Prescription or extra pair of glasses?

I would travel with an extra (old) pair; that would save a lot of time.

I don't because if I lost my glass I could get by. But if I had really bad eye sight I would bring an extra pair. You don't have the time to go looking for someone to make you a new pair.

Jim, I always bring at least one pair of extra prescription glasses, always packed in my carry-on. I'm not able to function well without glasses, so those are an essential piece of travel gear. I usually have a pair of prescription Sunglasses as well. I have a copy of my prescription if needed, although I'm not sure how practical that would be as it could take a week or so to make a new pair of glasses. I'm not usually in one place for that length of time. Cheers!

I always travel with an old pair of glasses in my carry on. I just need them for reading. Without them even when I put my Kindle on giant script it's hard on my eyes. Had my glasses break while having lunch in a connecting airport once at the beginning of a 5 week trip. Managed to fix them with a paperclip but never again! Once blinded twice shy:) My husband can't see 30 ft ahead without his glasses. He carries an extra pair in his carry on and I carry a third pair of his old glasses. A lot depends on just how much you need those glasses.

I need my glasses and take both a second pair and a prescription. The second pair is my old prescription. I've never had to have glasses made overseas, but I can't take the chance.

Thanks everyone, I'll definitely will bring an older pair!!

Let's see. Behind Door One you have trying to grope your way to the glasses store since you can't read a map. Needing to stope enroute to use the facilities and you mis-gender yourself. You'll wander into three gelato joints and come out with cones stuck to your eyes. When you finally get to where you were headed, you find out that your new jobber-dos will be ready a week from next Tuesday. Behind Door Two ........

My eyesight is so bad, I've actually had nightmares about hypothetically loosing my glasses overseas. So yeah I always bring a spare pair; without specs I would be in worse shape than Mr. Magoo. And speaking of spare things, if you are parking your car at the airport, be sure to bring along your extra set of keys.

When I'm driving anywhere, even at home, I have a backup pair of glasses and a pair of prescription sunglasses in the little compartment between the seats. I was coming out of Silverstone last year after watching cars go round and round all day and my glasses fell apart as I was leaving the carpark. Slowed down, reached in, grabbed the spare pair while looking at the road with one eye, and I was good to go. Not quite so clear but it did me fine while I waited 3 days for the repair. When I drive to Europe I also chuck in another pair of work glasses and some pop up shades to go over my Transitions because they don't change in the car and I need the darkness in the south of France and Italy. I don't carry a prescription.

Jim, I alwayss take two pair, and one perscription sunglass pair.
My eyes are so bad, that I cannot use any of my old glasses, so I always get a cheap spare pair at Costco or order a pair from Zenni. I used to only bring one pair, but once, in Italy, my glasses fell apart. I speak no Italian, but after we had located an eyeglass shop, I managed to convey to them the problem, and they cobbled them back together.