I got mine on AliExpress, titanium, lightweight, lenses with coating and anti-glare. $25 shipped. Got a second pair for about $32. I already had my eye exam paperwork and just sent them an image. It took about 4 weeks each time. Considering sun glasses next. Will be expensive, maybe $45!

The prescription I got at America's Choice, got the cheapest possible (maybe $50), but for $70 got two pairs of glasses (total cost with the prescription), but the quality was nowhere near that of the glasses from China.

And note: you can get even cheaper at AliExpress (under $20 lenses and frames). I just opted for a best seller that was slightly more to play it safe.

I really like goggles4u.com, I've been ordering from them since 2011 and it looks like $37.31 shipped was the most I ever paid for a pair of glasses. They regularly have sales and I got a pair once for $2.69.

They aren't the greatest frames in the world but they're definitely punching above their weight.

The lenses are fine, I'm nearsighted with minor correction and an astigmatism and I have no complaints.

I like that when I need new glasses, I can order two pairs and sunglasses for less than $100 shipped.

Not affiliated with the company in any way, but I'd also recommend Shuron: https://www.shuron.com/index.htm

The Ronsir Zyl, Freeway, or Sidewinder frames all appeal to me. Shuron makes quality, practical frames and allows you to choose temple length, width, and other frame dimensions, and they have stellar customer service.

There's some variation in whether online vendors will require a prescription or not. The first one I tried did, so the second one got my money. AIUI there's not a federal law requiring a prescription, but there are many state laws. Often, they make a distinction between positive and negative prescriptions, which is why you can buy reading glasses (to correct farsightedness) everywhere but have much more limited options for distance glasses (to correct nearsightedness). I guess some vendors can't be bothered figuring out which laws apply to a particular sale and just apply the strictest.

I've used coastal.com for years. Never needed a prescription. Found it by googling something like "buy glasses online". I'm reading all the comments in this thread feeling like so many here have never heard of a Google search before.

And I'm now thinking about what I'm not searching for because I think it's not available to me. Hmmm.

I bought my latest glasses from eyebuydirect.com. Read the reviews first and saw a couple of people lamenting low-quality frames, so I added a spare pair of frames to the order.

Overall, very happy. Shipped quickly, frames are pretty good, lenses are just right.

Without an official prescription, shipped to a US address?