$895....which for brand new technology, isn't all that bad.
I think CD players were $2,000 in the late '70s.
A good pair of trifocals (my elderly Dad has them) is over $400. And of course Lasik is still thousands.
I'm 48, (yep, 2 months older than Obama) and I'm just now wearing low power reading glasses.
There's a nice super lightweight brand of reading glasses, Calabria, made with special unbreakable nylon frames of a material called TR-90 Grilamid, which are terrific...don't even know they are there really.
Yes - My trifocals are about 425.00 - but are invaluable.