prescription sunglasses (Read 1360 times)

Does anyone know of a good website or place to get prescription sunglasses? They only ones my eye doctor has are like ray bans or googles. I want some cool sunglasses that look cool, are good for running and that are prescription. It would also be nice if we could take advantage of our insurance. Also it would be cool to check out a local big chain that might have these so that I could try on some and find what I like. Then order them on a website at a cheaper price.

Oakleys huh. I will check that out. I am sure some other people will chime in with more information. We can't be the first people looking for RX sunglasses.

I don't have to wear mine very often but it would be nice to have a pair of sunglasses that I could actually see the street signs a little easier while driving and running. I'm not big on contacts and my eye doctor says I don't need contacts. I do worry about breaking a pair of expensive sunglasses though. Especially since I just had my old sunglasses out to take a look at what my other two pair look like so I could find some similiar ones. Next thing I know my son has a pair of them on his head. Now these are only the $25 sunglasses but if he had on say Oakleys I would have had to lay the smack down on the boy to get those glasses back. 4 year old boys can hold on to things pretty well when they don't want to give them back. Only a 10% chance I would have had to do that, but if I did it wouldn't have been pretty. We would have had to thrown down

I've got pair of Maxx-30's from RX-Specs... Cool looking (I think) and durable -- also cheaper than others I've had. Here's a link to my frames: http://www.libertyoptical.com/products_maxx30.asp You can search their site for a dealer near you, I think.

Went to eye doctor today to buy me a pair of 1/2 jacket style of Oakleys- had all the info on the exact pair I wanted. But once i got there she told me that the 1/2 jacket types don't have the entire lense as a prescript. It's more like an insert thats added onto the lense. She is a runner and she basically said they look like crap with the prescript in and discouraged me from buying them. I guess the full frames models (which are cheaper) have the entire lense prescript'd but I don't like being able to see the frame on the bottom- I'm always dogging potholes,etc. Plus I'd think they fog up even more. Does anyone have an Oakley 1/2 jacket style sunglass with the prescript in it? Do they really look bad like she says? Help- this money is burning a hole in my pocket and the sun is burning my eyes. Currently I'm running with regular glasses and clip ons- dorky and doesn't do the job

I have the Oakley half jackets with my prescription and they look just fine. Find another eyeglass shop. Arla

I called Oakely Friday night- he said my eye doctor was incorrect, that Oakley only has about 3 models thats are inserts (unless your prescript too strong) I went back in today with print out of glasses and dealt with another employee who knew more about Oakelys and ordered them with no problem (Oakley Flak Jacket poloarized XLJ). Can't wait to get them

I got a pair of prescription sunglasses three months ago, I didn't have very many options but I found a pair a Ray Ban's that work well for running and driving.

I have a pair of prescription Oakley Half-Jacket XLJs. I love them. I got both the clear lenses (for trail running in low light conditions and playing softball) and the black polarized lenses for sunny days. I also have a pair of prescription Oakly Juliets I use for non-sports activities.