If you wear glasses, the first question about smart glasses is a practical one: can they take my prescription? For Ray-Ban Meta glasses in Birmingham the answer is usually yes. They are Ray-Ban frames first, so an optician can glaze them much like any other pair. This guide covers the lens options, how strong a prescription the frames can take, and what an optician does that an online order does not.
Which lenses can go in Ray-Ban Meta glasses
The lens options for Ray-Ban Meta include prescription lenses, sun lenses, polarised lenses, Transitions and a blue-light filter. Gen 3 also has a dedicated Wayfarer Optics style, sold for prescription use.
- Clear prescription lenses make them your everyday glasses, indoors and out.
- Prescription sun lenses, tinted or polarised, make them sunglasses that you can also see through properly.
- Transitions darken outdoors and clear indoors, which suits a pair you want to wear all day.
Whichever you choose, the lenses come from the same specialist suppliers as the rest of our spectacle lenses.
Single vision and varifocals
Single vision lenses, which correct one distance, are the straightforward case. Most people who need glasses for distance, or for reading alone, fall into this group.
Varifocals ask more of a frame. The lens needs enough depth for the reading zone at the bottom, and it has to be positioned precisely in front of each eye. Whether a varifocal is possible depends on the style you choose and on your prescription, so ask us before you set your heart on a frame. We will tell you plainly if it is not a good match.
How strong a prescription can they take?
Every frame has limits, and smart glasses are no different. As a guide, one UK retailer lists the Gen 3 Wayfarer as taking prescriptions from -12.00 to +6.00 total power. Total power takes the sphere and the cylinder of your prescription together, so it is not the same as the first number on your prescription.
The range varies with the style and the type of lens, and the figure that matters is the one for the pair you want. Tell us your prescription when you call and we will confirm whether it can be made before you order.
What an optician measures that an online order skips
You can order prescription lenses for smart glasses online by typing in your prescription. What that leaves out is the fitting.
- Where your eyes sit. We measure each eye separately, so the optical centre of each lens sits exactly where you look. The stronger the prescription, the more this matters.
- How the frame sits on you. A frame that rides low or tilts changes how the lenses perform. We check the fit first and measure with the frame adjusted to your face.
- The fit itself. Gen 3 has adjustable temple tips. We set those, and the fit at the nose, before you leave.
- The lens choice. We talk through how you will use the glasses, then recommend the lens material, tint and coatings to match.
Can you put prescription lenses in a pair I already own?
Often, yes. We re-glaze existing frames, including frames bought elsewhere, as part of our frame repairs service. Bring your Ray-Ban Meta glasses in with your prescription. We will look at the frame, check that your prescription is within what it can take, and give you a price and a time before any work starts. If it cannot be done well, we will say so.
How long does it take?
It depends on the lenses. A simple single vision lens is quicker than a tinted or more complex one. We will give you a lead time when you order, so you know when to expect them.
If Ray-Ban Meta will not take your prescription
There are other routes. A classic Ray-Ban frame takes a wider range of lenses, without the technology. EyeFly audio glasses come as a prescription-ready optical frame, with the technology in the temples and none in the front.
Talk to us before you buy
The simplest way to find out what is possible is to ask. Call Edgbaston on 0121 456 5676 or Barnt Green on 0121 445 4545 with your prescription to hand, or visit our opticians in Birmingham to try the frames on. You can also read our guide on where to try Ray-Ban Meta glasses in Birmingham, or send us a message.
