REGLAZE (LENS REPLACEMENT)

REGLAZE
LENSES
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Pupillary Distance

Reglaze (Lens Replacement)

Here at internetspecs.co.uk, we offer a very competitively priced Lens Replacement (Reglaze) service.

Perhaps your current lenses are damaged?
Or maybe your prescription has changed?
Perhaps you wish to change your lenses to thinner lenses
or different lenses?

Rather than buying new glasses, you can keep your frame by posting your glasses to us and we will replace the lenses.

Our single vision reglaze price starts from £35 for Kodak CleAR 1.6 Thin & Lightweight Anti-Reflection (AR) coated lenses.

(We're not currently offering a reglaze service for varifocal or bifocal lenses).

Simply select which lenses you require, enter your prescription (or photo or scan it (and then upload it on this page, or upload it on our 'Contact Us' page) or post it to us) and we will reglaze your frame and have your glasses back to you as soon as possible (usually in 5 to 10 working days).

Our reglazing prices are for FULL FRAME glasses only. If you
require your SEMI-RIMLESS (supra) glasses to be reglazed,
there may be an extra cost. Please get in touch with us
through our 'Contact Us' page for the semi-rimless price.
We also do not reglaze rimless glasses unless we supplied
the frame originally. If we did sell you the rimless frames,
please get in touch with us through our 'Contact Us' page
for the reglaze price.
If you know your pupillary distance (PD) reading, please
enter the figure onto our form opposite. However, we will
be able to measure your PD from your glasses that you
send to us if you do not provide us with a figure.
Please post your glasses to our address found on our
'Contact Us' page. Inside the box that you post your
glasses in, please include your name and order number.
If it is possible, you could also include a copy of your
prescription. We recommend sending them either by
'Signed For' (insured up to the value of £50 or, if your
glasses are expensive, by Royal Mail Special Delivery
Postage (special delivery for the UK only). We will return
them to you, for free, using either Royal Mail Special
Delivery (UK) or Royal Mail 'Signed For' (rest of the
world).
Please note that if the frame of your glasses is in a
poor condition, we will not be able to offer you our
reglazing service.

Reglazing is a delicate process and very occasionally, a frame can break due to the dry solder (with metal frames) or brittleness (in the case of plastic frames). In the unlikely event that this occurs to your frame, we are sorry to say that we will not be liable for the cost of your frame.

Help with your Lens Options

Here at internetspecs.co.uk, we have kept our Lens Replacement (Reglaze) options simple and at a great price. Because of their high overheads, high street opticians charge a lot to put new lenses into your old frame. Our overheads are not high so there is no need to have our prices high - good for you! We are also confident we have some of the best reglaze prices on the web.

Our Lens Replacement (Reglaze) service offers Single Vision
Kodak 'CleAR' 1.6 Thin & Lightweight Anti-Reflection (AR)
Lenses* for just £35. These lenses will be noticeably thinner
and more lightweight than standard 1.5 or 1.56 lenses. For
those who are long sighted (a positive (+) Sphere (SPH)
reading, we will use 1.6 Aspheric lenses which will make the
centre of the lenses even thinner.

(You may have noticed that our Cylinder (CYL) drop-down
forms for the left and right eye only go up to -2.00. However,
for our 1.6 lenses, if you have a negative Sphere (SPH)
reading, we are still able to supply, for free, CYL's higher than
-2.00, up to -4.00. You won't be able to input this onto our
forms so please either upload a copy of your prescription to
us or tell us in the 'Any Additional Information' form).
For those that have a high prescription (Sphere (SPH)
reading above +/-2), we recommend our Kodak 'CleAR' 1.67
Extra-Thin Anti-Reflection (AR) lenses for which our reglaze
service is just £53. This will make your lenses even
thinner and more lightweight. Our 1.67 AR lenses are
always Aspheric, no matter what your prescription is.
Aspheric lenses allow the lenses to be made thinner and
flatter.

(You may have noticed that our Cylinder (CYL) drop-down
forms for the left and right eye only go up to -2.00. However,
for our 1.67 lenses, if you have a negative Sphere (SPH)
reading, we are still able to supply, for no extra cost, CYL's
higher than -2.00, up to -4.00. You won't be able to input
this onto our forms so please either upload a copy of your
prescription to us or tell us in the 'Any Additional
Information' form).
Our Kodak 'CleAR' 1.74 Ultra-Thin Anti-Reflection (AR)
lenses are the thinnest and most lightweight plastic lenses
available. To replace your lenses with 1.74 AR lenses will
cost £110. They are only available from us if you have a
negative prescription (the Sphere (SPH) reading). We
recommend choosing a 1.74 lens if your prescription is
higher than -4.50 for Sphere (SPH) reading (i.e: from -4.50
to -8.00). Our 1.74 lenses are also Aspheric which
contributes to the lenses being thinner and flatter.
Our 1.5 and 1.6 Transition® lenses (known as
'Photochromatic Lenses' and available in either grey,
brown or green) change colour in sunlight meaning that
you can use them during the day or at night. They are
temperature dependent, darkening better in colder
climates such as Northern Europe (in snowy conditions,
they become extra dark due to the intense ultraviolet
light. Transitions® need ultraviolet rays from sunlight
to darken, meaning they're not always suitable for
behind a car windscreen (Our Polarised lenses are
good during sunny driving conditions - please see
below). The lenses without anti-reflection (AR) coating
are darker in sunny conditions, whereas with
anti-reflection (AR) coating, they are better inside and
at night because they are lighter in colour. The thin
1.6 Transition® lenses come with anti-reflection (AR)
coating. The higher lens index value (1.6) causes
reflections to increase. Having an AR coating helps
to eliminate this.
Our Kodak BluProtect lenses help to filter out blue
light rays that can be found in artificial light sources
such as mobile phones and tablets. There's been
research showing that too many blue light rays could
disrupt our internal body clock that controls our
sleeping and waking cycles. BluProtect comes in
standard 1.5 thickness lenses and thin & lightweight
1.6 lenses.
Our 1.59 Anti-Reflection (AR) Polycarbonate Lenses
are good for sport as they are tougher than normal
lenses. They're known as 'plastic aluminium' - weight
for weight, they're 4 times the strength of aluminium
- the material is used for riot shields. Because they're
1.59, they're also thin lenses.

   Please note: our grey, brown and green 1.5
Transitions®, our green 1.6 Transitions® and
   our 1.59 Polycarbonate lenses have a more
   limited prescription range than we have for all
   our other lenses. Certain prescriptions will
   require more expensive 'surfaced' lenses. If this
   is the case for you, we will contact you very soon
after you place your order to ask if you wish to
   pay the extra cost for 'surfaced' lenses or, in the
   case of the 1.5 Transition® lenses, if you wish to
   upgrade to 1.6 Transitions® in either grey or
brown, or if you wish to change or cancel your
order.
Our 1.53 AR Trivex lenses are impact resistant. They
are just as strong as Polycarbonate lenses but are
even more lightweight and have slightly sharper
vision, although Trivex lenses aren't as thin as the
1.59 Polycarbonate lenses are.
Our 1.5 Polarised sun lenses are tinted and
eliminate glare, offering 100% protection from
harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays. They're ideal for those
sunny sunrises & sunsets when you can be 'blinded'
by the sun, even when wearing 'normal' sunglasses.
Polarised lenses must not be worn while driving at
night. They come in 3 different colours: grey, brown
and green.
Our standard Kodak 1.5 Tinted Sun Lenses, our
Kodak 1.5 Tinted Sun Anti-Reflection (AR) lenses
and our thin & lightweight Kodak 1.6 Tinted Sun
Anti-Reflection (AR) lenses are 'fixed tint' (they are
always coloured and so are for day use only).
They will absorb 85% of sunlight. They come in 3
different colours: brown, grey and green.
Please note that our Kodak 1.5 Tinted Sun lenses
are not scratch-resistant. They are the only one
of all the lenses that we sell on Internet Specs that
are not scratch-resistant (Kodak 1.5 Tinted Sun
Anti-Reflection (AR) lenses and Kodak 1.6 Tinted
Sun Anti-Reflection (AR) lenses are scratch-
resistant).

* Occasionally, for those with a low prescription
   (Sphere (SPH) reading around Plano (0) to 1,
   sending us a pair of semi-rimless glasses, we may
   have to use a thicker lens (1.5 or 1.56) to enable
glazing to occur. Here is the technical bit! - for
   semi-rimless glasses, the edges of the lenses
   have to be thick enough to allow a groove to be
   cut to hold the nylon thread. On occasion, a
   1.6 lens will be just too thin. Please be assured
that we'll contact you before we do this to make
   sure you're happy with us using a thicker lens.

* For the rare occurrence that you have a
   positive (+) prescription Sphere (SPH) reading,
   you have a small pupillary distance
   measurement and you send us a wide frame,
   we may have to use a special lens (known as
   a 'surfaced' lens to get the centre of the lens
   in the correct place. In the unlikely event that
   this occurs for you, we will need to ask you for
   an additional payment. Please be assured that
   if this arises for you, we will contact you soon
   after you place your order to ask if you wish
   to pay for the special lenses or if you wish to
cancel your order.

Help with your Prescription

Before you order prescription lenses at internetspecs.co.uk, you need to have a copy of your prescription that was given to you at your last eye test. To order from us, this needs to have been within the last 2 years. If it has been longer than this time (or you have never had your eyes tested), please go to an optician and get an eye test.

After the examination, ask for a copy of your prescription - the optician is legally obliged to give it to you. Then you'll be ready to order your lenses from us. You can also ask the optician to give you your Pupillary Distance (PD) measurement (the distance, in millimetres, between the pupils of each eye), although he/she does not have to give you this (there may be a small fee). For Lens Replacement (Reglazes), it's not important that you have a Pupillary Distance (PD) measurement because if you don't, we can measure your PD from the pair of glasses that you send to us.

On your prescription, abbreviations will more than likely be used:

• ‘R’ will refer to your ‘Right Eye’

• ‘L’ will refer to your    ‘Left Eye’

• ‘SPH’ will refer to    ‘SPHERE’

• ‘CYL’ will refer to ‘CYLINDER’

• ‘ADD’ or ‘NEAR’ refers to ‘NEAR
   ADDITION’

SPHERE (SPH)

This figure designates the strength of lens needed to correct your focus: A positive (+) SPH for long sightedness (problems focusing on close objects) and a negative (-) SPH to correct short sightedness (problems focusing on far objects). If you are neither short nor long sighted, on your prescription, you will see the word PLANO or PL, or the figure 0 (sometimes 0.00), or the sign for infinity: ∞   However, this does not necessarily mean you have perfect eyesight as you may have an astigmatism (see below).

CYLINDER (CYL)

The CYL figure helps to correct an Astigmatism - which means the eye has problems focusing at particular angles. The eye will be slightly rugby ball shaped rather than football (soccer for our American customers!) shaped. This box on your prescription MAY BE EMPTY, in which case you do not have to put anything in the ‘CYL’ part on our prescription form. Similarly, an optician may write: ‘DS’ in the CYL box. If you see this, you can ignore the ‘CYL’ part of our form.

AXIS

There will only be an AXIS figure if you have a CYL figure. It tells us where exactly on your eye the astigmatism is. Be particularly careful inputting this figure to us. It is measured in degrees from 0 to 180. Occasionally there will be a 1/2 or .5 figure.

NEAR ADDITION (ADD)

The ADD('s) is the Additional correction needed for READING and/or COMPUTER USE. The figure is almost always the same for each eye so if it is just written once on your prescription, do not be confused - you can just add the same figure into both boxes on our form.


          SOME IMPORTANT POINTS

•   Some prescriptions will include a figure in the
    PRISM section. The prism helps to correct such
    conditions as muscle imbalance problems. If
    your prescription includes a figure in the prism
    box, please get in touch with us through our
    ‘Contact Us’ page and we may be able to help
    you but it will involve an additional cost.

• Please double check you have entered the (+)
    and (-) correctly into our form

• Sometimes an optician may, for example, write:
+050 or +175 for the SPH, CYL or the ADD.
    He/she has simply omitted the dot and you can
    enter into our form as: +0.50 or +1.75

• Sometimes, an optician may write the + or -
    above the figure like this: +       or this:   -
                                                     0.5                 1.5

IF YOU ARE IN ANY WAY UNSURE ABOUT
YOUR PRESCRIPTION, KNOW THAT YOU CAN:

Upload a Scan or a Photo of your prescription to us using the form opposite or

Email (through our ‘Contact Us’ page) or

Post it to us (address found on our ‘Contact Us’ page).

OR, if you need ANY CLARIFICATION, you can call
us on:

+44 (0)1908 965985

What is my Pupillary Distance (or PD)?

Your Pupillary Distance (PD) is the distance between your eyes, measured from the centre of one pupil to the centre of the other. Once we have your PD, we can then ensure that your lenses are made so that the centre of each lens lines up with the centre of your pupils. If you have a high strength prescription, (a sphere (SPH) reading higher than +/-3) a precise PD measurement is very important.

How can I find out my Pupillary Distance Measurement?

Often, your optician will not include your PD measurement on your prescription so you can ask him/her after you have had your eyes tested or get in touch with him/her at a later date (see below on getting your PD measurement from a prescription).

Alternatively, we can check your PD measurement from the glasses that you send us to be reglazed (unlike prescriptions, your PD measurement will not change much over time).

If your prescription is not too high, (a sphere (SPH) reading between -2 and +2) we can make your glasses for you using an average pupillary distance measurement.

You can also measure your PD yourself, although we recommend you have someone help you rather than use a mirror:

   • Place a millimetre ruler against your forehead and the bridge
     of your nose.
   • Line up the zero mark of the ruler to the centre of one pupil.
   • Read the millimetre measurement for the centre of the other
     pupil.
   • Repeat this 3 or 4 times for accuracy.

If your glasses are for reading or computer work, the measurement for your PD is always slightly less than the 'distance' PD. If you are measuring your PD yourself, the measurement you get will be for 'distance'. If you require reading or computer glasses, please enter your PD for distance into our form and tell us in the 'Any Additional Information' box that you measured your PD yourself. We will then adjust the PD measurement if you've ordered glasses for reading or computer. If you don't write anything in the 'Any Additional Information' box, we will take the PD measurement you've entered into our form as the PD required for the specific glasses you have ordered.

Getting your PD Measurement if it is written on your Prescription

If there are 2 PD measurements shown on your prescription, such as 63/60, this will mean that the 63mm figure is for distance use and 60mm will be your reading or computer PD.
If you have just one PD, this will more than likely be your distance PD. You may want to confirm with your optician as there is the possibility this was written with reading or computer glasses in mind.
Occasionally, your optician may write your PD for each eye, for example: 32/31. In this case, please write these figures into the 'Any Additional Information' box. The first figure is always the measurement for the right eye; the second figure, the measurement for the left eye.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE PUPILLARY DISTANCE (PD) MEASUREMENT YOU WRITE ON OUR FORM IS FOR THE SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION YOU WANT US TO MAKE - WHETHER IT'S FOR DISTANCE, READING OR COMPUTER. AN EXCEPTION TO THIS IS IF YOU'RE MEASURING YOUR PD YOURSELF (Please see above, towards the end of the section: 'How can I find out my Pupillary Distance Measurement?').

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Availability:

Single Vision Lens Option (must select):
Type of Frame (must select):
Your Prescription (must select):
Right Eye Sphere (SPH):
Right Eye Cylinder (CYL):
Right Eye Axis:
Right Eye Near Addition (ADD):
Left Eye Sphere (SPH):
Left Eye Cylinder (CYL):
Left Eye Axis:
Left Eye Near Addition (ADD):
What will the Glasses be for? (must select):
What's Your Pupillary Distance (PD)? (must select):
Any Additional Information?
Uploading a Prescription Scan/Photo?

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I am highly delighted with the service from Internet Specs both in terms of the quality of the customer care and cost and quality of the product - my existing sunglasses have been re glazed for just £35.00 compared to an extortionate price quoted by my optician - I would have no hesitation in both recommending Mark and using Internet specs again.