter always went to Costco.

 

[lenmann]

I have had great experiences with Warby Parker. Super easy, pretty good pricing and fast.

Some of their frame styles are little out of my demographic (old white dude) but they have a pretty broad range so I found joy in the Roosevelt.

https://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses/roosevelt/striped-pacific?w=wide

As much as I hate wearing glasses I have had several women comment that they like the look. Generally, I am invisible to the opposite sex so wearing specs may have some advantages.

 

[angiebaby]

Fedco, Gemco or Sears?

You're old.

 

[bilz]

I have used zenni twice with good results. I took them to the kaiser eye doc. She measured them, said they were good. I and my family also use costco with great satisfaction. Seems like you have had extensive work, so you need to be comfortable with your eye doc and glasses.

 

[PlanB]

I just ordered some glasses (thanks to the "vaccine) and opted for Oakley frames. If I remember correctly it added about $150.00 to the cost. You could probably get some cheaper frames and knock off some money. I have prescription readers (also thanks to the vaccine) that I just got cheap frames on, and they are fine. Adding coating and scratch resistance lenses also adds up.

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Sam's Club in Bullhead might be similar to Costco...

 

[rivermobster]

You're old.

Brutal. But I actually did lol!

 

[Orange Juice]

Ive never had glasses except readers.
I have a prescription now after all my eye surgeries.
At the eye place (Lake Havasu family eyecare, up by Smiths) even with my insurance it’s over $640 for one pair of glasses with a medium price range frame.
Oakley I think.
There’s gotta be a better option.
I have the prescription in hand…where do you guys go for glasses? Is $600 gonna be the damage?
BHC is better for me than Havasu.

How deep do you want to go down the rabbit hole.

 

[dspracing]

If anyone needs glasses in socal, my buddy Jim is the man. Frames and lenses in one spot. He is the lab.

sgvoptical.com

We are a family owned business that has been open in the heart of Downtown La Puente since 1959.

www.sgvoptical.com

Cool little video his son made during Covid.

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[port austin pirate]

got my prescription from Kasier, done costco and Sams, Sams seemed to have a little better selection for frames both ok nothing great