Meta Adventurer Glasses: VR Wave Replacement Lenses

Quick summary: VR Wave makes replacement lenses for Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses, and now the Meta Adventurer too. I’ve used their lenses on all my glasses for over a year. They’re inexpensive, available with your prescription, and easy to swap. This video was sponsored by VR Wave. Use code gtv10.

In the box

The lenses come in a VR Wave carrying case, separated into inserts marked L and R. I tried a blue tinted prescription pair and a clear transition pair.

How to install them

1. Turn the glasses off.
2. Push the original lens out from the inside with two fingers. I wore gloves to avoid smudges, or you can wipe the lenses afterward.
3. Peel the protective plastic off the new lens.
4. Push it into the frame until it snaps in.

Prescription and tints

My original lenses weren’t prescription, so I’d been putting off wearing these all the time. With the prescription pair, I can see so much better. You can get them with eye protection, different colors and shades, or as transition lenses. It’s much cheaper than going through an eye doctor, even with insurance.

Transition lenses

The clear pair is clear indoors and turns grayish-black outdoors. How fast depends on how much UV they get. Other colors are available. I’d estimate they give about 60 to 70% of the protection of real sunglasses. I’d like a bit more, but it’s enough that the sun doesn’t bother my eyes.

Comfort

The Adventurer glasses are more comfortable to me than the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarers, and I’d happily wear them all day.

Verdict

I’ve used VR Wave for over a year. They’re easy to install, easy to care for and look great.

• VR Wave lenses for Meta glasses, code gtv10
• Meta Adventurer glasses at Meta
• Meta Adventurer glasses at Best Buy