... as if prescription frames and lenses aren't already pricey enough! I got my new frames from this cute shop in the Castro and between the lenses and frames WITH insurance it was still $800. Oof.
The quality is not amazing - they probably won't last more than a year or so, but then neither does a prescription.
Glasses don't need to be expensive.
Lenses are usually a couple hundred dollars, and your frames will probably be a hundred or more as well. Usually if you have insurance with vision coverage, it helps pay for some or all of that, for a single pair, on a semi-regular basis.
Once you start adding features like anti-reflective coatings, high index lenses, comfortable frames, and other things that are bordering on essential for constant use, the cost skyrockets.