New prescription and glasses

[taxine.livejournal.com]

Well, I ruined my glasses(not just sitting on them this time), and my prescription expired years ago, plus my eyes have changed anyhow.
Catch is, I have no insurance whatsoever. So I need the absolute cheapest place to get my eyes checked and get glasses. I have astigmatism, it that changes anything.
I did check the "eye care" tag but the closest hit was from 2009, and I feel like plenty of places have likely changed in 3 years.
Anything in Davis, Arlington, or Cambridge is ideal.

My other question is, how much can I expect this to be? The last time I got glasses I was a teenager and on my parents' insurance, so I have no idea what a fair price even is...

Thanks in advance!

Comments

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that when I bought glasses from Zenni Optical they didn't require a date on the prescription.

OP - you should be able to get yourself a pair of glasses online for under $20.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I think most brick&mortar places will want something recent, though. The online places (at least when I was buying contacts) made noises about requirements, but you could just enter info and make up a doctor's name and they never actually checked.

Or so I hear.

[taerowyn.livejournal.com]

Zenni doesn't even need any doctor info, just the actual prescription. Bought my first pair from them last month and I'm a huge fan.