How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former industry execs tell all

Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by perfmode on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:38PM (#19313508)

are prescription lenses not priced along the lines of the fashion lines?

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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by mbell on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:48PM (#19313590)

I don't know as much about that side of things but as I recall Luxottica didn't make the prescription lens, they were ordered to spec from a third party. They sold and manufactured the frames and did the fitting work (which does some times require significant work on the lens like reshaping or drilling holes). This was ~10 years ago though so that may have changed.

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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by jnsaff2 on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @03:52PM (#19314121)

Luxottica recently merged with Essilor the biggest prescription lens conglomerate so now they are possibly truly integrated and unstoppable.

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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by Fins on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @03:54PM (#19314141)

They merged with... Essilor, I think, so they do lenses as well now.

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Re:How badly are we being ripped off on eyewear? Former indu... by dustindiamond on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @02:39PM (#19313524)

It is just the frames, the lenses cost additional.

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