Prescription Safety Glasses

[Brett Luna]

I bought my safety glasses (polycarb with integral side shields) from the base exchange optical shop. I am both astigmatic and farsighted. My regular specs have progressive lenses but I opted for single vision lenses in the safeties, with focus set at arm's length. When I'm actively working in the shop, I don't often need to see so clearly at distance and progressives can be a real pain when you're working overhead and at other odd angles. The single vision lenses keep me in or close to the work zone for most tasks.

[Jamie Buxton]

I got my most recent pair from rx-safety.com, and I'm quite happy with them. The price difference between them and local optometrists was huge. For single vision they're under a hundred bucks. For progressives, I paid less than $200. For comparison, my last pair of street glasses with progressive lenses from a local optometrist was over $600.