Where is a place to get cheap eyeglasses in DC?

Question

Not sunglasses!

The medicated kind!

Answer 1

Wal Mart is always reasonable.

Answer 2

Believe it or not I go to the dollar store, I have bought my reading glasses at Giant and other places and pay up to $25 for them, you can get the same thing for approx $3.00, wearing mine as I type

Answer 3

If all you need is reading glasses, I agree with the previous answer that you should look at what they have at the dollar stores.  If you go to Dollar General, they are actually only $1.00.

However, if you need to have a specific prescription for your glasses, I have a couple of other suggestions.

The membership warehouse stores (BJ's, Costco, and so forth) have really excellent prices.  Even better, Consumer Reports Magazine rated them very highly for getting the prescriptions ground just right.  If you are a member at one of these stores, you owe it to yourself to check them out.  

The other suggestion is For Eyes, which has stores all over the Washington area.  Again, they have very good prices (not as low as BJ's or Costco, of course) and were highly rated by Consumer Reports.  Both my wife and son have gotten their glasses at For Eyes, and they have been very pleased.  My son in particular has a difficult prescription, which includes astigmatism and other problems, and it has made a big difference to have properly made glasses.

I hope this helps.  Good luck!!