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[feline groovy]

Here are some of my tips and suggestions, based on two experiences with progressive high-index lenses that have very strong RX's.

Just knowledge gleaned from both my virgin attempt three years ago, and now with my current even stronger RX.

Falling asleep... zzzzzzzz - will be back to add & edit stuff!

[violann]

Are any of you wearing bi- or tri- focals WITH PRISMS? They are much more difficult to adjust to, and much to my surprise, I am finding more and more peoplw who have worn glasses for years with prisms without being told the drastic effect they have on overall vision. I wore glasses from the age of 10, and after a relatively simple operation on one eye about a year ago- NO GLASSES! Before surgery I was wearing standard trifocals with prisms in each lens, and my vision had gotten so bad that the lenses could no longer be made to completely correct it. If you're not sure what your glasses are, ask!

[Beauty$Junkie]

I never was able to get used to these. I use them for distance and readers for upclose. My next pair will not be progressive lenses. After reading all of the replies, I have tried to move my glasses every which way, and cannot see to read a book in them. I have found that my distance vision has gotten better as I have aged, and my closeup vision has gotten worse, so I just have readers everywhere in the house, and use my progressives to drive.

[Priss]

This is day four, still not liking them. Take them off at work so I can use the computer and write. It just seems if I don't move my head at all, I have a strip down the middle where I can actually see. Any head movement, things swim, any eye movement everything is blurry. The eye dr. actually told me not to wear them to drive for at least 3 to 4 weeks.

This is the second set of lenses and believe it or not these are better than the first!

I'm thinking right now I might end up having to go back to single vision lenses in the glasses. Just take them off when I get to work and put them on when driving.

I just wanted the convenience of having a pair of glass that I didn't have to be taking off and putting back on all the time. Plus I "hang" them on the neck of my shirts and so many times they have fallen to the floor!

[Suzeecat]

I've had mixed results. My first pair, after a couple weeks of adjusting, was great. My second pair (that I now wear) is horrible. I simply can not see close up with these glasses. After a few weeks I went back to the very reputable place I got them and they did laser measurements on the lenses and determined they were correct.

They suggested that when I'm at work I raise my chair and lower my computer screen in order to see clearly. This worked slightly better for seeing my computer screen, but I still can't see close with these horrible glasses. Also, I'm now sitting up ridiculously high (feet don't touch the floor), my neck gets sore from tilting my chin up, and I get headaches almost every Monday after I come back from a weekend of not looking at my computer.

I'm really upset about it and intend to tell the place I got them that these glasses just lost them a customer. I will not get another eye exam or pair of glasses from them again. I don't know if the difference between the first pair and this one is because of the different style or something else, but their suggested fix when I came back with a problem was totally unacceptable.

[feline groovy]

On 11/13/2014 feline groovy said:

Here are some of my tips and suggestions, based on two experiences with progressive high-index lenses that have very strong RX's.

Just knowledge gleaned from both my virgin attempt three years ago, and now with my current, even-stronger, RX.

Falling asleep... zzzzzzzz - will be back to add & edit stuff!

ETA:

Point the tip of your nose at what you want to see. And be sure to raise your chin while reading.

These will allow you to see through the correct area of the lens, which is straight through the middle/dead center.

Adjusting to your very first progressive lenses can take from a few days up to a couple of weeks, so just chillax and don't be too hard on yourself.

But once you've worn them, any future new RX/prescription will only take a few hours to get comfortable with.

And it's typical for anything on the periphery of your vision to appear 'wavy'

BTW, progressive eyeglasses are also know as "tri-focals" or "multi-focals".

[BellaCarro]

I didn't like my first pair at all initially. I've had them less than a year. But, I am so glad I persevered. No switching glasses. It took me a good two weeks to become accustomed to them.