Thank you both for taking the time to respond! The info is very helpful. A question for Irene-- are computer glasses different from reading glasses? How do you modify your prescription for computer/reading glasses (e.g. just subtract a diopter? More?)?
On Jun 6, 5:28 pm, Irene <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure. I do it all the time with Zenni, sometimes ordering two > strengths in the same order. In my case, that's to get both distance > and "computer" glasses. The only time I was asked for a prescription > was when Zenni thought I might be filling in the prescription > information incorrectly. (I wasn't--I have an extreme prescription > and it made sense for them to question it.) In the unlikely case > anyone does ask, tell them you're ordering reading glasses. > > On Jun 4, 4:42 pm, namalion <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi; I'm new to the website and forum. I just got new glasses 3 weeks > > ago ("only" $145 after insurance), and they still feel too strong. > > I'm correctable to 20/15 vision, but I'd really like a pair that > > corrects me to something like 20/40 since I'm mostly just wearing them > > around the house in the mornings and evenings when I don't wear my > > contact lenses. So my question is, can I order a new pair from an > > online glasses maker and just manually input about a diopter less or > > so on each lens (I do have a strong Rx, around 8.25 for each eye), > > keeping all other numbers the same (I do have a little astigmitism)? > > Is this legal? Would the online company ever require me to fax or > > mail the original prescription? BTW, I did ask my opthamologist who > > wrote the Rx if he could reduce the power but he just tried to > > convince me that if I kept wearing the glasses he prescribed, I'd > > eventually get used to it. Actually, I'm just using my old glasses > > now (at 6 diopters), which are much more comfortable than the new > > ones. Any help would be appreciated, as I'm very new to online > > glasses ordering! -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en
