Progressive Lenses: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Taking a look at the basics of progressive lenses, what they are good at and what they are not.
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How I wish I have seen your video prior to getting my progressive glasses. Everything you said is spot on
Me too. I just got mine and don't like them. There's just too much peripheral distortion. I'll give them another week or two, but if my experience doesn't improve I'll return them for a standard uniform prescription.
I'm a 52 year old engineer and I'm just starting to wear glasses. Based on the optician's advice, I ordered progressives - and I hate them. Your explanation of the science and design principles behind progressive lenses is great. There is no chance my optometrist has any understanding of most of this. It's obvious to me that they sell lenses only so that they can sell frames. I know I'm a difficult customer because I want to "understand things". How do I find someone that will work with me to tweak the design of my lenses so that I might actually wear my glasses?
Look for a more "independent" shop. Look around for a shop that uses the IOT designs. Listen for the term free-form. From there hopefully they have a good optician that will work with you on finding a much better design. Engineers are always tough! But - within reason you should be able to find a progressive that is ---- good for everyday use --- BUT NOT GREAT AT ANYTHING --- right? John
@@LaramyKOptical Thanks so much for the reply. I'll give progressives one more shot before surrendering to bifocals for reading/driving and a separate pair for computer work...
@@boppjim How is your progress now?
I’m the same. Engineer and they get fed up with my questions!
Thanks for these educational videos.
It seems, progressive lenses might be useful for a nearsighted person when walking around a city, when you spend most of your time looking at far objects but also have to glance at small nearby objects from time to time (a smartphone, a product description in a shop etc.) without taking your glasses off or when you need additional + for reading.
However, progressive lenses might be a bad choice for a person with nystagmus or amblyopia because they would find it difficult to keep their eyes focused inside that narrow corridor of the progressive lens.
I'm a "poor vision" person since birth (horizontal nystagmus - mostly just tiny vibrations), optic nerve hypoplasia, ocular albinism. I hoped to get some glasses that correct my astigmatism and nearsightedness to make both reading and walking around easier. With my serious conditions I didn't expect miracles. I just hoped for some relief, especially because I was a student who has to walk around a lot. Also I ended up being a programmer, working on a computer every day.
I have visited opticians a few times but somehow always ended up with glasses being too strong for wearing all the time.
Recently I decided to start studying the topic myself and to play with a trial frame and some lenses. Internet is a savior, I got some optometry books and bought cheap lenses. It all started making sense.
I understood what and why exactly went wrong with subjective refraction for my vision. I discovered that I have meridional amblyopia and that very much explained why vertical lines of the astigmatic "clock chart" test always look blurry, no matter which lenses doctors try. So, if the doctor applies full astigmatism correction to my eye, I respond with "I see no difference" when looking at the chart. Then the doctor adds more correction and I still see no difference... until it gets too strong and then I might report feeling unpleasant pressure on my eyes, although the vertical lines still seem the same as without any lenses.
Knowing this, I was able at home to find some smaller SPH and CYL values that make my eyes feel relaxed and make image sharper and that are not too strong, so I can wear them without any ill side effects (taking care about not overminusing myself).
In a month I have an appointment with another doctor to verify these values and get my final prescription for both distance and reading glasses. Reading glasses is a tricky thing because my focus changes widely depending on what kind of text I'm reading (computer screen, book, newspaper...) so I hoped that progressives would be helpful to cover all of those different focus zones. But after watching this video it seems that progressive lenses might be not for me at all because of my nystagmus. My best bet is to have separate glasses for every task or no glasses for close-up at all.
I just hope the doctor will be open to an in-depth conversation. Most of the doctors I've met were cold and closed people who just told me: "Do as I say and don't ask smart/dumb questions!".
Excuse me for this long text and, again, thanks for your videos.
I'd say you have things very well sorted out. Don't discount a good old fashioned lined bifocal. They ever come in 35 and 45mm widths so plenty of room for your unwanted eye movement and still be well within the zone you need to be in. John
Thesse videos are super helpful from a consumer angle. I'm perptually curious and my optometrist didn't have a whisper of these explanations when I got my progressives 2 years ago. I stumbled may way through adapting to them and gave up because they frustrated me. When i told him that after a week or two of wearing he verbally shrugged and said "yeah - they take some getting used to. point your nose to what you want to see" and sent me on my way. I don't go to him anymore.Thank you for detailing how these lenses are constructed and the geometry they've correcting, and pointing out they are compromise/compromised lenses.
The sad part is that it is rare to find this degree of knowledge at your local glasses retailer. My eye doctors is great, knowledgable, etc., but the person selling and fitting your lenses are not always up to spec on the science explained in this video.
But, but, but they should be! That is the job of optician and who these videos are for. Small town maybe no choices but in any urban area to city you will find a few good opticians out there. John
If in Toronto I can recommend an opthomologist top notch and optical
Not only at retailer but often REP's themselves hasn't enough knowledge.
As an optical assistant manager I can whole heartedly agree I’m studying for my NCLE and ABO and am passionate about the field and love educating our patients about refractive errors, lenses, fittings and etc 😁
Ayeo but I wear my progs 24/7 i cant wear a lined anymore XD and holup i got a soft lens i see through the optiswamp everything before 7 or 8 inches
At 53 I wore glasses for distance and usually wore reading glasses on my head. Fed up wearing 2 pairs or glasses at a time I went for progressives. (I had mono vision LASIK done in one eye 5 years previous and it had regressed.) I had 2.5 dopiters difference between my eyes, one -, one +. I got theHoya Mystyle lens and though it isn’t perfect it is a great option for me and I am overall very happy. I do still use readers if I read a book. I no longer find myself taking them on and off like I used to do constantly.
I wish more of my coworkers would watch your channel! Thanks for clarifying about PALs
I have used progressive trifocals for three years and had to get new ones. I am a bookkeeper. I look down at paper and then up at the computer monitor. With my old progressives I can see all 17 inches of my monitor. With the new ones I can only see about 8 inches in the center clearly with the left and right blurry. I would ow have to look down at the paper and then look left and right repeatedly. I returned my new glasses because the seller seems to think this is normal.
I'm going to assume that you had some changes to your lens powers. ua-cam.com/video/pQGsHWLuHRY/v-deo.html
Good day, many thanks for all these useful videos. I like your presentation, you always make it attractive.. ✨👏👌
Bernard Maitenaz invented progressive lenses in 1959. The first progressive lens released made out of plastic was in 1976, the Varilux Orma.
Weird - almost the same exact dates as the first VHS recorder (1956) and first home VHS player (1977). Anyway - I stand by my statement 100% that the first "user-friendly" progressive the Varilux Comfort came out in the early 90's. Once they figured out where "swim" came from and reversed R/L designs. Technology and surfacing had to catch up to the concept to make an easily wearable design.
love the out takes!
Thanks. I think was the first one where we included any. Most of our later ones have them. I doubt very strongly if most people even know they are there. Gotta admit they always crack me up me and I'm me.
Excellent and informative video
Took my partner weeks to adjust,now he loves them
Love mine they're really good took me a day
Hello. Thanks for all of the great information. One question, though. As a Firefighter/Paramedic for years I have gotten accustomed to wearing Progressive lenses for quit a while. I am currently taking training at a Range for Firearm Safety. What could I do for glasses at the range where 25-30 is the distance that I need to cover? Are there single distance contacts that I could use with the protective goggles that are required? I don't believe I need to have the reading or intermediary distance lenses while at the range. What would be your input in this issue? Thanks for your response. David
I would say that contact lenses would be an excellent choice if that is an option. Sadly shooting and glasses is dependent on the type of shooting and it get very complicated very quickly. Open sights? Scope? Red-Dot? Rifle, Pistol... Yep - I'd try some variation of a basic distance SV lens (maybe in safety) or contacts. * of course reloading magazines is a near-intermediate distance... sorry being old sucks - I know!
I am aged 54 . Should I for separate lense for reading & computer work ? And separate for out side use ?
I just got a pair of RALPH #RA7061 (375065004) 1 $ 149.00
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INVISIBLES UV DUAL SIDE-T and i don't think they're right as i'm seeing things in like 3d form like i feel like i have a vr headset on or something. I think they must be to strong but been told give them at least 3 week to adjust ugh, my first pair of glasses so not quite sure on what to expect but there is no way i could go down stairs ect with them on i would miss judge the steps indeed any advice i would very much appreciate.
Hi, I work in an opticians and also study optometry in the UK so I know a bit of both worlds. Without knowing the full details of your prescription and the lens (unfortunately I haven't seen this design on the UK) I can't give a great deal of advice but I can tell you that in optics for everything you gain you almost always lose something, with progressives you gain clarity across all distances (distance, intermediate, near) but lose peripheral field in the lens, especially at near and intermediate. Adaptation is always needed for first time wearers since where in the past you could just point your eyes any direction and see, now if you point you eyes in the wrong direction youll be out of focus hence your issues going down stairs. Eventually your brain will adapt if you give it chance to. Best people to get advice from. Ultimately are the people who dispensed the glasses to you, just go back if they don't work out. Hope this helps!
@@dee1373 wow that's quite a big difference! Hard to understand how such a big difference in prescriptions could exist in the space of a few weeks! Hope the new pair works out for you.
Im still pretty new and very confused about glasses. I need a new pair cause I haven't been wearing mine and they're old. But I have the max astigmatism and I'm apparently a bit nearsighted in one eye and farsighted in the other. What kind of lenses can I get?? I thought I had to get progressives for my vision.
Get an eye exam, get a refraction and then find a good optician. You will need to wear something small, have good measurements taken, use a high-index lens and get a good non-glare coating. Unless you are over 40 you shouldn't need a progressive. Depending on how high the powers are and how long you have done without you may need to build up in power but that is doubtful. You will have some adaptation time however. You may even benefit from a free-form single vision lens if you can afford it. John
Could you explain the physics/optics of how “increasing the add power increases the aberrations across the entire lens”. I understand the distortion along the corridor but above the pupillary area ? Why ?
No. I'm not a physicist or an optical engineer or a mathematician for that matter. In fact I'm rather a bear of little brain. Trust me when I say that has been vetted to the very top and is an accurate statement. In my head you need to think of the unique nature of a progressive. It is fluid, smooth, amorphous it doesn't have actual steps of power. To get that smooth transition the power must be spread across the ENTIRE lens. Increase the power ANYWHERE and the net result is an increase in distortion across the entire surface. Think of the lens like one of those putty exercise balls. You can squeeze it anyway you like but you are still restricted to the volume of the ball. You can't remove material as you wish because then it wouldn't be that ball (power) anymore now would it? John
How do the Add +2.00 works? My old prescription was Add +1.75 and now it's +2.00 and I am only 43 years old. Should I be concerned?
The need for an add power usually starts about your age and builds from 1 to 2.25 or 2.75 around 50-55. There are no strict rules. Some doctors even do it solely based on your age. You can test things for yourself - grab those +1.75 and see if you can read everything that you need to. Yes stick with a +1.75. No you will need that bump up to 2.00. It depends on so many things. But - no way around the rule of progressives: As power increases ANYWHERE on the lens the distortion throughout the entire lens increases with it.
Not fair to sell these things without providing this information. It would be very easy for optometrists to have pamphlets on hand giving all the information.
When I had to start wearing glasses for driving, computer and reading there was NO way I was going to deal with switching back and forth. I have been wearing progressives for at LEAST 20 years and find no problem. I also added transition so they become sunglasses😎 outside. I use Costco and I get the frame, the two lenses, the 3 progressive sections and the transition for under $300. If you are a fashionista you will have to pay a lot more for the frames... so add $200 to $300 to my price. 🤢
Thank you! I just ordered mine from Costco last week and this video (and comments) are making me nervous!
@@priscillar3982 Don't be...you're going to love em. With no lines ( like bifocals) everywhere you look is in focus.
The only time I have trouble is when I try to mount something to the ceiling... the close up part is too low...thank goodness I am not doing that often...say...like Michelangelo.🤣
Costco & goggles4u both worked for me. 😂
Are there auto darkening contacts ?
Not that I know of. They have played around with different tints and of course color contacts but no not any variable ones. I would think blinking might cause some issues?
Is it possible to make a pair of glasses that correct vision to watch TV at a 9.5” distance, O.25 right eye no change left eye?
Sure. That almost falls inside the normal range of a distance pair where the brain and the eye take over but - just back off the minus a little maybe adding +0.50 or +0.75 and see how it goes. You can always try dropping a pair of drugstore readers in +1.00 over the regular pair and see if that is what you after. If it helps at all then you know you are on the right track anyway... It will take a little experimentation. Heck if you have an old pair with weaker minus just try those. John
@@LaramyKOptical just tried the +1.00 drug store pair, they work except for reading the credits, also tried +1.25 and they were worse, if I had to guess I’d say +0.75 is the sweet spot for my right eye. I’ve now noticed that my left eye could also use some correction. Since the original prescription was no change on the left eye and 0.25 on the right would I be correct in assuming left eye would be +0.50 if the right eye is in fact +0.75? Thanks:)
@@chrishopkin9273 Yes - depending on your age and perception (perception not "prescription") you might find a +0.50/+0.75 a help at that distance. Maybe you might luck out and find two pair on line and swap lenses around for a test first. looks like Walmart sells both +0.50 and +0.75.
@@LaramyKOptical But if he got eyeglasses prescribed to him it would be more accurate for him than .5/.75 to like say .4788/.5098 or is that impossible ?
I still think of myself as a young’un at 54 years young.😁
I like my progressives. I’m only 11and wear them.........
The Good! ;-) John
Most ppl are complaining here but ur satisfied Y ????
Hope I didn't just waste time and money. Ordered new glasses and progressive's yesterday. I have astigmatism, drive for hours, shoot firearms alot. Damnit.
Eh, might work just fine, you won't really know until you try. Hoping you don't mix the driving and shooting firearms a lot -- ;-) John
did it work?
What are your views about Corning company's lens ?
With the exception of their glass photochromic series I can't say I have heard the name Corning in 20 years now. If they have something new I haven't heard anything about it. John
@@LaramyKOptical Which company are best ? We use Corning for progressive lens in our shop but i would like to know about others
@@krishanlal5680 ua-cam.com/video/MybVEAhui5U/v-deo.html
If you have astigmatism which is better bifocal or progressive ? And what frame do you recommend rectangular , circle , ?
Depends on the amount of astigmatism. Anything with a middle number under 5 you can still do fine with a (good) progressive. Shape for a progressive = it's all about the "B" or the depth/height of the lens, you need enough for the lens to work like it should. Any decent optician should be able to guide you. John
The body is falling apart....THANKS...))
I tried learninf about progressives before I bought them. The near power is so close to the bottom i cant see comfortably without eyestrain. I expect some muscle memory needs to take place but i find i see better when i look at an angle on my left eye. I think its too low in my lenses. Is this the opticians error Do you think? She said the prescription is correct since she checked them when they recieved from lab. Are they supposed check your capibilty to see close up mid range and distance? I dont think she did this. But then i dont remember because i could not see upclose. Im supposed to wear them for a week or two and then let her know. Thank you foe suggesting any help. I live in a small town so i cant make it to large city. We have like the sams club vision clinic. Also i am a painter and need use of different ranges to focus. She was awear of this.
My best guess from what you've shared is you may need a task specific pair of glasses. Progessive's are great for 'general' purpose and not the best for 'task' specific use and yes, it can take a couple of weeks for the eye's to adjust. With painting, you may need to determine the distance near or intermediate that you use the most.
@@lynnettegarcia8125 yes you are correct. I did go back to the optometrist and the reading part of the lenses were to far down. So i took them back to sams club vision center for a remake the lenses. I am looking at single vision up close. Hopefully they work. I dont know where I will get the made yet. But im thinking about trying warby parker.
Thank you for the information! I suffer from myopia and astigmatism and my case is similar to the one that you gave us as an example, i also hate the effect of the lenses on the eye area since it narrows down the area in comparison to the rest of the face.
I just had new lenses made and even though i see better from far i can't function up close without removing my glasses all the time. I was much more functional with my old scratched and spotted lenses even though the right lens was no longer appropriate for my right eye after having suffered an intraocular hemorrhage last year.
My new lenses are for distance sight because they told me that my old lenses were also for that purpose so i opted to go to the same route but with my higher prescriptions the results are chaotic.
This is the information i have from 2011, i think that my last lenses were made in 2014 and i don't have numbers for those.
Info year 2011
Nexus 1.74
Pixar 11 mm
OD
SPH -8. 00
Cyl -2.75
Axe 120
Add 1.75
65
OS
Sph - 9.75
Cyl - 2.50
Axe 75
Add 1.75
65
Info 2019 in portuguese
Lenses as lineis clear 65
Right eye
Sph -1350
Cyl + 350
Axe 020
Left eye
Sph -1475
Cyl + 275
Axe 165
My new lenses are the same size as the previous ones and they are fitted into a child's frame of my choice because of the facial distortion. I have a narrow face.
I will be grateful if you could give me your quick opinion if possible. Do you think that the difficulty that i'm having is normal considering my new prescription?
Thank you and i do realize that this is a complicated thing to ask of you.
Best regards
What about Essilors varilux x series? Does the part of mid and read use almost all of the glass and as a result, minimizes the need for head movement as the company claims, or does it also have a lot of garbage areas on them like regular progressive lenses?
I'm sure it has managed to reduce some more of the peripheral distortion but eliminate it = nah. You can't override physics. 25 going on 30 years and billions spent on R&D by competing companies (some of them the largest in the world) --- if they could eliminate it they would have done it quite some time ago. John
YUP...still LOTS of blurry sides....
Trifocals are the only way to get good peripheral vision.... especially useful in office spaces where you need lots of horizontal vision, e.g. multiple monitors, large desk space, etc.
For a few years now I have been using reading glasses but now with age I need glasses for distance as well as reading so decided to go for varifocals (progressive lenses) instead of buying two or three pairs of glasses which would probably come to about the same amount of money. Sure I had to make some changes with regards to head eye movement but it didn't take me long to get used to it and after two weeks now I am adjusting to them very well, much better than I expected. From what I understand you get different qualities of varifocals with the more expensive one having less of the distorted areas on the left and right. I for one am very happy with them and the trade off they give for not having to carry multiple pairs of glasses and constantly taking glasses on and off my face is a major positive. Informative video none the less.
Wish Id seen this 4 days ago, before I was sold $425 progressive lenses 🤬
Rut-Ro...
$425 isnt bad. Buy varilux lenses without insurance. Twice as much
Spring Bloom how have you adjusted to your progressives? Are they meeting your needs now?
Similar case with myself. Progressive lenses are nothing but waste of money.
@@jsm1062 - For YOU perhaps. I got a pair of high top quality varifocals, & my vision is now fantastic in both eyes... I can read the tiniest of print that i haven't been able to read for decades. amd my medium and far distance vision is now absolutely crystal clear in both eyes... Amazing. Perhaps your optician screwed up your tests.
I’m 51 Got progressives. Bottoms at 2.25. Tried them for 1 week. Life is too short. Getting bifocals. Great video!!
I just bought progressive glasses.. I hate them. I see worse with them than with single vision. I just need to take my glasses off to read. Why would anyone want these glasses??????? everything is blurry, everything moves, field of clear vision is minuscule.
Like I say, "They aren't for everyone."
Karla. I am in the same boat. I got talked into getting progressive lenses and I picked them up yesterday to have as a backup pair of glasses. So far I hate them,so much blur on both sides of the lense. With my old single vision glasses...I did the same thing as you , use them for distance and take them off when I want to read. I think I am going to order a single vision lense again
Same experience ! I hate progressives I see a lot better with single vision for distance and then take them of fit reading ! I was talked into progressives 2 years straight ! I’m thinking it was a selling point ! I just went back to optometrist yesterday and they ordered me the single vision !
I just got the progressive as well. I have a very mild prescription and hate them. I can see way more without them! So horrible. I’ll go back to single vision and take them off to read. Thank you for this video. Makes sense.
I would have to agree. Trying my first pair now and that’s been exactly my experience.
I appreciate this overview very much.
Do you have advice for a switch from monovision to bifocal/progressive lenses. Monovision was great when I was teaching, being able to scan the classroom, look down at the text and my notes, as needed. I was amazed and grateful that my eyes and brain worked this out so well! However, I noticed midrange issues as I got older, such as the computer screen and certain of my arts and crafts hobbies. I’m tired of needing to close one eye to find a better focus, and I really dislike the feeling as if the optician and sales staff are rushing me out of the exam without dealing with my concerns. I feel like the sale is all that matters. I already see two ophthalmologists, one for newly diagnosed glaucoma and the other retinologist. I just don’t have a lot of faith in the optometrist and opticians right now.
The switch away from mono-vision (natural or contact lenses) is never an easy one. Sadly it will come down to (a lot of) patience and some experimentation. I wish I had some solid advice but I don't. My wife is going through the same thing, 65+ years of natural mono-vision and then after cataract surgery where both eyes are the same she is struggling. You need to find an optician/optometrist willing to listen and work with you so you can try a few different things. There is a thing called a trial frame where they can test things before committing. Yeah - state of the world today - not much wiggle room for you when they have patients every 10 minutes for 9 hours a day.
Thank you! This really helped me to understand my progressive glasses. I am older, and am a gamer. Gunnar doesn't sell bifocals, only progressives, but I wanted to be able to see my games on my big TV, to be able to see my computer screen, and to see my strategy guides up close. Progressives fit the bill and your video helped me learn to use them right!
THIS GUY KNOWS! thank you so much,Progressive Lens suuuck!
I also wish I did more research and watched this video before having bought my first, and probably last, pair of progressives, a month ago. I took my optician's word for it, that after a "brief" adjusting period, everything was gonna be wonderful. I believed her and shelled out the equivalent of over $1100 for a pair of HOYA "premium" id custom lenses, with the "widest visual field, smoothest transitions possible." Well... NO, bollocks.
For the life of me I tried to adjust to them for almost a month, and each and every minute was torture. Constant headaches, neck spasms, blurry distance vision no matter how hard I tried to focus... The only improvement over my previous, standard glasses was, naturally, being able to read my phone, tablet, newspaper, etc more comfortably. But that's it, everything else, like watching TV, desktop computing (that's my job by the way), etc, was an absolute nightmare. Not to mention driving... The total loss of lateral vision drove me literally out of my mind, especially behind the wheel. I was absolutely unable to adapt to that, zero, nada. Of course I had them checked for a possible rx mistake, but according to them everything was perfect, I wasn't trying hard enough to "adapt". So I took them back today, for good.
Are you still using progressive lens?
@@sirs4878 No, and I never will.
@@antoineolivier1287 I recently, started using progressive lens but I still trying my best to adopt it. mine is $120 lens, but if not progressive then what we can use, bifocal? Please answer.
The reason (I suppose) these exist is because it affords astronomical profit margins. It is my first day and absolutely hating these, and given how terrible the field-of-vision and how large peripheral astigmatism is, I do not feel compelled to "trick" and "teach" my brain to live-up with this abomination, for the sake of aesthetics and convenience. So "bollocks" it is.
Yeah, almost the same here. The almost complete loss of sharp lateral vision is insane. I have to look exactly straight through the glasses, if my eyes go just 15° to the left of right it starts to get blurry. My optician only told me afterwards when I complained that that's normal and not a specific error with my glasses.
Progressive lens. Can't see with it, also can't see without it! 😂
I like that!
My clear glasses have progressive lenses but my sunglasses are bi-focal. This video finally explained why I get eye strain after wearing my clear glasses all day but not my sunglasses, thank you!
I have progressives and I don't like to move my head to focus all the bloody time! You're a good clear instructor.
I just got mine and don't like them so far for exactly that reason. Constantly moving my head to focus is annoying and seems unnatural.
@@alankoslowski9473are progressive lenses not user-friendly? Are single vision glasses better? I'm seeking advice. Thanks.
Thank you! I thought I was losing my mind because I couldn't adapt to the lenses and had to take them back. I could see perfectly out of my left eye from top to bottom but my right side lense was blurry. When I told the eye clerk what was going on after putting the glasses on, she then gave me instructions in how to wear the lenses.
I was told to adjust my head up, then back, then to the rear and I immediately thought to myself, wtf type of lense did I just buy? So she told me there would be an adjustment period and to give the lenses some time and to bring them back in after a few weeks if I couldn't adjust.
I took them back 2-weeks later, had my eyes re-examined. I found out my right side went up and that there were a few more issues. I couldn't adjust to the lenses so I found a different eyeglass store, gave them my prescription, and told them I wanted single vision lenses. I pick them up in 6-weeks but in the meanwhile I'm stuck with these progressive lenses.
I hate my current progressive lenses! My eyes cannot seem to focus most of the time. I have my yearly exam on the 24th and think I'm just getting bifocals and then separate computer glasses. Three levels of focus within one small area is just too much. It's too easy to have your eyes accidentally land in the wrong zone.
Bet you will be much happier! That is what I do! John
I've been wearing progressives for maybe over 10 years, and I wouldn't be without them. I also have a pair of sunglasses with the same prescription, whichbI use exclusively for driving. I disagree about the strain on long journeys. The reason I like progressives is it allows me to see the instruments as well as the distance. Which I struggled with distance only lens.
That's one major thing I'm looking for. I normally do great with an intermediate distance single vision lens (and even adequate for daytime driving, perhaps because of pinhole effect in sunny southern California), and switch to a distance vision lens when I'm driving at night (but then I can't see the dashboard). I wear my glasses for computer work and general walking around (indoors or out) and take them off for reading printed material. I'm thinking about replacing my driving glasses with progressives, limiting the add to an intermediate distance power (+1.25 on my current glasses), to limit the peripheral distortion.
The other thing, though, is that at 63, I'm entering a new career where there is a lot of close-up work AND a lot of computer work. As I'm training in this new career, I find I have to take off my glasses to see up close to examine electronics equipment, and then put them back on again to see the computer or do anything else, back and forth constantly. Very annoying. Further, I occasionally have to look *really* closely (like, 6"), and I find myself trying to adjust or remove glasses I'm not even wearing!
I'm wondering whether or not it would make sense to try what I've seen described as a "regressive" lens (for near and intermediate vision), but the intermediate correction is -2.75 -3 diopters; I don't know how much add would be required for that really close work.
My eye doctor wants me to wear progressives. I just do not see what the advantages to them are if I am unable to use my eyes naturally. Why would any one want glasses with such a large unusable field on them? If I wanted that much blur I could just not wear glasses.
I suspect progressives have higher profit margins. I just got mine and don't like them. I'll give them another week or so, but will probably exchange them for a standard uniform prescription. So far progressives are much more work with less reward which seems pointless.
I could've saved $155 if I had watched this video to begin with... I was under the impression that "progressive" meant "no-line". I knew there was going to bit of blurriness, but "progressive" lenses are for the birds, literally...
I've been wearing progressive lenses for years. When they first came out, they immediately made me so dizzy I lost my balance. So I waited a few years, and they've been fine for every pair of glasses since -- even ones I got at Lenscrafters (Costco not as good). I usually prefer to go to independent opticians, but their prices now are way out of my reach.
I called your office for guidance, and they were exceptionally kind and helpful.
Folks on the cusp of needing progressives: do not buy what your optician is selling you. If you can see with your current or slightly updated prescription, stick with single focal length. Most opticians WANT to sell you progressives. I don't know why, but I guess there's a lot of mark up on them.
We go off of doctor recommendations. Font assume we’re out to make a profit out of you. Have that discussion with your eye doctor.
There is certainly. The chain I work in the single vision lenses are included in the frame price. Varifocals you're talking 115-200 added on for the lens and we are one of the cheaper chains. They prescribe varis more often than needed imo
Just bought prescription polarized progressive sunglasses and I'm returning them. Blurry everywhere but straight ahead. Useless!
An excessive prescription, is always bad.
Why just a narrow strip down the middle for intermediary sight? It makes no sense! I get free lenses, but have to have a uselessly tiny strip down the middle to look through; I had to take them off to be able to see anything! I was told, to have a wider strip down the middle, I'd have to pay extra money, and that is the only purpose for the blurry bits to even be on the lenses, it is a con trick to get people to pay more. With today's technology, one lens cost no more to make than another, once the computer programming has been done, the lenses can be turned out by the millions with virtually no extra work. Your video, makes it quite clear, how the lens works, but it also makes it quite clear the blurry bit doesn't need to be there. Three bands of vision are all that is needed.
Um, no, just no. See: ua-cam.com/video/1bGwFJW7_SU/v-deo.html
Stupid unless you actually need it. Sorry, but my near vision is shot because my optometrist thought I should get used to them early and put the damn thing on my prescription. Yeah I'm very angry having to adjust to these things before I even needed them.
I think there was a mistake. During my exam I was told they're were optional, but progressive was written on my prescription so the tech recommended I give them a try. It's only been a day, but so far I don't like them. I need glasses for distance and the inconsistency/distortion of progressives is annoying. I'll give them another week or so, but if my experience doesn't improve I'll return them for a standard prescription.
My issue with progressives is that even if they are made correctly, no one (OK, four different folks) knows how to fit them properly to get the lenses properly placed - I end up doing it myself.
Since a lens is fixed within the eyewire of the frame the progressive (and all its areas) moves with the frame when any adjustments are made after the lens has been mounted. In other words if the frame isn't fit properly BEFORE the measurements are taken and the lens is cut and mounted you are simply compounding problems. A little tweaking is expected - correct panto, a little face form and vertex on a metal frame. Beyond that once they are made you are out of luck... I have a new tablet based measuring system here I'll be playing with soon. John
I can't help but think that it's a bit worrying that you have to teach this sort of thing to qualified opticians.
Makes you stop and think doesn't it now... It is what we hear directly from the lens salespeople straight from the trenches. They are out there every day at the trade shows and door-to-door at the stores working with the "qualified opticians" who don't have the most basic understanding of how a progressive lens even works. Anyway - doing our part to change the conversation. John
I was expecting perfect vision
I should have done my research first
Experiencing everything he said 😥
I really really wish the eye doc would have told me that the sides were going to be blurry. These are my first progressives and I will be going back to replace them with either two one-distance glasses or bifocals. I don't care if I look old in bifocals, I don't want to lose all my peripheral vision...how in the world do people drive with these??
This has really helped me. Thanks for such a detailed video
This was soooo helpful. Thanks! I was just at the optometrist and they wanted to sell me progressive lenses. I said 'let me do more research first' This was what I needed and convinced me that I want bifocals instead of progressive lenses.
Great information! Thanks for posting!
The young ladies who sold me my progressive glasses kept telling me how amazing the progressive lenses will feel and that they will be great for the 8 hours of daily reading I have to do for work. I gave them a real try for one month before returning them. Fortunately I received a refund and this was indeed the worst glasses experience I have had. They never felt right and reading was very difficult with them. They actually handicapped me.
I learned a lot from your video and it validated my perception of progressive lenses.
8 hours of reading a day and they suggested a progressive! Shame - Shame - Shame.... That would be horrible. John
They should have recommended a second pair to you for reading...
It only took me until 10 minutes in to make the Good, Bad, and Ugly connection from your opening skit. Boy, am I dense! Doesn't bode well for learning how to use these progressives.
It has been a few years since that movie came out... ;-) We thought that it had enough cult status to work. Maybe not? John
@@LaramyKOptical Oh no it definitely worked. I was just too slow to make the connection. Thanks for the humorous and informative video.
As someone about to try my first pair of progressives this is very helpful. Thanks.
Do you know a competent professional (fitter for eyewear; I already have my prescription) in Tampa, FL to get fitted, that will properly fit me for lined bifocals and not try to push me into progressive lenses? Cataracts, astigmatism, and they keep wanting to push me into progressives. I need someone who will properly fit me. Thanks, and thank you for the video that confirms what I was thinking!
Why any sane human being would wear progressives is totally beyond my comprehension. When I first got them from the store I was like - this is obviously a faulty lens - it's all blurry at the sides and I have to keep my head still to peer through this narrow field of vision. No - that's how they are and millions of people put up with that to save them some effort and money on multiple sets of glasses. Insanity.
Please tell us how you really feel about them! ;-)
@@LaramyKOptical Is funny - my optometrist and I have huge arguments about this. He tries to put me into them each time I go to see him for an upgrade. He just keeps arguing with me that I will get used to them or somehow I'm wrong lol. But I tell him all the bad and ugly reasons you outlined is why I can't use them - he seems to think those aspects don't exist.
@@mattd3046 I wonder if progressives have higher profit margins. I just got mine and don't like them. I'll give them another week or so, but will likely return them for a standard uniform prescription. The peripheral vision with progressives is terrible.
the worst glasses experience I have had
Progressives or watching the video? ;-)
@@LaramyKOptical Progressives not your video . Your video is the truth about these type of lens that nobody told me about before I paid for them... Greetings from Greece
@@grlias ;-)
Don't mind carrying 2 sets of eye glasses.
They make tilt shift focus effect, i hate it.
Thanks I am only 5 mins in and you have just saved me $300, won't be bothering one size fits all is for shifting spanners.
It's a bummer for me, I just got mine today and I'm watching this while I have my progressive on right now.. I'm only 6 hours in but my eyes are so tired and strained 😫
@@savithrivenugopal When I first got mine, long-time ago now, I was advised to slowly build up the wearing period over two or three weeks.
Hey Guys, worth noting that for some people they do work. I really enjoy not having a clear line in my lens. I also work in a profession in which I am constantly swapping between close, mid and long distance and I find the progressives handle it beautifully. Previously I was using single distance and was getting horrible headaches from the constant swapping. While it is good to be informed, progressive lenses can be good for some people too :)
I do say, "billions with a b of people are wearing them!" I think I follow that with, "...and they work great for many things." And the title is The Good... ;-) John
@@LaramyKOptical Sorry John, Comment not directed at your video, just at the vast majority of comments claiming progressive lenses are rubbish.
@@ryannicholls3372 Yeah, I noticed that people do like to toss blanket "progressives are a rip off" kinds of statements about pretty easily. I can understand where it comes from but when billions with a b are wearing them, well...
@@ryannicholls3372 most people criticise and hate what they don't understand
I got my first pair of glasses when I was 6 with a growth related myopia. When I reached the age that most people's arms are getting too short, my eyes started getting "better". My max was 20/700 in one eye, 20/650 in the other. By the time I got my first pair of progressives, I was down to 600 in one, 550 in the other. I was a secretary who spent most of the time on my computer doing lots of data entry but would have to look 20-30 feet away to see who was coming in. Progressives saved my sanity! 😂
After my cataract surgery I now have 20/20 & 20/40. Since I've retired (I just turned 71) I don't have all of the rapid changes & I do find I take off my glasses for close detail work. Maybe it's time to go back to single vision? Thank you for explaining why I'm having little troubles and it might not be just my age.
Thanks for doing this. I feel like I understand what's going on a bit better. I've had progressives for 2 weeks and I hate them. I hate them! Regular headaches to full blown migraines and I just don't feel great the entire time but I'm trying to fight through it. I can function but it really sucks when I work on stuff in my shop. I feel like I'm almost forced to be crosses eyed a little bit. The add for reading is 1.50. But I literally feel as though I have the space of about a pencil eraser that's the correct prescription for distance. Maybe those two pencil eraser portions aren't lined up 100% for both eyes? I just hate these lenses. They aren't cheap either. The frames and lenses were about $1000 and they are Zeiss lenses so they're not junk. Man if I had know how bad these are I would have gotten bifocals with the line. Who cares? Not me.
A $1000 pair of glasses with Zeiss lenses and a low add shouldn't be all that bad. Sounds like bad measurements or a bad lens or both. Why not take them back?????
@@LaramyKOptical Ya I'm definitely going to after doing a bit of research last night. I was told at the shop and everything I've read says it can take a couple of weeks to adjust so I've been trying to tough it out. I'm not usually a complainer but I definitely feel eye strain or maybe they're forcing me to be cross eyed or something? I'll be taking them back in a couple of days. If I take them off I feel all screwed up for a while. Somethings just not right.
@@TravelBackroads A couple of weeks to adjust to head movement and the different distances for different things. Not a couple of weeks of headaches etc... Not like I'd admit it on social media or anything, but, I think the reason I don't get along with them is a very mild phoria. My one eye is a little lazy sometimes. So as I mentioned in the video, they aren't for everyone! John
@@LaramyKOptical Yes I will be taking them back now. Thank you for your help.
@@TravelBackroads Don't overlook a good old fashioned lined bifocal. They work and are super inexpensive too.
Sad thing is that these are sold as the perfect lens. No one will know you are wearing bifocals.........Now new lenses are sold with the promise that with larger corridors that they solve the problems that exists. I'm honest with my customers. There are +'s and -'s for each the lined and no lined lenses. Thanks for showing it is really a problem in how these are presented.
You are welcome. John
Wish I'd have known this before I wasted my money...but now I know at least.
You speak very well with nice, clear diction. Recorded well, too.
I've been wearing progressives for 20 yrs and they are a workhorse lens good at most but not great. I read with a pair of computer lenses which allow me to read with relaxed eyes. Larry,this was most informative video. I just may get a pair of bifocals as my distance with them is clearer as demonstrated by wearing an old pair. Reading through the bottom works well too. The only thing I don't miss is the "step". Thank you.
I knowbim latw to the game but i had to get my firat pair of glasses a d rhe optometrist auggested progressive. I hate them for comouter work. Your videos have helped me underatand why. Now i know what to ask about.
What frames can I have with progressive lenses?
Very helpful vid. I just got my new progressive lenses today. I think there was a mix-up. During the eye exam I was told they're optional, but they were prescribed on the paperwork. The tech suggested I try them since switching back to a standard lens wouldn't be difficult. So far I don't like my progressives. I need glasses mainly for distance, and standard lenses seem much better so far. Maybe I'll get used to them, but with progressives there's just too much peripheral distortion.
The rule of thumb is: When someone is ready for a bifocal or a progressive (you are getting older and lens order has first add power) that you do at least try the progressive design. The thought being that sooner or later you will probably want/need all the ranges that a progressive provides so why not get used to them now. Most people adapt (certainly well above 80%) so the industry isn't risking much and sets the stage for a progressive customer for life. I'm sorry that you felt prescribed since the optician is free to put you in ANY lens design they choose - any notes a doctor makes are just suggestions not law. Hopefully you will adapt but if you don't the common policy (I hope they told you) is they will switch you to a lined style at no additional costs, but don't expect any money back. Anyway - so much depends on your lens powers but multiple pairs is a great way to go and nothing wrong with a good ye olde fashioned lined bifocal either (it's what I wear when I need to). John
@@LaramyKOptical Thank you. There was a typo in previous comment. I need glasses mainly for distance; specifically driving. As you said in the vid, standard lenses are better for this, and yes, they told me they'd switch out the progressives free of charge.
I.am short sight for long distance since childhood, one eye is pretty blind ,now I have different eye power for near distance too . After this video I decided to go with bifocal...thanks !
With my bad eyes the narrow middle sight and the blurry edges will just give me headaches...
For people with no such bad eyes and little power difference between eyes may work good.
Nothing wrong with a good old fashioned bifocal. You will save a lot of money as well. Best if you can get them to go with a slightly weaker add. If your full is a +2.50 ask to go +2.25 etc. That way you'll get some intermediate.
Glad I didn’t get them today. I’m quite clumsy with my eyeglasses so if I end up breaking a pair, it’ll cost a fortune to replace; lenses alone cost $$$$$$. I opted for two separate eyeglasses - I needed a pair of single focus eyeglasses for everyday wear and then a separate pair of eyeglasses with some sort of protective blue lens thing when I’m working in front of a computer. I’m 40 now so my eyes are going bad 😢
Two pairs is an excellent choice! Heck eventually it will be 2, 3, 4 pairs... And your eyes are just aging not going"bad." We all get older.
So, what is the solution?
I'm 51 and just got my first pair of progressive lens glasses. Like most people that get them for the first time I hate them because they are just tough to get used to. You mentioned that they are not great "all day" glasses. I am a computer programmer. would you suggest I also get a pair of medium (computer monitor distance) glasses to wear most of the time at work?
YES!
@@LaramyKOptical thanks for the reply. I find at work that since i have 4 monitors i have to turn my head so much with the progressives on that it absolutely wears me out. at home, with only 2 monitors, the progressives are not so bad.
@@geecee1990 I work with two monitors for the video editing and wear a single vision intermediate pair. You will be very, very happy with that over progressives.
I also work a computer job where i have to look at moniters for 12 hours straight. I have 5 moniters to watch. Most are right in front of me, at arms length. And one is pretty much touching the ceiling. I am okay with my single lense seeing them now. I have never had trouble seeing the moniters with glasses on. I am near sighted. I had to got to my annual eye check up. I was prescribed an add on, added to my glasses. I was told it was to make them "reading glasses" because of my job. I specifically asked for them not to be made bifocals, or anything similar due to my job. I even told my the nurse there when she asked that i actually take my glasses off at night to read, because i dont need them for reading. I didnt notice my prescription until i got home. Will it be difficult it chaged to singles. I am not going to get them to 'try" them because i cant afford glasses i cant wear. My office is really tiny. I would not even have the room to lean my head back that far to see a moniter basically on the ceiling. I alreay have neck issues.
sir can u make video on progressive fitting and whole procedure including all markings we do.
Working on them but no promises on when they will go live. So much there to cover! If you really break it ALL down you probably have around 4 or maybe 5 hours+ of material. Every minute of video you see = two hours of editing time. 60 X 5 X 2, you get the idea. They will happen - in fact the way things are headed (15 years from now) opticians only real function will be in dispensing progressive lenses. John
Very informative! Thanks, I am wearing my first progressive lenses for about 3 months now and it took me couple of weeks for my eyes to adjust . But lately, I have been feeling sea-sick after wearing for a prolonged time (eg. from morning to night, 7 days).... that’s also the ugly part. It’s a good thing I still kept my other pair of glasses in case my eyes (and my brain) need a break!
Been wearing progressives for about 2 months -- took a few weeks to get used to them. I do a lot of work on my computer and my neck is absolutely killing me (from the constant moving my head to focus on different parts of the screen). I'm going back to dedicated reader glasses for working, and will keep the progressives when doing anything else (watching TV, being outside, driving, etc).
I hate always being right.
;-)
You'll love having that dedicated computer pair!
I just purchased my first pair of progressive 3/17/2020
and let me say horrible my eyes are all over the place when I’m reading something its fine it’s when I’m not that when everything is sort of blurry I cant recognize any human face from a distance they have to be directly up on me for me to make out their features what a waste of money you can best believe Monday I will be asking for something else it’s too much work
Your comment is a little all over the place also but ---- all progressive troubleshooting begins with, "Level headed, eyes straight ahead, are things in the distance clear?" Yes - if they are properly aligned then it should be a matter of getting used to them (within reason). If you are blurry in the distance when your head is properly positioned for that distance then something is WRONG and nothing else on the lens will work either. I'm guessing a problem with the powers, the lens, the layout or all three. But - you know me, nothing wrong with a nice, cheap, easy to use, lined bifocal! John
Laramy-K Optical thanks for your response lined bifocal I guess it will be
@@Simonssays7777 You won't be sorry. It's what I wear! John
Mostly fashion advice which is subjective. Not sure you understand how to fit eyeglases properly. Temple lenght and frame width are more imporrtant then "framing the eyes". Nothing more anoying then an expensive pair of glasses that dont stay put. Shop for size not fashion.
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Just got some progressives and hate them. I don't usually wear glasses except for readers. Does anyone just keep 2 pairs one for distance and the other for reading? Having an all in one is not going well.
Absolutely they do! Cheaper and in many ways a better alternative. The only problem is keeping the handy... Don't overlook old fashioned lined bifocals! They work great. John
Several years ago I tried progressives, but everything had halos surrounding it, so I went back to bifocals.
Good for you and good for your optician too.
for driving long hours. many of my patients are truck drivers, and require the use of progressives to see the dash of the truck. Would you still recommend a second pair of single vision in that case ??
thank you !!
If the progressive lens works for them then I wouldn't "force" them into anything else. If I had a truck driver that was complaining about wearing progressives (a real non-adapt) I'd try with a lined bifocal with the intermediate in the segment. There are progressive designs from IOT that heavily favor the driving position. I know that some of the truckers can be a hard fit. They sit an odd position (up so high) when compared to a car and have a lot of things to keep track of.
@@LaramyKOptical thank you so much for your quick response! i will keep that info in mind. And a big thank you to all of your videos- which have been helping me through school!
Gonna slightly derail the topic here, but putting this out there for anyone else that might be in a similar unique situation.
If you have PTSD, you really, really need to be aware of how much you use peripheral vision before someone tells you 'you need bifocals'.
I have PTSD and NEVER fully realized that I am always, *always* scanning my entire surroundings for danger. When did I realize this? When I got my first pair of bifocals (progressive lenses). I had a full-on panic attack and meltdown because I felt unsafe and so very afraid when I wasn't able to see *anything* outside of that narrow middle corridor. I went back the next day, and they sent them back to the lab to make sure they were made right, but never told me that peripheral vision would be distorted, always. I'm just learning this now as I was looking for advice on how to get used to them. Unfortunately, this is a full-on dealbreaker for me. I am absolutely not going to be able to function with vision only in a narrow corridor, straight ahead.
If any kind person on this channel sees this, can you tell me if the peripheral vision distortions are present at all on lined bifocals? I absolutely do not care if I look like an old lady, I just cannot function without full peripheral vision. I can't even wear polycarbonate because the minimal chromatic aberration makes me violently nauseated. Is there any distortion for lined bifocals?
Broken Tryst, Whoa OK yes a little derailment there but I can answer your question. Every lens, e-v-e-r-y lens will begin to develop distortion as you leave the center of it. How much will depend on how strong the lens is. I wear a lined bifocal for a reason. It has the clearest and widest (most forgiving) full width vision with the ability to still see something up close. I think like you it is a learned perception. I was a professional driver for 10+ years and your peripheral vision is everything. I couldn't stand the loss of it. Anyway - a good optician should be able to work with you and find a GREAT solution for you. Nice frame, ST 28 lined bifocal, set right where YOU like it, good AR coating --- no one will ever notice. Much cheaper and you will be much happier. John
@@LaramyKOptical Thank you SO MUCH for a reply, I appreciate it. Does the lined bifocal have the equivalent clarity of a non-bifocal lens in the periphery? If the lined bifocal is equivalent to single vision, that should work out. If the lined bifocal has, even minimally, more peripheral distortion than single vision, I would much rather get 2 pairs of glasses and switch between them. I don't think have a particularly strong prescription, and there's minimal variation between the eyes, sph +50, cyl +2.00 axis 170 and sph -50 cyl +1.50 axis 175 (I don't have the prescription with me, but I'm fairly certain that's what it was). Honestly, any distortion greater than what you get from single vision with CR-39 is going to cause me unnecessary panic and distress, it sounds stupid, I know, but it is unfortunately very real :/
@@dawnvictoria11 Well the 2, 3, 4 pair option is always a great choice. But I wouldn't rule out trying a lined bi-focal. Heck you could probably find one online for $15 and try them out before going fancy.
Thank you for posting this. I was also bothered by the chromatic aberration in the only pair of polycarbonate lenses I ever got (I go CR39 all the time, now). I may look into lined bifocals rather than progressives.
@@rprastein I just replaced my progressives with bifocals this year and they are fantastic. I did get used to the progressive lenses for inside the home use, familiar environment, lots of shifts from close to mid-distance vision. If I had the money I'd get a pair of progressives for indoors, bifocals for outdoors, and single vision for general use. But, on a budget, a pair of frames with a big lens area and true bifocals is working great for me.
Thank you very much for this video. I saw an optometrist today because I don't see far away that clear anymore. I never wore glasses before. An optician was pushing progressive lenses and I am glad I decided to think. I am looking at my Rx and I am still confused. Sphere -1.00; cylinder -0.50; Axis 110; add +1.50. Does add +1.50 mean I also need reading glasses? Should I chose bifocals?
Whoa - OK Almost too much to answer... Assuming the -1.00 - 0.50 X 110 is for both eyes or they are very close anyway... Yes the +1.50 says you need some power for reading. But -1.00 (+) 1.50 is just +.50 so you do but you don't. Just take your glasses off to see things up close! If you feel the need, with cylinder that low you could even try some over-the-counter +1.00, +1.25 and +1.50 readers and see what/if that works. Again, assuming both eyes are the same. I guess my answer would be, "Don't rush into anything." If you want follow up please email me through the OpticianWorks website. Thanks John
@@LaramyKOptical Thank you very much, John. I wish the optometrist I saw explained even half...
I guess their main focus was to sell me the most expensive glasses, not to help with my vision and explain everything.
So spell it out for me folks. I shouldn’t get progressives and should just get bifocals?? Or two pairs of glasses?? Overdue in getting my first pair. No insurance. Wearing dollar store glasses for the past two years for reading and winging it for far away 🙈. Additionally I’m prone to dizziness/motion sick easily. Afraid to waste $ on something I can’t stand to wear!
If you came to me and said what you wrote I'd suggest trying a lined bifocal. Don't try to cut corners or do an online thing. Go to a decent optician and spend a few dollars. You won't be disappointed. Lined bifocals are pretty inexpensive and work great. John
Laramy-K Optical got it! And thank you for responding so quickly!
I’ve worn progressives all my life & I recently switched to this adorable single vision pair that I bought offline, however, I don’t wear them much outside of the house because they are so vivid & it makes me dizzy. I can see clearly, but too clear. It seems very off. It’s hard to get adjusted to them, so I usually don’t wear them for long. I’ve been diving through so many articles & videos trying to find out what is off with these glasses. If I wear them more, will I get adjusted to them? Is the prescription wrong? Has my PD changed? I’m not sure, but your video has been very helpful & I will continue to search for the solution, so that the next pair I order are wearable.
A single vision pair of distance glasses should rarely if ever give you any problems. Dizzy is not a good thing. I assume you mean bought online so you would need to find an optician willing to check what you got and compare it to what you should have. Like anything else if you bought them online and they don't work then SEND THEM BACK! John
Progressives; the jack of all trades, the master of none.
Well said!
I tried progs for about 2 weeks and I decided that my perifrial vision was extremely valuable to me. I was able to get them replaced with just distance and an upgrade to trivex
What is Trivex?
@@PCConditioning Trivex is a lens material that luxury sunglasses use like Maui Jim. Although optical glass is clearest it is heavy & can shatter. Trivex is clearer than poly, lighter, & stronger. So the best of both worlds.
Yeap, I remember those pain in the neck, Varilux Plus, Varilux 2 and Varilux Infinity. By default I like the Sola XL and the Sola VIP better than those during those days, and most of the Xcel Products Image and the famous Gradal progressive from Zeiss. Varilux Comfort wasn't that much better.
Many thanks for this very informative explanation...
It’s claimed that the Varilux X series is a game changer (on ads of course). So is it really so? I have high negative powers with astigmatism and +1.5 for reading.. so should I try those really expensive lenses or stick to what I have?
No magic pixie dust Khaled. Just go for the best you can afford from someone you trust. ua-cam.com/video/MybVEAhui5U/v-deo.html
Does the ugly apply to the same extent for free form lenses? If "land of optical garbage" and "opti swamp" is not less pronounced with a digital free form lens - what is the point of said technology? What am I missing?
Thank you. You are very easy to listen to.
Yes just reduced in a free-form design over a conventional one. John
@@LaramyKOptical Thanks for your reply, John. I ended up here because I ordered my first pair of progressives. Had I found this channel earlier - I would have ordered bi-focals instead. I'm +7.50 and +8.25... With +2.00 ADD.
The both sides should at least be a little smaller.
hello Laramy, Progressive Lenses, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...I liked, good...👍...
Good advice another margarita👍🏼
Thanks