Meta Launches New Ray-Bans for Prescription Lenses

Meta makes some of the best smart glasses we’ve tested at CNET, and now it’s launching several new frame styles. They include support for prescription lenses and aim to make the glasses more viable as an all-day device that won’t look out of place with your day-to-day wear.

At the same time, Meta is also rolling out features that let its smart glasses analyze what you’re looking at to estimate calories, summarize messages from apps like WhatsApp, and provide contextual assistance through its built-in AI. 

Here’s what’s new.

New styles with ‘prescription optimized’ glasses

Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 next to Gen 1 glasses on table, both black Wayfarer

2025 Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 glasses versus the 2023 model that I wear, both matte black Wayfarer. Can you even tell the difference, except for the prescription lenses?

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Meta is introducing two new frame styles with the Ray-Ban Meta Optics Styles. There’s a rectangular Blayzer Optics frame available in standard and large sizes, and a

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