Ray-Ban Meta Prescription Glasses Eliminate a Structural Barrier to AI Wearable Adoption

Meta's Ray-Ban Meta prescription-lens smart glasses launch at $499, pricing them within the premium corrective-frame market rather than adding cost atop vision correction. The move addresses a cohort historically excluded from wearable tech: people requiring corrective lenses. By consolidating AI capability and vision correction into a single object at competitive pricing, Meta removes the friction that has stalled adoption among a majority of working-age adults who need glasses.