Ordering prescription glasses online in the UAE now takes three steps: choose a frame, choose your lenses, add your prescription. If you've held off because you weren't sure the frame would fit, the prescription would be made correctly, or the glasses would even be genuine, this guide walks through exactly how the process works at OptiVision — and how to judge any site that sells prescription glasses online. Right now, single vision lenses are 50% off, which makes it a good moment to put real lenses into a designer frame.
Step 1: Choose an Authentic Designer Frame
Shop by gender, brand or shape
Start wherever matches how you think about frames: men's eyeglasses, women's eyeglasses (both include unisex frames), by brand, or by shape. The current range covers every major silhouette — ovals like the Emporio Armani EA1059, cat-eyes like the Versace VE3353, squares like the Burberry BE2457U, and sport-leaning pillow shapes like the Prada Linea Rossa PS 51SV.
Reading the frame size
Every frame has its size printed inside the temple as three numbers — for example 52-18-145. That's lens width, bridge width, and temple length, all in millimetres. The reliable trick: check the numbers on a pair that already fits you and match within 1–2 mm on lens width. You don't need to measure your face; you need one pair that fits and thirty seconds with its temple arm.
Step 2: Pick Your Lens Type
Every frame on the site can be fitted with any of five lens types, chosen on the product page:
Single vision
One prescription power across the whole lens, for distance or for near. This is what most wearers under 40 need — and single vision lenses are currently 50% off.
Progressive
A smooth change from distance at the top through intermediate to near at the bottom, with no visible line. For anyone whose prescription includes a reading addition (ADD).
Blue light filter
A coating that reflects part of the blue-violet light from screens. If screen time leaves your eyes tired, ask an optometrist whether a blue light filter makes sense for you — then browse blue light glasses.
Photochromic
Clear indoors, darkening automatically in UV outdoors — one pair for the office and the street. Worth knowing: car windscreens block most UV, so they darken only partially while driving. See photochromic glasses.
Reading lenses
Magnification for near work, fitted into any designer frame — no reason a reading pair has to look like a pharmacy purchase. Browse designer reading glasses.
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Step 3: Add Your Prescription
What you need from your eye test
Your prescription from a licensed optometrist contains a few fields: SPH (sphere — the main lens power, minus for short-sightedness, plus for long-sightedness), CYL and AXIS (which correct astigmatism; AXIS runs 0–180 degrees), and ADD (the extra near power, only for progressive or reading lenses). OD means right eye, OS means left eye. Use a recent prescription; if you're not sure yours is still current, ask your optometrist.
PD: the one number people forget
PD is your pupillary distance — the gap between your pupil centres in millimetres, typically around 54–74 mm for adults. It's how the optical centre of each lens is positioned in front of your eye. If it isn't written on your prescription, ask the optician who tested you to add it.
Enter these details with your order, and our optical team reviews the prescription and frame compatibility before any lenses are made — the same check you'd get across the counter in store.
Prescription Sunglasses: The Same Flow for Sun Lenses
Prescription sun lenses can be fitted to most frames, and our team confirms the fit before the order is processed. In the UAE this matters more than almost anywhere: year-round glare on Sheikh Zayed Road, beach weekends, desert light. Prescription sun lenses mean no clip-ons and no juggling contacts just to wear sunglasses — a phantos frame like the Emporio Armani EA4152 takes them cleanly. The 50% single vision offer applies to prescription sun lenses too.
What Prescription Glasses Cost in Dubai
Frame price vs lens price
Your total is the designer frame plus the lens type plus any coatings. Progressive lenses cost more than single vision because of the more complex lens design; blue light and photochromic sit between. Frame prices vary by brand — a Versace VE3367U and a Burberry BE2365 Alisson occupy different points on the range, and every product page shows its current price with lens options priced live at checkout.
How the 50% offer changes the total
With single vision lenses at 50% off, the lens side of the total drops by half — on an everyday prescription pair, that's the difference that usually decides between "someday" and "this week".
How to Choose a Site to Order Glasses Online
Whatever site you use, hold it to four criteria: authentic stock sourced through official brand supply, clear lens options shown before checkout rather than after, a prescription check by a real optical team before lenses are made, and delivery across the UAE with local customer service. A site that meets all four is safe to order from; a site that hides any of them isn't. That's a more honest answer than a ranked list — and it's the standard OptiVision is built to meet.
Where to Buy Prescription Glasses in the UAE
OptiVision carries authentic designer frames with every lens type selectable on the product page, prescriptions reviewed by our optical team, and delivery across Dubai and the UAE — backed by retail roots as an authorized optical retailer since 1980. Pieces like the Prada Linea Rossa PS 06RV show how far a prescription pair can be from a plain clinical frame. Start with the frame, and the rest takes minutes: Shop designer eyeglasses — 50% off single vision lenses
Frequently asked questions
What is the best website to buy eyeglasses online in the UAE?
Choose a site selling authentic designer frames, offering full lens options, checking your prescription before production and delivering across the UAE. OptiVision does all four.
Can I order prescription glasses online with my own prescription?
Yes. Enter SPH, CYL, AXIS, ADD and PD from a recent eye test with your order. Our team reviews it before lenses are made.
Which lenses can I put in designer frames?
Single vision, progressive, blue light filter, photochromic or reading lenses can be fitted to every frame. Single vision lenses are currently 50% off.
Can I get prescription sunglasses?
Yes. Prescription sun lenses fit most frames, and our team confirms the fit before the order is processed.
How much do prescription glasses cost in Dubai?
It depends on the frame and lens type; progressive costs more than single vision. Single vision lenses are currently 50% off at OptiVision.
