Eyeglasses

What Ragu said. I've gotten a few pairs of progressives from Warby Parker and have been happy with them all. I wouldn't have gotten them there if I couldn't go into a store and get the measurements done, though.

 

If you wear progressives I would think that buying online is not an option as they need to be 'lined up' with your eyes (I'm sure there's a technical term for this that is escaping me at the moment).

 

Need a PD, which is not part of a prescription, and segment height for bifocals and progressive lenses. The PD app I've used is as accurate as PDs taken by a few different opticians.

First bifocals are on their way. Bought lined bifocals.

 

I'm wearing progressives bought online (39dollarglasses.com) and they're as good as any I've ever had. They were $150 or so with all the bells and whistles, and they'd have been $400+ at Walmart and more elsewhere.

All these places -- both the online places and your traditional neighborhood folks -- buy the blanks from the same manufacturers. It's a ridiculously low-skilled operation.

 

My optometrist always writes the PD on the little prescription card.

 

Got prescription at optometrist. Didn't like an of the frame options there.
Bought pair online with Zenni for $35. Not exactly what I wanted but much closer than I have ever seen at the optometrist office.

 

I have a hell of a lot of trouble with that. It's called "eye centers". With my glasses on, the technician can use a marker to put a black x where your eye lines up to each lens. They really should do all these measurements on you as you select a frame to make sure each lens is cut correctly.
And I am extremely particular about misalignment. Drives me nuts. They were off a bit with one lens once, and it took me about two months of screwing around to realize that my goofed up vision was due to one of the lens being off and not on me. Gave me headaches, literally. Or is that figuratively. Sigh. Going home. Done for the day.

 

Previous optometrist (he's since retired) told me during exam:
You know why you look so much older than you really are? It's your eyelids. You can get those done really easy now. In and out same day.

I was like 'WTF!' I don't need unsolicited cosmetic surgery advice from my optometrist!
I don't ask my doctor about bifocals during a rectal exam! Let's stay on topic!

 

Hmmmm. During such I think I'd rather talk about my golf game, his/her golf game, the state of the Cowboys, what Steelers may or may not go on the disabled list ... ANYTHING other than the topic "at hand."

 

You can in Russia. Freedom (from mandatory $99 exams) !

 

Better situation than what could be on the tip of his tongue. If her tongue, hmm... buy me a drink first.