GlassesUSA is one of the leading online prescription glasses shops, stocking hundreds of frames from brands like Ray-Ban, Gucci, and Oakley in addition to their own, less priced house brands. Depending on the manufacturer, prices might range from $39 to $700.

The website allows you to submit a photo of your face so that you can virtually try on different frames before making a final purchase decision. The GlassesUSA mobile app can detect your prescription via your current lenses, and the company offers a virtual vision test for customers whose prescriptions have expired.

Each pair of lenses undergoes a rigorous quality control process from the time an order is placed until it is delivered to the customer. Lens enhancements such as progressive lenses, anti-reflective coatings, and transition lenses can be purchased for an additional $169 beyond the costs listed on the website's landing pages, which reflect the price of standard, single-focus lenses.

GlassesUSA offers a 14-day, no-questions-asked return policy if you aren't satisfied with your purchase for any reason. However, this policy only applies to your first pair of glasses purchased from GlassesUSA. Purchases made with a gift card are final and cannot be refunded.

Best for:

• Men, women, kids
  
• Offering variety across styles, price points and brands, including designer
  
• Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, blue light glasses, sunglasses, safety glasses and sports glasses; contact lenses
  
  

Keep in mind:

• The variety may be overwhelming for some
  
• Only your first pair is eligible for the return policy

• Turnaround time: 7 to 10 business days
  
• Return policy: 14 days, no questions asked
  
• Insurance accepted: Yes, as well as HSA/FSA
  
• Virtual try-on: Yes
  
• Virtual Rx renewal: Yes

Website: https://www.glassesusa.com/

Frames at Zenni Optical start at just $7 and go all the way up to $50, and that price includes your usual prescription lenses. There are no actual designer brands to be found, but rather hundreds of frames that are clearly inspired by popular designers' styles. Prescription single vision and progressive lenses are available, as are low-bridge alternatives and ANSI Z87.1 safety glasses, all of which can be purchased through Zenni.

Rather than uploading a static photo, the virtual try-on tool allows you to upload a video, giving you a full 360-degree view of how each frame would look on your face. Polarization, transition lenses, anti-reflective and anti-fog coatings, and other options are available as add-ons that can be selected during checkout. Prices for these additions begin at $5 and reach as high as $69.

It's worth mentioning that Zenni has a somewhat restrictive return policy; after one return, you can choose between a full shop credit or a 50% refund, but returns on subsequent purchases made with store credit are only eligible for a 50% refund. However, the firm will re-make your spectacles at no additional expense if they were manufactured improperly.

Best for:

• Men, women, kids
  
• Budget shoppers
  
• Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, blue light glasses, sunglasses and kids’ sports glasses
  
  

Keep in mind:

• Zenni only offers its house brand frames
  
• Limited return policy
• Turnaround time: 7 to 10 business days
• Return policy: 30 days for a one-time store credit or 50% refund
• Insurance accepted: No, but HSA/FSA accepted
• Virtual try-on: Yes
• Virtual Rx renewal: No

Website: https://www.zennioptical.com/

Warby Parker was founded on the principle of providing fashionable eyewear at a price everyone could afford. All eyewear begins at an unbelievable $95 and includes standard prescription lenses. One of Warby Parker's main selling points is its at-home try-on program, which you can access via the app. Warby Parker allows you to try on up to five pairs of glasses at no cost before you make a purchase decision. You have the option of browsing the entire selection of frames or taking a quick questionnaire to narrow down your preferences.

After selecting your frames, you have the choice of adding basic prescription lenses or upgrading to progressive lenses, blue light filtering, or light-sensitive lenses for an additional cost of up to $200. Within 30 days of delivery, you can return your new glasses for a full refund or exchange if you are unhappy with them. Warby Parker also includes a 6-month warranty against scratches. Within the first year, you can get free replacement lenses if any scratches appear on your lenses.

Best for:

• Men and women
  
• Peace of mind, thanks to a six-month scratch-free guarantee
  
• Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, blue light glasses and sunglasses; contact lenses
  
  

Keep in mind:

• Kids glasses are not available
  
• Warby Parker only offers its house brand frames and contact lenses
• Turnaround time: 7 to 10 business days
• Return policy: 30 days for a return or exchange
• Insurance accepted: Yes, as well as HSA/FSA
• Virtual try-on: Yes, as well as in-home try-on
• Virtual Rx renewal: Yes

Website: https://www.warbyparker.com/

The goal of 1-800 Contacts subsidiary Liingo Eyewear is to lower the price barrier to purchasing prescription eyewear. This objective is met by the availability of hundreds of unique frames priced between $79 and $129. There is a wide variety available, from timeless, understated designs to daring, attention-grabbing options that double as functional eyewear. In addition to the virtual try-on option, you can select up to five frames to test out at home without spending a dime.

Standard prescription lenses are included at no cost with the purchase of any frame, including the best-selling Adele frame shown here; however, progressives, high-index lenses, and DuraSeal HD (to prevent scratching, smudging, and glare) can be added for an additional $39 to $149. Get in touch with qualified opticians who will assess your needs and provide personalized advice regarding the best types of lenses for your prescription.

If you don't absolutely adore your new glasses from Liingo, you may send them back for a full refund within 60 days, no questions asked. Any necessary alterations are also supported by the store. Liingo will pay up to $25 toward the cost of having the earpieces adjusted at any local optical store of your choosing.

Best for:

• Men and women
  Wary purchasers, thanks to a generous return policy and adjustment reimbursement
  Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, blue light glasses and sunglasses
  

Keep in mind:

• There are no kids-specific frames but you can shop by size from extra small to large
  
• Liingo only offers its house brand frames

• Turnaround time: About 14 days
• Return policy: 60 days for a return or exchange
• Insurance accepted: No, but HSA/FSA accepted
• Virtual try-on: Yes, as well as in-home try on for some styles
• Virtual Rx renewal: No

Special savings: Save an extra 15% plus free shipping with code FORBES15.

Website: https://liingoeyewear.com/

Pair was designed especially for young users. Nathan and Sophia, the company's founders, collaborated with Warby Parker's former head of product to design a range of eyewear that is both inexpensive and appealing to children. The success of those glasses led to the creation of an equally stylish collection of eyewear for adults.

A few basic frame designs exist, but hundreds of "tops," or decorative inserts that go over the frame's foundation and alter its appearance, are available in everything from solid pink to rainbow tie-dye to NBA emblems. You and your kids can express your individuality with the help of Pair's limited-edition clothing and collaborations with major brands like Marvel and Harry Potter.

The frames start at $60 with ordinary prescription lenses, and the tops are $25 to $30, making it easy and inexpensive to switch up your look on a regular basis. Add-ons, such as light-sensitive lenses and blue light filtration, can be selected after checkout for an additional $49 to $199. Pair stands behind their frames and tops with a 30-day, no-questions-asked return policy.

Best for:

• Men, women, kids
  
• Anyone who likes to switch up their style
  
• Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses and blue light glassé

Keep in mind:

• Pair Eyewear only offers its house brand frames
  

• Turnaround time: 10 to 14 business days
• Return policy: 30 days for a return or exchange
• Insurance accepted: No, but HSA/FSA accepted
• Virtual try-on: No
• Virtual Rx renewal: No, but expired prescriptions accepted

Website: https://paireyewear.com/

You won't find any designer-name eyewear at DIFF, but you will find designer-inspired frames and interesting collaborations like Marilyn Monroe, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and more. The cost you see includes the cost of high-quality corrective glasses. For an extra $35, you may upgrade to thinner lenses or blue light filtering technology, or switch to photochromic glasses, whose lenses darken in response to sunlight.

DIFF Eyewear is committed to social responsibility, and as such, they have worked with Sightsavers, a nonprofit that works to improve the quality of life for blind and visually impaired individuals all over the world. DIFF provides someone in need with an eye test, surgery, glasses, medicine, and more for every pair of glasses sold.

There is a $9 restocking fee for any prescription eyewear returned more than 14 days after delivery and 30 days for non-prescription eyewear. Two free exchanges of equal or lesser value are allowed before a refund is issued.

Best for:

• Men and women
  Affordable, designer-inspired frames
  Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, blue light glasses and sunglasses

Keep in mind:

• No kids’ styles
  
• For returns, you’ll be charged a $9 restocking fee
  
• DIFF Eyewear only offers its house brand frames
  
• Turnaround time: 4 to 9 business days
• Return policy: 14 days
• Insurance accepted: No, but HSA/FSA accepted
• Virtual try-on: No
• Virtual Rx renewal: No

Website: https://www.diffeyewear.com/

This Tokyo-based company provides low-bridge and adjustable fits (in addition to conventional fits) for customers who have trouble keeping their frames in place on their noses.

"The eyewear industry has traditionally catered to faces with higher and narrower nose bridges," a spokesperson from Jins eyeglasses explains. Nose bridges that are lower, broader, or flatter than average can find a good fit in our low bridge fit frames. They're contoured so that they won't slide off your nose or lay awkwardly on your cheekbones.

Frames without prescription lenses cost $50, while those with single-vision (or reader) lenses cost between $90 and $290. Transitional lenses and special tints cost an additional $120, and progressive lenses cost an additional $120. Lenses designed to filter out blue light range in price from $30 to $60. Both the Screen Daily Use and Screen Heavy Use lenses block 75% of harmful blue light. Finally, the field to input your prescription appears after you place your order, unlike at some other online glasses merchants.

Best for:

• Men and women
  
• People with low-bridge or hard-to-fit noses
  
• Heavy screen users, thanks to a lens option that blocks 40% of blue light
  
  

Keep in mind:

• Kids glasses are not available
  
• You have to add your prescription after placing your order
  
• Turnaround time: Within a week but up to 3 weeks for special order lenses
• Return policy: 30 days
• Insurance accepted: No, but HSA/FSA accepted
• Virtual try-on: Yes
• Virtual Rx renewal: No

Website: https://us.jins.com/

Frames Direct boasts the widest online assortment of designer frames. We can't verify that claim, but we can tell you that we stock nearly 5,000 frames from designer labels like Gucci, Prada, Versace, and Kate Spade, as well as industry leaders like Oakley and Ray-Ban, in a rainbow of colors. Plus, you won't have to shell out the full retail price. Look for coupon codes to save even more on already low prices (often 20%-80% off) on all brands of eyewear, including prescription lenses.

Select either single-vision, no-line progressive, or non-prescription readers for your glasses' lenses. Lenses can range from lightweight polycarbonate to more affordable plastic, and there are additional enhancements like digital light protection and scratch-resistant coatings that can be added. An optician will check your selections to make sure they are suitable for your prescription before processing your transaction.

Best for:

• Men, women, kids
  
• High-end designer styles
  
• Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses and blue light glasses (lenses with “digital light protection”); contact lenses
  
  

Keep in mind:

• Lenses are an extra charge, including non-prescription
  
• For refunded returns, you’ll have to pay shipping

• Turnaround time: 11 to 14 business days
• Return policy: 30 days for a return or exchange
• Insurance accepted: No, but HSA/FSA accepted
• Virtual try-on: No
• Virtual Rx renewal: No

Website: https://www.framesdirect.com/

To ensure that everyone has access to high-quality vision correction at a price they can afford, Eyebuydirect was established. Eyebuydirect's original styles have lower prices because the company handles every step of the process in-house, from brainstorming to manufacturing. Frames from Oakley, Ray-Ban, and RFLKT are also available. Prescription lenses are not included in the price of frames, which range from $6 to $300 or more.

After selecting a frame, you have the option of upgrading your lenses to either regular lenses for $7 or advanced lenses for $49 or premium lenses for $80. These improved lenses are coated with special materials that make them resistant to scratches, glare, and moisture.

Eyebuydirect's style questionnaire can help you limit down your options by asking you questions about your preferred style, frame material, and color, as well as your facial shape and head size. When you find a pair of glasses you like, you can see how they look on your face by clicking the "try on" button and submitting a photo. You can immediately check how alternatives look because the image is stored as you browse the site.

Eyebuydirect has a 14-day "no questions asked" return policy for a one-time exchange or refund, and a 365-day Product Guarantee that covers manufacturing flaws for an entire year. Save 30% on orders above $65 using discount code.

Special savings: Take 30% off orders of $65 or more with code .

Best for:

• Men, women, kids
  

• Offering lots of brands across all price points
• Prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses, blue light glasses and sunglasses
  
  

Keep in mind:

• As per the return policy, you can only receive a refund or replacement one time; any replacement pairs cannot be refunded or returned

Website: https://www.eyebuydirect.com/