Making Your Sunglasses In Prescription Sunglasses?

[Wrench79]

Does anyone know if you can order prescription lenses for a pair of sunglasses that have been previously purchased?

 

[doowutchyalike]

You can't order them yourself, you can take them to your optometrist and if they are an authorized dealer they can send them off to get your script in them.

 

[davidavid]

it really depends what frames you got there. from what i know prescription lenses wouldnt fit on a frame that requires lots of curving of the lens. and it depends on how thick the lenses would be as well.

 

[Oakley-olic]

Lenscrafters will do it. You will need have your eyes measured with frames for optical center. They will send them off to Oakley. I am very impressed with Oakley's lab work. Best RX work I have ever had done. Takes a few weeks to get them back.

 

[demitri.prometheus]

Pricing structure for RX:

Clear is $170
+$10 for non-Iridium Color
+$30 for A/R
+$35 for Iridium
+$45 for Premium Iridium (Emerald, Fire)
+$30 for rimless
+$40 for polarized
+$100 for transitions
+$160-165 for progressive.

add each one up.
Emerald Iridium, A/R Progressive Transition in a rimless frame is $530! plus frame

This is from O-Review.

O-Stores do prescription stuff. I have been told a number of times.

There are online shops I see that make prescription Oakley stuff but am not if they're legit. FramesDirect, SportsVisionBend, OpticsPlanet, AdsEyeWear

 

[Yeti]

There is the option of getting non-oakley lenses.

I got a fuel cell frame for one of my employee who then had bifocal lenses put in them.

 

[demitri.prometheus]

There's definitely the possibility of getting non-Oakley lenses.

But colors are limited to clear/brown/grey/greenish tint (like some Ray-Bans).

Of course, it would definitely be cheaper.

 

[MaukaRunner]

Does anyone know if you can order prescription lenses for a pair of sunglasses that have been previously purchased?

My Optometrist, who is also a Authorized Dealer told me I would have to buy the frames from Oakley. In June I ordered a pair of Fast Jackets with the Oakley Transitions lenses in them and they wouldn't let me buy new sunglasses and have Oakley put the lenses in. I paid $220 for just the RX frames where the whole set of sunglasses with two pairs of lenses cost the same.

 

[Batwolf]

About 80% of Oakley frames are prescription compatible.

 

[Wrench79]

thanks for the info