Searching for [reading glasses .50] gets me 2.50, etc., on both Google and Amazon. ReadingGlasses.com has expensive ones, but I'm hoping to find good, low-strength reading glasses for the same price one would pay in a drug store. Strength .5 and/or .25. Any specific recommendations or search tips? (and what is the unit of measurement, anyway?)
posted by amtho on Apr 16, 2013 - 8 answers

Prescription glasses vs drug store glasses [more inside]
posted by 3dd on Mar 7, 2011 - 19 answers

Where can I find very low power (+.50) reading glasses in the SF Bay Area? [more inside]
posted by trixare4kids on Mar 25, 2010 - 5 answers

Where can I buy half-round glasses? [more inside]
posted by crazylegs on Feb 19, 2010 - 3 answers

Where do you get your cheap or inexpensive reading glasses? The ones with a scratch resistant lens that are priced so you can buy a half dozen pairs and leave them laying around your life? The cheapos from the hardware store 3.99 or so are good for price but they always scratch right in the center of the lens rendering them useless except for emergencys. The frame can be pretty weak too. This thread had good answers for scratch resistance but no sources for purchase either on line or off.
posted by flummox on Feb 8, 2008 - 11 answers

Riding on the coat tails of this post, are there some good choices and low prices on Reading Glasses on the Web? [more inside]
posted by theora55 on Sep 20, 2007 - 6 answers

I use reading glasses for reading (obviously) and when using the PC. They're low-strength (+1.5). I wondered if anybody here has tried any eyesight improvement exercises which have caused a noticeable improvement in their eyesight.
posted by haelen on Mar 22, 2005 - 5 answers