1stchoicespecs UK

Trying to find the perfect pair of prescription glasses used to be painstaking.

Who else remembers the days of awkwardly wandering about a busy optometrist's office trying on pair after pair of frames and glasses (while trying to get a good look in the mirror to check style and fit, without looking like you're checking yourself out)?

Thanks to 1stchoicespecs and the latest optical technology, those days are over. Our online glasses shop has a huge range of quality eyeglasses for all prescriptions, while our nifty Virtual Fit tool allows you to try on as many frames and glasses as you wish—as many times as you like—and buy online eyeglasses with confidence, all from the comfort and convenience of your device.

We want to help people discover and express their individuality through their frames and lenses. That's why we've partnered with many designers to give you the biggest collection of fashion frame shapes, styles, materials, colours, and lens treatments to choose from, all at discounted prices.

To find your perfect pair of prescription glasses, visit us online today!

How to choose the right sized frame for prescription glasses?

When buying new glasses online, you need to take a few considerations into account. Several factors, including frame colour, model, designer, and material, can largely be dictated by personal preferences. Others, such as frame width and size of your lenses, are determined by your prescription, pupillary distance measurement (PMD), and face shape.

Finding the right prescription glasses begins with understanding your prescription. It's important to know what your glasses are needed for, (e.g., to assist with distance vision or reading glasses), and when you are required to wear your eyeglasses, (e.g., all day or periodically). This information will help you make informed aesthetic decisions on the most appropriate material, style, size, fit, shape, lenses, and material (and subsequent weight) of your glasses.

Hot tip: If you're uncertain or have any eyewear or prescription-related questions while you shop, you can ask one of our friendly local optometrist partners online via the pop-up chat window on the bottom right of our website. We've also got a handy guide to face shapes ready to reference!

Our huge collection of designer glasses and lenses is carefully curated. It can be filtered by category in our shop, allowing you to easily tailor your prescription glasses search results by things like clear glasses, blue light glasses, men's sunglasses, and women's sunglasses, as well as face shape, material/designer, colour, size, fit and material. You can even choose to opt for prescription sunglasses.

When you see a frame or look that captures your eye, you can try it using our amazing Virtual Fit tool. This lets you see how a particular pair of fashion glasses or lens style looks on your face shape before you order so that you can confidently shop for eyeglasses.

Where can I buy prescription glasses near me?

You can shop the latest designer glasses and sunglasses online at 1stchoicespecs. We've worked hard to make buying prescription glasses fast, fun, and easy—the hardest part will be limiting just how many pairs of glasses you buy!

When you shop for glasses with us, we want you to feel confident in your purchase. That's why we offer a full refund or exchange within 100 days—including glasses with prescription lenses (provided your glasses are unused and in their original packaging).

We also offer an exclusive 24-month warranty covering all manufacturer defects on our glasses and sunglasses. We also have a three-month warranty for contact lenses. Plus, with our best price guarantee, we'll match the lower prices you find online! We'll wire the difference back to your account if you let us know within 14 days of ordering.

When you shop with us, you're not only going to look good, but you can feel good too. 1stchoicespecs is changing the world—one frame at a time. Thanks to the support of our customers, we've donated over $1M in retail value worth of optical eyeglasses and are working hard to help eradicate preventable blindness across the globe. To achieve this, we've partnered with organizations such as Unite for Sight, Eden Projects, and Orbis International to provide vision care and prescription eyewear in some of the world's most marginalized communities.

How long does it take to get delivered?

When you place your prescription eyeglasses order, we'll first check if we have your chosen frames in stock at our secure local warehouse. If we don't, we'll source a pair from one of our global partners.

Once we have your frames, your order will progress to the customization stage where your prescription lenses will be manufactured according to your preferences, like multifocal lenses and add-ons like polarized lenses, and they will be added to your chosen frames. If your order is for clear, untreated lenses, your frames will skip this stage and ship out straight away.

All glasses can be shipped to international and APO/FPO addresses. Generally, international deliveries take the same amount of time as domestic deliveries. Once your order has left our warehouse with one of our courier partners, you'll receive full tracking details and can expect delivery of your new prescription glasses within 5 to 11 working days.