Is it a legal requirement or something they’re just being weird about? Maybe it’s just about contact lenses and not eye glasses...that’s what a quick skim of that metafilter thread seems to indicate?
For what it’s worth, and as far as I can remember from my last eye glasses order a couple years ago, both eyebuydirect.com and zenioptical.com just have you put in the values from your prescription and don’t even ask you to pinky swear it’s a recent prescription.
Ah yes you’re right, it’s stricter for contacts. I was at least able to get to the purchase page on LensCrafters for a pair of glasses. (Just had to check a box where I promise the values are based on a recent prescription.) Thanks for pointing that out!
US companies like LensCrafters, Warby Parker, and 1-800-contacts do care, which in my experience has been prohibitive in some situations. Eg see: https://www.1800contacts.com/connect/articles/buy-contact-lenses-online-without-prescription
And the discussion here: https://ask.metafilter.com/151294/Is-there-some-way-to-get-contact-lenses-when-your-prescription-is-expired
Is it a legal requirement or something they’re just being weird about? Maybe it’s just about contact lenses and not eye glasses...that’s what a quick skim of that metafilter thread seems to indicate?
For what it’s worth, and as far as I can remember from my last eye glasses order a couple years ago, both eyebuydirect.com and zenioptical.com just have you put in the values from your prescription and don’t even ask you to pinky swear it’s a recent prescription.
Ah yes you’re right, it’s stricter for contacts. I was at least able to get to the purchase page on LensCrafters for a pair of glasses. (Just had to check a box where I promise the values are based on a recent prescription.) Thanks for pointing that out!