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Best Places to Buy Replacement Prescription Lenses Online in 2024 [CNET]
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Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET’s Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, including headphones and speakers. He’s also an e-reader and e-publishing expert as well as the author of the novels Knife Music, The Big Exit and Lucidity. All the titles are available as Kindle, iBooks, Kobo e-books and audiobooks.
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If your lenses are damaged or your prescription is out of date, you don’t necessarily need new glasses. Instead of springing for new pair, you can simply replace your lenses. This works out well if you’re on a budget or you just really like your current frames. There are plenty of sites out there that’ll help you buy your replacement prescription lenses, so you don’t even have to leave home. Ordering replacement lenses online can save you quite a bit of money, as well as some time and effort. It’s done by either sending you a box with a return shipping label inside to mail in your glasses or if you already have a box for your glasses, you can get the company to send you the return shipping label.
Getting a replacement prescription lens is an easy process. The expedited shipping options are available for a special fee if you need your glasses back quickly. Depending on your prescription, some companies can turn around orders in just a couple of days. Over the last few years, I’ve had the lenses in about 15 pairs of glasses replaced. Here’s what to know about the best places to buy replacement lenses online.
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What’s the best place to buy replacement lenses overall?
It’s hard to declare one online retailer as the best place to buy replacement lenses for your glasses. All of them are good, though none of them is perfect. I occasionally get an email from a reader about a bad outcome, but I’ve found that the customer service at all of our top picks is usually pretty responsive and settles any issues, although they can sometimes take a few days to resolve.
We have Lensabl at the top of our roundup for the best place to buy replacement lenses for glasses, because it’s user-friendly and offers competitive pricing. Qualifying customers can even renew their eyeglass prescription with them online. If you’re looking for fast service, Overnight Glasses is a great pick. I had good experiences with all the other online lens-replacement shops on this list. Note that all of them also sell frames and full prescription eyeglasses and sunglass packages.
Best places to buy replacement lenses for glasses of 2024
Current deals and coupons: All of Lensabl’s deals and promo codes are displayed on its homepage.
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Although it offers full frame/lens packages, Lensabl puts its lens replacement service front and center and comes up high in search results when Googling “lens replacement.” Its motto is “Your frames, our lenses,” with prices starting at $77 for a basic pair of single-vision lenses. A pair of tinted sunglasses lenses start at $97. The budget new lens options are decent enough, but it does make a difference (in terms of sharpness and clarity) to step up to lenses more in the $150-plus range.
You upload your prescription online and pick the type of lens you want, and then Lensabl sends you a box with a prepaid return shipping label. You simply mail in your old frame in the box (shipping is free). First-time prescription lens customers get 15% off.
Lensabl does make prescription lenses for Bose Frames and other audio sunglasses.
Notable site features: For $25, you can renew your prescription online. Not everybody qualifies to take the online eye exam — you have to answer some questions to see if you qualify — but if you do, Lensabl says, “All you need is your computer, [your] smartphone and about 15 minutes of time.” Your results will be reviewed by an eye doctor or optometrist licensed in your state who will then issue you a new prescription via email.
Current deals and coupons: All of Lensabl’s deals and promo codes are displayed on its homepage.
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Overnight makes lenses for Bose Frames and Amazon Echo Frames audio glasses.
Notable site features: The site has a clean look and is easy to navigate. There are multiple shipping options.
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As its name implies, Overnight Glasses can make you a new set of prescription glasses quickly — and really quickly if you’re willing to pay extra for a new pair of glasses. If you buy a frame/lens package, fast three- to four-day service is available for $9. (It takes slightly longer for progressive lens and bifocal lens types.) The quality of the lenses I got was as good as that from other replacement lens sites, so there’s no sacrifice of prescription eyewear quality for speed.
As for new lenses for your current frame, you ship your frames to Overnight Glasses and it’ll replace your lenses with new ones in 48 hours. The service can do polarized, blue light, transitions and many other types, though progressives take an additional two days (so 72 hours total from the time your frames are received).
If you’re looking for a truly overnight option, the emergency, 24-hour rush service costs an additional $60 for single vision. As noted, a progressive lens order can take an additional two days, so the fastest you can get new progressive lenses is three days.
Overnight makes lenses for Bose Frames and Amazon Echo Frames audio glasses.
Notable site features: The site has a clean look and is easy to navigate. There are multiple shipping options.
Eyeglasses.com makes lenses for Bose Frames and Amazon Echo Frames audio glasses.
Notable site features: Eyeglasses.com says it only sells “high-quality, individually made lenses made in the USA,” and the sample glasses I tried had excellent lenses that gave me a very sharp image. There’s a huge selection of lens options, and you get a “Perfect Lenses Guarantee” that allows you to send your glasses back if they don’t work for you — you can get a redo or a full refund, your choice.
Current deals and coupons: 15% off for new customers in exchange for your email address.
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Eyeglasses.com has a huge selection of both frames and lenses and is also one of a small number of sites that offer a lens replacement service for existing frames, with prices starting at $48. As with all the other sites here, you simply choose the lens you want (that can be a little daunting because there are so many options) and you’ll get sent a prelabeled box with which to return your frames, with free shipping both ways. If you don’t know your prescription — and don’t want to change your current prescription — you can opt to have Eyeglasses.com’s technicians “read your lenses and duplicate them.”
The service isn’t superspeedy in terms of turnaround time, but the lenses are high-quality and the eyewear site has good online help options, including a Replacement Lenses Wizard and an online chat feature. Unlike Lensabl, which highlights its lens replacement service, Eyeglasses.com doesn’t market the options front and center.
Eyeglasses.com makes lenses for Bose Frames and Amazon Echo Frames audio glasses.
Notable site features: Eyeglasses.com says it only sells “high-quality, individually made lenses made in the USA,” and the sample glasses I tried had excellent lenses that gave me a very sharp image. There’s a huge selection of lens options, and you get a “Perfect Lenses Guarantee” that allows you to send your glasses back if they don’t work for you — you can get a redo or a full refund, your choice.
Current deals and coupons: 15% off for new customers in exchange for your email address.
Make sure you get the best discount
Most of the prescription eyewear sites highlighted here for eyeglass lens replacement offer a discount for first-time customers. They also sometimes have codes for lens upgrades. Make sure you check for any deals before purchasing.
Know your prescription
In most cases, you’ll need to know your prescription and pupillary distance from your optometrist before you use an online glasses retailer, so make sure you get a hard copy the next time you get your vision checked. Once you have your current prescription, most of these websites will let you upload a picture of the prescription from your phone the first time you buy prescription eyewear. If you don’t know your prescription, certain lens-replacement outfits in this roundup can simply duplicate the lenses you have in your existing frames. (If a lens is cracked or scratched, you may simply want to replace it if your prescription is current.)
Provide as much information about your frames as possible
Some eyeglass lens-replacement sites will ask you to send a description or photo of your frame (and perhaps ask for a model number if you have one), so they can prep your order and process it faster. Most but not all existing frames can accept new prescription lenses.
Return policy
Read the fine print about returns before you purchase replacement lenses. Often, sites will accept returns but only if they messed up your order in some way or a flaw was created in the lens production process.
We test online replacement lens services by ordering a set of replacement lenses from a site. We tend to order midrange lenses and, in some cases, we’ve ordered multiple times from the same site. We mainly evaluate the lenses for quality (how good they are comparable price points), turnaround times and how user-friendly the site is.
Can I replace lenses in glasses?
With any frame that currently has a prescription lens in it, you should be able to replace the lens. Certain types of glasses that have more curved lenses — such as those found in certain sports glasses — may be harder to replace. Just make sure that before sending in that type of frame the lenses can actually be replaced.
Can you put old lenses in new frames?
You can put old lenses into a new frame as long as the new frame is the same as the old one and the lenses are still in good condition. Some eye care providers may be able to shape old lenses into the new frame, but it’s not always possible.
Is it expensive to put new lenses in old frames?
Depending on the quality and type of lens you get it, It can be, although it is usually cheaper to do through an online retailer. If you are just getting basic lenses, it can be quite affordable. The main reason to do it rather than buying a whole new set of glasses is if you like your frames and paid a tidy sum for them when you got them new.
What type of eyeglass lens is best?
For pure clarity, a glass or mineral glass lens is the best. Most people prefer polycarbonate lenses, which are lighter and more durable. High-index lenses are good for those who have strong prescriptions that would normally require thicker lenses. These high-tech plastic lenses end up being the same thinness as standard plastic or polycarbonate lenses that have a lighter prescription. You do have to pay more for high-index lenses. Arguably the best lenses are Trivex lenses, which are lightweight and durable and offer slightly better clarity than polycarbonate lenses. They are more expensive than plastic (CR-39) and polycarbonate lenses.
Can I get prescription lenses for Bluetooth audio glasses?
If you’re wondering whether these eyewear retailers make prescription lenses for audio glasses, like the Amazon Echo Frames and Razer Anzu, most do. Only a few have officially partnered with Bose, like Lensabl and the Bose Tempo sports model. Aside from the Tempo, most other audio glasses have pretty standard frames that accept prescription glasses. You can always call and ask whether the company can make lenses for whatever audio glasses you have based on your particular prescription.
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