There are a couple ways to go about a clip-on solution that might be appealing to people not comfortable wearing contacts or glasses over glasses.
DIY Version
There is a detailed post about creating 3D Clips For Prescription Glasses that addresses this precise issue.
The simplified version is: use a set of clip-on sunglasses, harvest the lenses from a set of theater glasses, pop the lenses out of the clip-on, use them as a template to cut replacements from the 3D glasses, and pop in your new 3D lenses.
Note: I'm comfortable wearing 3D glasses over my glasses so I have not used this DIY technique.
NoteCommercial options: I'm comfortable wearing 3D glasses over my
Companies have figured out that people who wear glasses so Isometimes want to watch 3D movies and have started producing clip-on solutions. The notable boon to a commercial option is not used this techniquehaving to deal with cutting, trimming, fitting, and aligning polarized lenses into a frame they weren't designed for.
A couple examples include:
A quick search on Amazon yields a lot of options.
Caveats
- Different 3D technologies use different methods of polarization and it's important to have versions for each
- This only works for passive 3D technologies. Active 3D is a whole different ball of wax.