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I've had a pair of prescription glasses from Optilabs for a few months and have so far been pretty impressed. I went for photochromic lenses, which stay clear at night but darken sufficiently during the day to cope with all but the fiercest sun.
My main concern when I ordered was that the lenses would be Coke-bottle bulky (my eyesight's pretty weak, about -6 in both eyes, and Optilabs don't offer the option of slimmed-down lenses). However, they're actually OK. Optilabs themselves admit that some riders simply don't get on with the curved lenses, but I've found them fine and haven't experienced any visual distortion either on the bike or off it. And the improved eyeline has helped rectify some of the cycling-induced neck pain that caused me to get the glasses in the first place.
None of the frames are wildly attractive in the flesh; and, despite the different names, they all look pretty similar. (I'm checking their website at the moment and I still can't remember which frame I have.) But even so, I'd say they're definitely worth considering.