New Set of Eyeglasses for the New Year

Some of you might not know that I wear prescription eyeglasses. I've been wearing eyeglasses as early as third grade because of the invention of the family computer.

The Family Computer, most popular game console in the 80s. I can play games on it for hours, which resulted to my poor eyesight.

Now, my prescription eyeglasses grade is at 9.00. Yes, that high! I even have astigmatism on my left eye because of a minor injury I got from wearing contact lenses. I only wear my contact lenses when we go out because I feel dizzy wearing my glasses when traveling. I already have plans of undergoing lasik surgery to correct my eyesight because I'm kind of sick wearing eyeglasses and contact lenses. We already know of a reliable doctor to do it (Dr. Pimentel of Metropolitan Hospital), but for now, I need to endure a few more months of wearing eyeglasses.

That's me wearing my eyeglasses at our home in Cebu.

Those eyeglasses I'm wearing on the photo have been with me for over 3 years now. I wanted to get new frames because I'm tired of this silver-framed glasses.

I've heard about Zenni Optical from a friend who's currently living in the US. She's also wearing eyeglasses and she mentioned that she bought hers online. It was only now that I wanted to buy a new pair that I remembered the name of the site. I was checking them out and I liked a lot of their frame designs. They've got a lot of frames and colors to choose from AND they are way cheaper than if I buy them here. Their shipping and handling is only $9.95 for the Philippines regardless of how many glasses you order. The glasses I'm wearing now costs Php 3,000, and that price didn't even include the actual lenses because they only took it out of my old one. So, I'm seriously considering buying my new set from them.

I need to have my eyes checked this week and I'll ask the optometrist to also measure my eyes pupillary distance so I can try ordering my new glasses online. I'll need that info when I order from Zenni Optical.