Since March 17, 2014, the Internet sale of glasses with corrective lenses is governed by the consumer law called the Hamon law. How to order prescription glasses on the Internet? What are the advantages and which online optician to choose? A state-certified optician answers all your questions.
How to buy glasses online?
Today, shopping for glasses on the Internet has almost become child’s play. Online optical sites are growing rapidly. They have made great advances in technology making it easier to choose a frame to suit your face.
Thanks to your webcam or with a simple photo of your face, you now have the possibility to try on frames directly on the online optical site. You can also ask the opinion of your loved ones on social networks to choose the pair that will suit you perfectly. You can try the experience for example at the online optician Visionet, one of the French leader in the sale of glasses on the internet.
If you don’t have a webcam, most online optical sites offer free shipping of multiple frames directly to your home. You can therefore make your choice at home. Once you have chosen your frame, you will have to choose your lenses and their options (treatments, thinning and tints) according to your correction and your visual needs. To do this, you just need to have your prescription handy and let yourself be guided by the site at each stage of the order. You can contact the opticians advice directly at any time by phone or email if you have any doubts about your choice.
For a perfect fitting of the lenses on your frame, your online optician must know your pupillary distance, that is to say the distance between your two eyes, Since the Hamon law, this pupillary distance must be entered on your prescription issued by your ophthalmologist. Do not hesitate to contact the optician’s advice site for any questions on this point. For information, a medical prescription less than 3 years old is required to order corrective lenses.
What are the advantages of ordering glasses on the Internet?
First of all, the price. Indeed, the government has decided to legislate on the online sale of glasses with the aim of lowering the prices considered too high by traditional opticians. According to a survey carried out in 2013 by the association for the defense of consumers, UFC Que Choisir, it is the opacity of the tariffs applied in the sector that make France the country of Europe where the average price of a frame with corrective lenses is the highest.
The choice is also a sizeable argument because e-commerce sites have a catalog of up to more than 10,000 references for around 1,000 references in the largest stores in town.
A “Satisfied or refunded” service is offered by the majority of online opticians and allows you to return your glasses if you are not satisfied within 30 days (industry average) of your order.
To choose a site on which to buy your glasses, make sure that the company is approved for social security and mutual funds in order to be reimbursed when you send them your invoice and your care sheet. Also make sure to opt for a site working with quality glassmakers such as Essilor, Carl Zeiss Vision, Kodak Lens or Hoya.
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