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paul67337 January 17, 2011 at 2:42 pm

it depends on the optician. a high scale place with expensive frames may ask you to leave (i’m sorry, but that’s how they are). another lower scale place would probably do it for you for a few bucks, maybe 10 or 15. i’ve bought complete sets of eyewear for $150, that’s the frames lenses and fiting. i would think that any optometrist could do the fitting for less than $25

Footprintz January 18, 2011 at 2:26 am

You won’t be allowed to sell them on E-bay.You can sell empty frames, but not with prescription in them.Who would want to buy a used frame anyway…no one.

♥Infatuation January 18, 2011 at 1:53 pm

I’m not a guy, but I would think that maybe the glasses added to your personality. My boyfriend wore glasses all the time when we started dating and I loved it, then he started wearing contacts and it just didn’t seem like the “no glasses look” fit him. I still love it when he wears his glasses!

trapper January 19, 2011 at 2:21 am

why are you asking here when you were already there.

msloptician January 19, 2011 at 2:11 pm

Find an independent optical and ask them to look it up in their Frame Facts Book. Most corporate stores do not have these books because they do not do frame buying on site.

SkyRaider January 20, 2011 at 2:03 am

All I can tell you is to read some of the book “Trust” by Francis Fukuyama; it’s an economic analysis on how the fabric of societies (and their perception of trust among their members) affects their economic development, and they talk about China among many other countries. From what I remember from the book, in China people are used to creating small units of business that are generally focused around family ties (if you’re not related to a family, you don’t get a job there). This as opposed as the Japanese and the U.S. that have a more hierarchichal, sort of merit-based (imitating the military) socio-economic structure.

zorro_foxygirl January 20, 2011 at 2:40 pm

you need to study an optician course to do that

Bella January 21, 2011 at 2:12 am

It isn’t possible, unless the new eyeglass frame is smaller than the old one. And in that case, you’d still need a professional grinder.I’d suggest checking out http://www.replacementlensexpress.com. They do exactly what you are looking for- give them your prescription and send in your frames and they will make new lenses for your frames. If you really can’t part with your frames, there’s a chance that they already have the template. In this case, e-mail them the make and model number (found on the side of the frame, or the “temple”) and ask if they can cut the lenses without you sending in the frame. Here’s their e-mail: info@replacementlensexpress.com.You‘ll save money this way, otherwise you’ll pay an arm and a leg at an optical shop.