So have you ever heard of Warby Parker glasses?
Eyeglasses and Warby Parker have been growing in popularity for several years so
i finally got myself a pair i've been trying them out for the last few months
but are Warby Parker glasses any good? well let's break down the features, the price, the lens and
frame quality and everything that you get in this warby parker review. let's take a look.
hey what's up Dr Allen here from the dr eye health show helping you take care of your eyes and see
your very best and i'm excited today to be looking at warby parker glasses and doing a quick review
and just fyi this video is not sponsored. now i've had my hands on these glasses for several months
now and you maybe even have seen me wear them in previous videos and to be honest i've been pretty
pleasantly surprised they've been holding up well i'm seeing well out of them and i've even received
several compliments on them i ultimately did get one of their at home try on boxes so i will be
kind of showcasing a few different frames that i got to try if there's anything particularly
that you like and just want to know additional information about the frame name or anything like
that i'll put additional information about each frame in the description below so you can check
that out but let's break down the price the pros the cons and everything that you need to know. so
the retail price of warby parker glasses usually comes in the range of 100 to maybe 150 us dollars
largely depending on what frame and what lenses that you choose now again i got the at home try on
box which meant that i could go on their website select up to five different frames and they're
able to ship them out to me to try on which is really important for online glasses because
otherwise it can be really challenging to find a good pair that are going to be comfortable they're
going to fit your face shape as well as your style without trying them on first there were a couple
that i tried on that were just too big for me such as the Ames frame here. it's a classic design
and i like the matte black but they're just too big for me or perhaps the Fletcher here which
i do really like especially with the different accent flares of premium acetate between the white
the brown the gray but as i put them on here you can tell again they're just a bit too big in fact
these are more for somebody who has a larger nose that way my eyes would be held up in the optical
center of the frame but instead these hang just too low for me and my eyes are kind of toward the
top of the lenses and that just wouldn't be right but overall one of the biggest compliments i can
give Warby Parker after scoping out their website and the different frames i've tried on here their
designs are impressive they come off as kind of a professional sophisticated sort of look but they
also give off a very casual and somewhat playful vibe at times now a big thing i should mention is
that with the home try on box all of the lenses they do not have your prescription in them they
are just plano stock lenses or maybe sunglasses lenses but the whole point again is so that you
can try them on find out what works for you your style of comfort all of that ultimately what i
ended up purchasing for my prescription pair are the Gillian here and most men's frames are usually
a brown or a black color and i really liked the blue accent in this and yes while they maybe fit
just slightly too large for me that is the style right now and i feel that they do match both
my eye color and a lot of my wardrobe i will say that i am fairly impressed by the build quality of
their frames especially compared to other online glasses brands that i've tried many of the ones
i have here are made of acetate plastic and seem to hold up the hinges are pretty well put together
and i would probably give their build quality somewhere around the 7 out of 10 range they
do have the warby parker branding stamped on the inside along with where they were manufactured but
you know when you are only paying about a hundred us dollars for glasses frames you are missing out
on some features that you get with more expensive ones things like titanium and memory metals things
that make them harder to break as well as handset jewels and other cool things like that now as far
as the lens quality and accuracy goes and this is a big deal to me being an eye care professional
i have been pretty pleased with warby parker's lenses i found out that they do have their own
lens manufacturing facility now here in the united states and i was able to verify
in the clinic that the lenses i received were accurate to my prescription now one thing that
is really important to look for when investing in eyeglasses is the quality of the lenses and
any special coatings or treatments that can be applied to those lenses prescription glasses from
Warby parker they only come in two different lens material options and if you haven't seen our video
on different lens materials there are a lot more than just two out there but at the very least they
offer a standard polycarbonate lens as well as a high index 1.67 lens for those people with higher
prescriptions over four diopters now if you order a pair of warby parker glasses all of their lenses
do come with a standard anti-reflective coating if you don't know what an anti-reflective coating is
that is kind of that green or blue rainbow like reflection off the surface of the lenses
and that's supposed to help you reduce that glare that you get from the lens as well as improve your
comfort and visual quality through those lenses and in general if you do end up getting a pair
of glasses with a lesser quality anti-reflective that usually means you're buying a lower quality
lens as well i do find that the anti-reflective on these lenses are pretty decent they also include
an anti-scratch and a 100 uv light blocker built into it as well i can't say that it's the best
anti-reflective or no glare coating that i've ever seen but i would probably place it again
in the middle of the road somewhere about that 6 to 7 out of 10 range but if you are interested
in something more they do also offer a blue light blocking technology as well as a light responsive
lens which is a photo gray lens that changes from clear to dark when you're in the sunlight
those things all offer additional filtering capabilities but come at an additional cost
now in just a second i want to share a helpful tip about ordering warby parker glasses that
most people don't know about along with some of my final thoughts but first i want to pass this
question up to you what is the number one thing that you look for when buying new eyeglasses is it
purely price is it brand name or is it something like durability let me know in the comment section
below now if you've seen any of my previous videos about eyeglasses you know that i'm a firm believer
in having your glasses professionally adjusted because it's unlikely that your glasses are going
to just come straight out of the box fitting 100 perfectly and to have warby parker glasses
adjusted you can of course take them into a warby parker brick and mortar store if you happen to
live by one otherwise at the timing of this video they do offer a 50 rebate if you were to take them
into a local optical shop and have them adjusted there many local stores will adjust them for
free but if they do happen to charge you for that service again warby parker will reimburse you up
to 50 dollars which is pretty crazy and very cool so when it comes to where warby parker stacks up
against other eyeglasses brands i can't say they are the best lenses or the best frames i've ever
had especially when compared to other glasses i've gotten from the eye clinic but definitely
compared to other online glasses brands i don't think you can go wrong here i think that they are
well designed and they should be sufficient for anybody with at least an average glass of strength
or prescription i think the most impressive thing about warby parker is how competitive their price
is especially for the quality of the frames and the selection of styles that they offer
you know one of my favorite pairs of eyeglasses that i own are my designer tom ford frames with
transitions signature eight eye zen lenses along with Crizal sapphire 360 anti-reflective
but those glasses come in well over 600 us dollars now one of the reasons why i love them is because
they do help me with eye strain while on my phone my light sensitivity but they also block more
glare from extreme angles however depending on your budget and eye cure needs you maybe don't
need something quite that fancy and if you're looking for something that provides decent quality
and without breaking the bank i don't see why warby parker isn't a good option but definitely
let me know if you've tried warby parker yourself and had a good experience or maybe a
bad experience let us know in the comments section that way we can all learn from each other if you
do have more questions about eyeglasses lenses finding frames that match your face shape and
all of that definitely check out other videos in our shooters right over here otherwise again this
is Dr. Allen here from the dr eye health show keep an eye on it and we'll talk to you soon