Can Eyeglass Lenses Be Reground?

To reground old lenses may not be able to achieve your new prescription and the cost and labour aren't worth the time or effort. It's better to just get your prescription In a new lens as lens blanks come in most prescriptions. And they would have to re-apply a new coating as well.

Can prescription lenses be altered?

You can put old lenses in new frames in most cases, as long as the new frames are the same ones you used to have. An eye care professional will just need to make sure your prescription doesn't restrict the type of eyewear you use so that you don't have issues down the line.

Can you remove prescription from lenses?

In most cases, yes, it's possible! It's fairly easy to swap out non-prescription lenses with a prescription version, but there are exceptions. Read on to learn more.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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