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Buying a new pair of glasses can be expensive, but if you have frames you love and they're still in good condition, you might be able to save money by simply replacing the lenses. This is something you can easily do online. I would know, as I've replaced lenses in 15 pairs of glasses myself and can confirm that the online lens replacement process is more affordable, easier and faster than you'd think.
Our Picks Best place to buy replacement lenses overall Lensabl See at Lensabl Although it offers full-frame/lens packages, Lensabl puts its lens replacement service front and center and ranks highly in search results for "lens replacement." Its motto is "Your frames, our lenses," with prices starting at $97 for a basic pair of single-vision lenses. 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. Pros Decent pricing
User-friendly site
Online vision test Cons No fast turnaround option Expand Pros & Cons Best place to buy replacement lenses with fast delivery Overnight Glasses See at Overnight Glasses 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. For lens replacements, you get free USPS round-trip shipping. For orders over $150, you get free two-day air shipping. (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. Pros Fast turnaround times
User-friendly site
Good selection of lens types Cons Expensive for rush jobs Expand Pros & Cons Best place for high-quality lenses Eyeglasses.com See at Eyeglasses.com 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." Pros Huge selection
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