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Download our guide to buying glasses online

PLUS - Our step-by-step guide to understanding your prescription

Let Glasses Direct help you make the leap from buying prescription glasses in the high street to buying online. Our no-nonsense introduction to the optical industry addresses the most common questions and provides a general view to help you buy online. We also explain our unique approach and why thousands of people choose Glasses Direct every month for their prescription glasses.

Buying glasses online guide includes:

  • Why are prescription glasses so expensive?
  • Understanding my prescription and how to get it.
  • Is buying prescription glasses online safe?
  • How to choose a pair that fit and suit me.
  • Lenses, coatings and how glasses are made explained.
download the Buying glasses online guide

Prescription guide includes:

  • Understanding what's written in your prescription.
  • Which numbers are important, which ones aren't.
  • Things to look out for, and unusual numbers.
download the Prescription guide

Your prescription may look complex but with our step-by-step guide you can decipher it in minutes and start saving on your next pair of glasses.

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