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progressive lenses
I have had bifocals for about 10 yrs now and picked up a pair of
progressive lenses this morning. My vision is 20/20, but the doctor
thought plus 1.5 would be benefitial for looking at a computer screen
and reading. I am having a very hard time understand why there is such
a small vertical area of the lenses I can actually see clearly out of.
I went back to the eye doctor to see what was going on and I was told
progressives are only made to see one column of a telephone book
clearly. Everything on the sides you have to move your head. Is this
true? I had the worst headache at the end of the day and can't see
whyI paid $200 plus dollars to see worse than before! I spoke to 2
other people today that said their progressives are along the entire
width of the lense, no "tunnel vsion" down the middle.
I have had bifocals for about 10 yrs now and picked up a pair of
progressive lenses this morning. My vision is 20/20, but the doctor
thought plus 1.5 would be benefitial for looking at a computer screen
and reading. I am having a very hard time understand why there is such
a small vertical area of the lenses I can actually see clearly out of.
I went back to the eye doctor to see what was going on and I was told
progressives are only made to see one column of a telephone book
clearly. Everything on the sides you have to move your head. Is this
true? I had the worst headache at the end of the day and can't see
whyI paid $200 plus dollars to see worse than before! I spoke to 2
other people today that said their progressives are along the entire
width of the lense, no "tunnel vsion" down the middle.
Re: progressive lenses
<wilmingtonannualroadrace@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:704f8791-45e9-45f3-8bcd-fd4035feca1b@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups,com ...
>I have had bifocals for about 10 yrs now and picked up a pair of
> progressive lenses this morning. My vision is 20/20, but the doctor
> thought plus 1.5 would be benefitial for looking at a computer screen
> and reading. I am having a very hard time understand why there is such
> a small vertical area of the lenses I can actually see clearly out of.
> I went back to the eye doctor to see what was going on and I was told
> progressives are only made to see one column of a telephone book
> clearly. Everything on the sides you have to move your head. Is this
> true?
Yes.
> I had the worst headache at the end of the day and can't see
> whyI paid $200 plus dollars to see worse than before! I spoke to 2
> other people today that said their progressives are along the entire
> width of the lense, no "tunnel vsion" down the middle.
The viewable area is like an hour glass, with the distance vision much wider
than the reading area (reading area is about 1/4 the width of the bottom of
the lens). The transition (progressive) area is the narrow part of the hour
glass shape. To some degree, the design of the lens affects how large the
viewable areas are (and how easily you adapt). Premium progressive lens
designs usually cost between $300 - $500 (not including frames), or even
more.
To get the best advice on this forum, please post your exact Rx, and
information about your new lenses (manufacturer, model, lens material). For
example: (Essilor, Ovation, Polycarb). If you don't know, ask the optician
where your purchased the lenses.
But your vision will never be as good in a progressive as in a bifocal. What
a progressive gives you is a (narrow) progressive area so that you can see
clearly at any distance (albeit in a small area of the lens) and the
aesthetic advantage of not having the line across the middle of your lens.
If you don't care about these advantages, then stay with bifocals.
<wilmingtonannualroadrace@gmail,com > wrote in message
news:704f8791-45e9-45f3-8bcd-fd4035feca1b@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups,com ...
>I have had bifocals for about 10 yrs now and picked up a pair of
> progressive lenses this morning. My vision is 20/20, but the doctor
> thought plus 1.5 would be benefitial for looking at a computer screen
> and reading. I am having a very hard time understand why there is such
> a small vertical area of the lenses I can actually see clearly out of.
> I went back to the eye doctor to see what was going on and I was told
> progressives are only made to see one column of a telephone book
> clearly. Everything on the sides you have to move your head. Is this
> true?
Yes.
> I had the worst headache at the end of the day and can't see
> whyI paid $200 plus dollars to see worse than before! I spoke to 2
> other people today that said their progressives are along the entire
> width of the lense, no "tunnel vsion" down the middle.
The viewable area is like an hour glass, with the distance vision much wider
than the reading area (reading area is about 1/4 the width of the bottom of
the lens). The transition (progressive) area is the narrow part of the hour
glass shape. To some degree, the design of the lens affects how large the
viewable areas are (and how easily you adapt). Premium progressive lens
designs usually cost between $300 - $500 (not including frames), or even
more.
To get the best advice on this forum, please post your exact Rx, and
information about your new lenses (manufacturer, model, lens material). For
example: (Essilor, Ovation, Polycarb). If you don't know, ask the optician
where your purchased the lenses.
But your vision will never be as good in a progressive as in a bifocal. What
a progressive gives you is a (narrow) progressive area so that you can see
clearly at any distance (albeit in a small area of the lens) and the
aesthetic advantage of not having the line across the middle of your lens.
If you don't care about these advantages, then stay with bifocals.
Re: progressive lenses
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:21:05 -0700 (PDT), wilmingtonannualroadrace@gmail,com wrote:
>...I am having a very hard time understand why there is such
>a small vertical area of the lenses I can actually see clearly out of...
From my own experience with progressive lenses - my first pair were just
terrible. There was, as you describe, only one narrow corridor that I could
see through clearly, regardless of whether I was looking at far distance,
reading, or intermediate.
I returned those and went to another place, and the second pair was so
different. Really just different like night and day. With the good pair,
I have clear distance vision over the entire top half of the lenses. The
reading area, while smaller than bifocals, is wide enough to see the full
width of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
Basically it comes down to this - you need good premimum lenses, and
someone who knows how to fit progressives correctly. Some of the chain
stores tend to sell cheap lenses and the people who work there are not
always competent. I think that might be your problem.
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 18:21:05 -0700 (PDT), wilmingtonannualroadrace@gmail,com wrote:
>...I am having a very hard time understand why there is such
>a small vertical area of the lenses I can actually see clearly out of...
From my own experience with progressive lenses - my first pair were just
terrible. There was, as you describe, only one narrow corridor that I could
see through clearly, regardless of whether I was looking at far distance,
reading, or intermediate.
I returned those and went to another place, and the second pair was so
different. Really just different like night and day. With the good pair,
I have clear distance vision over the entire top half of the lenses. The
reading area, while smaller than bifocals, is wide enough to see the full
width of an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper.
Basically it comes down to this - you need good premimum lenses, and
someone who knows how to fit progressives correctly. Some of the chain
stores tend to sell cheap lenses and the people who work there are not
always competent. I think that might be your problem.
