Works great!
Very impressive!
It really works!
I was skeptical of this app. The idea that my phone camera could accurately tell me my prescription sounded ridiculous to me. I downloaded it anyway and did what it said and got my prescription. I wanted to order new glasses but I didn’t really want to use the prescription this app gave me because I didn’t trust it so I called my optometrist and had them mail me my real prescription. Then I remembered the prescription I got from this app and they are exactly the same! The only thing that was different was the axis measurements. I was super surprised how accurate it turned out to be. Doesn’t beat getting your actual prescription but it will work in a pinch.
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Great hopes that we’re disappointed
Both my roommate and I had great hopes for this app. It started well enough. The scanner quickly and easily connected the cell phone and laptop. I got a credit card and began with the size adjustment. From here on everything began to go downhill.
I tried the size adjustment using every finger and different positions. I even flipped the laptop onto its display to let gravity hold the card between the dots on the screen. This way it was far easier to keep the dots reliably inside the scanner. However, even after maintaining the dots and card in the cell phone scanner for more than 5 minutes the app was unable to adjust for size. Out of approximately 7 separate attempts to set up the app I managed to get through this step only once.
The one time I was able to begin measuring the glasses it was extremely hard to keep the the glasses aligned in a way for the scanner to measure them.
I think that the app has potential but it is too difficult to keep the computer display, glasses, and cell phone aligned long enough to let the app scan. I have yet to understand why scaling would take so long. One scan should be enough to determine the size of the card based on the 6 dots on the screen.
I tried the size adjustment using every finger and different positions. I even flipped the laptop onto its display to let gravity hold the card between the dots on the screen. This way it was far easier to keep the dots reliably inside the scanner. However, even after maintaining the dots and card in the cell phone scanner for more than 5 minutes the app was unable to adjust for size. Out of approximately 7 separate attempts to set up the app I managed to get through this step only once.
The one time I was able to begin measuring the glasses it was extremely hard to keep the the glasses aligned in a way for the scanner to measure them.
I think that the app has potential but it is too difficult to keep the computer display, glasses, and cell phone aligned long enough to let the app scan. I have yet to understand why scaling would take so long. One scan should be enough to determine the size of the card based on the 6 dots on the screen.
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Response from developer
hi there, we are very sorry to hear this. This problem could possibly point to the fact that the computer screen used here was not in the dimensions we support. We encourage you to try it again. In order to calibrate the screen successfully, a 12''-27'' screen should be used, and the card should be held flat against the screen using one finger as shown on the app.
4 stars...for now
I did have some issues using the app, my WiFi wasn’t stable so every time it disconnected my phone would fall out of sync and I would have to start over. (I did this many times before I actually got a result.) When I did get a result the numbers looked familiar so I’m excited to get my glasses and see if they are as accurate as this app claims. I will update my review when I receive them. Great idea and execution, looking forward to seeing future improvements that will revolutionize online eye care!
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Trouble at first, but then.
So at first I had a lot of trouble getting past the magnetic card calibration while trying 2 different laptop screens, I then tried a bigger screen from my all-in-one computer at work and it worked like a charm. Literally took me 5 minutes total to complete the scan.
Prescription was very accurate as well. I have my prescription from my optometrist but couldn’t quite read a couple numbers. I had an idea what they were but now I know for sure.
Prescription was very accurate as well. I have my prescription from my optometrist but couldn’t quite read a couple numbers. I had an idea what they were but now I know for sure.
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Fantastic
With the quarantine in effect and my glasses broken I needed a new pair of prescription glasses. I thought I would check the app store to see what exists and that’s when I found GlassesUSA. I was skeptical at first and getting my previous glasses scanned correctly was a little tricky but I’m very impressed overall with the app and service. Within about two weeks I received my new glasses, perfect lenses match from my previous and I got for a fraction of the cost. I will be ordering from Glasses USA again!
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Difficult to use
I tried about 20 times to scan my glasses and I keep getting the message “your phone camera is blurry” when my camera is crystal clear. There was a moment when the scan let me proceed to rotating my glasses, but then the app crashed on me and did not save my progress.
Update: I finally got the app to work for me, but it took a really long time! I would have liked this more if it gave me some kind of message why it wasn’t working besides my camera.
Update: I finally got the app to work for me, but it took a really long time! I would have liked this more if it gave me some kind of message why it wasn’t working besides my camera.
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Amazing!
My husband’s previous pair of glasses were missing the pieces for the nose support, missing one of the arms that go behind your ear and the other arm of the frame was held on with super glue and tape.. needless to say he needed a new pair. However with the current pandemic he didn’t want to try and make an appointment to get his prescription. We stumbled upon this app and were honestly skeptical about how accurate it really would be. We followed the directions and in less than 15 minutes he had a prescription which we used and ordered a pair of glasses. THEY ARE PERFECT!!!!!! SO IMPRESSED!!
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My exact prescription..
So I’ve been an avid prescription glasses wearer for 6 years now. I had no idea where the paper was with my info about my eyes. So I decided to use this app, and with this app it give me the information I needed. With the info, I went ahead and purchased prescribed sunglasses from a well known company online. The glasses came a few days ago, I tried them on.. they’re my exact prescription. I can see out of the sunglasses well like my normal prescription glasses.. in total it only cost about $30. That’s so cheap compared to normal.
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incorrect prescription calculations
I scanned my glasses three times. I had different results for each scan. I thought it was because I didn’t have good lighting or because I used my tablet, so I decided to get better lighting and my laptop, but the results were totally off. Maybe my hand was too shaky. I’m not sure what went wrong. Just get your prescription from your doctor. Don’t get me wrong, I love their website, but the app needs some work.
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