I’ve got some rimless eyeglasses bought years ago from Zenni that I love and that are in perfect condition w.r.t. the frame, but need new lenses. Zenni won’t sell me the same ones again for some stupid reason (something about reducing the allowed Rx strength on those frames due to customer feedback).

Anybody know a good place to get eyeglass lenses by themselves, so I can cut and drill the damn things to fit the frame myself?

(Note: I’m sure it’s possible to have a brick-and-mortar eyeglass shop do it for $$$$$, but I’m cheap, so no.)

  • grue@lemmy.worldOP
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    8 hours ago

    My last pair of lenses cost me 300€.

    Ah, see, that’s what I was afraid of: Zenni is stupid cheap; the glasses I’m trying to replace were about $70. Granted, that was more years ago than glasses are supposed to go between prescriptions, but still, I was hoping for approximately an order of magnitude less cost for these DIY-cut lenses.

    Hehe sorry, I’m addicted to that shape - not for the style, but because small, round glasses are the type of glasses that sit closest to your face, so you get a huge field of vision with small lenses, and you can rest your head on a pillow without breaking the temples. No other style of glasses gives you that.

    I like the idea of pillow-compatible glasses, but I already have a bit of resemblance to Harry Pottery that I’m not exactly looking to enhance. I tend to go for rectangular lenses.

    • ExtremeDullard@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      7 hours ago

      It really depends on your prescription. Mine will never come cheap. Even hard-discounters will charge me an arm and a leg for the correction I need.