1. You have to visit an optician for an eye test.
Go to any local of high street optician for an eye test. It is vital that you collect your prescription. Some retailers will force you to buy glasses from them and may not hand you your prescription. Remember it is your legal right to have this prescription and to buy your glasses from anywhere that you choose. Don’t forget to get your Pupilliary Distance (PD) number as well. This should be included in your prescription. If not, ASK FOR IT.

2. Log onto www.advancespex.com
Now that you have your prescription in your hand; log onto www.advancespex.com. This is where the fun really begins. Advancespex.com offers you a wide selection of high quality frames, including the designer names at a low budget price. Remember these are the same high quality glasses and lenses that you can buy from the high street stores.

3. Choosing Your Frame
Search through our high quality range of frames. Take a look through through our Designer section. We have some of the hottest names and styles in the UK. You can find all the various brands through a click of a button from the list to the left of the page. Our advanced search option will take you directly to the style you require. Frames come in a variety of colours and sizes. Make sure you choose a colour that you are comfortable with. If you have an old pair of glasses then you can check the size of the frame you might require. Take a look at the inside of the arm of your old frame. You may see something like this.
48 [] 21 142.
The first number 48. This is the diameter of the lens.
The second number 21. This is the width of the nose bridge
The third number 142. This is the length of the arm.
All sizes are measured in millimetres (mm)

4. Make your choice of lenses
Our most common lenses that our customers choose are Single vision lenses: The majority of people will only require a single vision lens fitted to their glasses. Let us know if you glasses are for reading(near) or for computer work(intermediate) or everyday use (distance). You can find this information at the bottom of you prescription under additions. This could also be written as “add”.
Bifocal lenses should only be chosen if the are recommended by your optician. Bifocals are an option for people who require two sets of lenses in one pair of glasses. These are normally used for reading and distance.

Choose whether you want special coatings or not. We would recommend an anti scratch coating.

5. Making a Payment
Advance spex.com accepts all the major credit and debit cards through our secured payment service. We work with the leading bank services, so you can rest assured that your payments and details will remain secure at all times. You can also make payments through the PayPal. System which again offers you the security and peace of mind to shop safely. We also accept personal cheques and postal orders.

6. Delivery of your Frames
The usual turn around time for the delivery of your glasses can be within 10-14 days from the day of ordering. It should be noted thatadvancespex.com fulfill the majority of their orders within 7 working days. Some glasses take longer then others to produce due to the complexity of the lenses, fitting and coatings/tints that might be required.

7. Tell a Friend
Go on, tell a friend just how easy it was buying online from advancespex.com, and the saving that you made. Enjoy your spectacles.