Prescription errors, scratches, accidental drops or other mishaps can abruptly shorten the life of your eyeglasses. The lens may be covered by a limited time warranty offered by your eye care facility. Quickly addressing the issue and replacing your lens can save you time and money.
Instructions
1 Check whether your eyeglass prescription is valid. Replacing lenses requires a prescription that has not expired. If your prescription has expired and you are without a warranty, you may have to have an eye exam to update your prescription and allow you to replace the lens.
2 Take your frame to the store or office where you purchased the lenses.
3 Order lenses and, if necessary, purchase them. Lens warranties offer by offices and stores vary by each establishment’s policies. Prescription lenses usually come with some sort of warranty. You can reorder lenses still under warranty from the office’s laboratory at no cost or a discounted price. You can still replace lenses without a warranty — but usually at the original price.
4 Hold the frame with the the lenses facing away from you. Place both thumbs behind one lens, and apply pressure. This technique should pop the lenses out in a plastic frame. With a metal frame, find a small Phillips screwdriver and remove the screws likely holding the lens to the frame.
5 Replace the lens in a plastic frame by holding the frame with the lenses facing you. Place the lens over the rim where the lens needs to go in. Align one side of the frame in the groove; using two thumbs, apply pressure to the other end to push the lens in entirely. The grooves of the lens should fit perfectly into the grooves of the plastic. If you have a metal frame, unscrew the rim and replace the lens, taking care that the grooves of the lens fit with the grooves of the metal.