Bifocals and Progressive Lenses

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I have been wearing progressives about as long as they have been around. During that time I have driven truck, operated heavy equipment, worked in semi-conductor and aerospace, HVAC and home repair. The latter is about the only area where I have issues; painting clean lines where walls meet ceilings.

Close up is about the same, progressive or lined bifocals, if it calls for some fine detail, I do better with no glasses at all. LOL, I had a quality manager that used to tell people that I could find fly dung in a jar of pepper.

My eyes went bad after a three week bout with measles in around 3rd or 4th grade. My cataracts are not quite to the point where Medicare will cover the surgery. I am hoping when that time comes that I too will only need reading glasses.

 

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what lens material is best ?

I have polycarbonate lenses, extremely light, no scratches, very satisfied.

 

[ray66v]

When I started needing reading glasses, putting them on and taking them off all day, got old real fast. Wearing them low on the nose, and looking over them, was better. But, they fell of a lot.

I also tried a contact lens, in one eye. I could read anything. But, it took away some of my distance vision.

My eyes are still better than 20/20, so I don't need any other correction. About 10 years ago, I discovered progressive reading glasses. Men's No-Line Progressive Bifocals - ReadingGlasses.com Plano lenses on top, (no correction), readers on the bottom.

$60 a pair, and they offer me a certain degree of eye protection while working. The quality of the lenses is excellent, and the frames are decent.

I have tried having progressive readers custom made, from some of the cheap on line suppliers, (for more money), and they were not as good.

They came with instructions explaining that it takes time to get used to progressives. I took to them instantly. Only going down ladders, was difficult at first.

Like CADplans said, they work best with large lenses, which are not fashionable right now. So, get the largest lenses you can.

Progressives are the only way to go.