The optometrist recommended seamless bifocals. I have a very painful nerve condition in my face (atypical trigeminal neuralgia), so this is what I need with glasses: the lightest weight frames possible- known as ultra light- with the lightest weight lenses possible and automatically darkening lenses so I don’t need the weight of sunglasses. The cheapest frames brought the total to $250 on the site the insurance worked with.
The frames are $20 on the cheap site. Everything else in the cost is the lenses.
As for why I have to buy them online- I don’t want anyone touching my face unless it’s absolutely necessary. The exam was painful enough.
American for-profit healthcare is fucking awesome.
If you can’t afford the really nice ones, get the really cheap ones. Everyone’s plastering this post with links to chapter options and you’re acting like it screws you over that better stuff exists. I’ve been using glasses with the coating chipping away because I’m saving up to get nice ones. The dude with a Lambo isn’t depriving you of your scooter.