Prescription Lenses
Single Vision vs. Progressive Lenses: Which Do I Need?
Your prescription answers this question for you. Here is how to read the answer, and what each lens type actually does. A single vision lens carries one prescription across the entire lens. Every part of the lens corrects your vision the same way. Mo
How the Rx Lens Process Works
Prescription lenses work a little differently from our standard replacement lenses. Instead of shipping lenses to you, we build them into your frames here and ship the finished pair back. Here is the whole process, start to finish. Place your order o
What We Can Make: Frames, Prescriptions and Lens Options
Before you order, it is worth checking three things: that your frame works with prescription lenses, that your prescription falls within what we can make, and that the lens you want is available for your combination. We can make prescription lenses f
Eyeglass vs. Contact Lens Prescriptions: Which One Do I Use?
We need your eyeglass prescription. We cannot make lenses from a contact lens prescription. They are two separate prescriptions, written for two different things, and they are not interchangeable. If you are not sure which one you are holding, this a
How to Read Your Prescription
Prescriptions are written in shorthand, and the shorthand is not always explained when you are handed the page. Here is what each part means. OD is your right eye and OS is your left. They come from the Latin oculus dexter and oculus sinister. Some o
The Measurements We Need: PD and Segment Height
Along with your prescription, we need one or two measurements from you. Your prescription says what power your lenses need. These measurements tell us where that power has to sit in your frame. Your pupillary distance is the distance between the cent
Insurance, FSA and HSA for Rx Lenses
We are not able to bill insurance directly. We do not submit claims to vision plans, and we cannot process an order as an in-network benefit. That does not always mean your plan is off the table. Many vision plans include out-of-network benefits that