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With Eyebuydirect, you can easily order progressive lenses online. Chose any of our thousands of frames, and simply select one of our multifocal options at checkout. Get started now, or take a minute to learn a little about our different...

Reviewed by Thomas Stokkermans, OD, PhD on July 13, 2023 When you buy eyeglasses from Eyebuydirect, you can get plastic, polycarbonate, or high-index lenses. Before deciding which type to get, it’s important to understand all the pros and...

Many people wonder where to donate eyeglasses. After all, everybody wins if your old glasses can help someone in need! A lot of us are starting to understand the importance of living in a more renewable way. One of the best things you can...

 Glasses are pretty much the best. They complete your wardrobe, update your look, and are just oh-so-stylish. Oh yeah — they also help you see clearly and all that important stuff. Sweet, right? Well it’s not all peaches and roses!...

Yes, you can! With proper vision correction most eyeglass wearers can be a pilot with no issues. This question is asked a lot by people dreaming of taking to the skies at some point, whether as a commercial airline pilot, member of the...

What Are Transitions® and Progressive Lenses? With so many lens options available for eyeglasses, it can be hard to decide which features are best for you. Read on to learn more about transition lenses and progressive lenses,...

The Man of Steel. Kal-El. Clark Kent. Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last pop culture century, then you probably know that all three of these names refer to the same heroic guy: Superman. For those of you that don’t know what we’re...

Reviewed by Sonia Kelley, OD, MS on 7/21/2023 Astigmatism is a refractive error that can affect a person’s vision at multiple distances. Refractive errors are a group of eye irregularities that affect how the eye focuses light. In the case...

Fake glasses (glasses that have lenses but no prescription in them) get a bad rep — and in all honesty, they shouldn’t even be called fake glasses in the first place. They’re fashionable, affordable, and can even better your day-to-day...

Dust off your textbooks and prep your wands. Harry Potter style glasses have arrived at Eyebuydirect, and you can bet that they’re positively brimming with fashion magic. Harry Potter Glasses When it comes to the world of Wizardry, what are...