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A Helpful Guide If you’ve worn glasses before, you’ve probably experienced times when it feels like your frames are not sitting right on your face, are too loose or tight, or aren’t aligned correctly. This could happen not only if you accidentally drop your frames or have them in the heat for too long, but also if you ordered a pair online and haven’t had them fitted by a professional. Lear...

Knowing The Difference Between 1.50 And 1.74 When you’re looking to purchase your next pair of prescription eyeglasses, you might come across the term “lens index”. Sometimes referred to as the “index of refraction” or the “refractive index,” this number is a measurement of how efficiently a specific lens material bends light.  Understanding these numbers and how they relate to your...

Lens Coatings: Ordering prescription eyeglass lenses can be complex. There are a number of lens options that can help make the lenses more durable, more clear, better looking and even safer. Eyeglass lenses come with many different coating options Anti Scratch Coating Imagine buying a pair of glasses and scratching them within a few days. Not only does this look bad, but if that...

Prescription eyeglass shipping details Shipping When will my order ship? If you’ve already ordered, expect your package to be at your door within the selected delivery time: Standard (14-21 days), Priority (10-13 days), or Express (6-9 days). Those estimates are for the total turnaround time; The amount of time it will take to make your glasses and ship them to you. You will receive a...

Selecting Eyeglasses Online How can I narrow my choices down? When browsing our frames, you can narrow the frame list by various attributes - they are on top of the listing page on computers and at the bottom when using smartphones (only visible when scrolling up). These filters include: color, frame shape, rim type, material, prescription, size, and featured. What style eyeglass fram...

https://youtu.be/9_RwnViv-uY If you haven’t ordered prescription eyeglasses online before, you may have some questions, especially when you come across terms like pupillary distance. This article will teach you everything you need to know about PD. What is Pupillary Distance (PD)? Pupillary distance, sometimes referred to as pupil distance or just PD, is the distance between the...

For more information on PD, See our "What is Pupillary Distance (PD)?" page. When you are ready to measure your PD (pupillary distance), download our special ruler here: DOWNLOAD NOW It is easy to measure Pupillary Distance with a friend How to Measure Your PD with a Friend Measuring with a friend is the preferred method of measuring your pupillary distance at home. For this tu...

An Understanding Of Ophthalmic Lenses All lenses serve one simple function, to bend light in a desired manner. This allows us to focus light where the user needs it. Whether it is in a telescope, camera or glasses (even contact lenses), they all behave in the same manor. Different lens properties allow this to be customized in ways that change weight, thickness, distortions, reflectance and...

Photochromic (Light Sensitive) Lenses Protect Your Eyes From UV Light Photochromic lenses are mainly used as a form of UV protection for the wearer. Many people wrongfully refer to them as "transition lenses," but in reality, the term "transition lenses" refers to a brand of glasses. The real type of those glasses is called photochromic. The best way to understand this is through a simil...

After your eye exam, your eye doctor will give you a piece of paper with your eyeglass prescription. They may have mentioned that one of your eyes is weaker than the other, that you're nearsighted, farsighted or have astigmatism despite explaining that to you, however, the actual prescription they hand you may seem like gibberish and make little sense to the general public at first glance. ...