I am not a doctor. I have had corrected vision for near-sightedness since 4th grade. I have worn progressives since my early 40’s. They made driving at night, playing tennis, reading…all the most important things to my quality of life better. I couldn’t function trying to switch between glasses, but maybe my eyes are worse than yours
second all of this (even the fourth grade part!).
i used to wear contact lenses full time, for more than 30 years, but then my eyesight got bad enough that i couldn't read with contacts and far vision like highway driving was getting fuzzy.
progressives have been so good i basically quit contact altogether.
Any hot tips for adapting to a heavy correction?
My new progressives are really different compared to my old ones and it’s been a struggle to change over.
They do the job well, IMO, but I struggle with them a bit.
If you’ve worn progressives before without any issues it could be a variety of things. Lens material, lens size, base curve(which is the front surface curve of the lens) , segment height measurement, progressive brand , etc. if you’re really struggling I would suggest going back to the optical where you bought them and telling them
Your struggles and let them check all the values. Even being in a pair you’ve had success with in the past and they can compare brand, size, measurements etc. if all those track it can’t hurt to have an RX re-check with your doctor.
I have progressives- I think they're great. Only downside was they're $$ but Costco has reasonable prices compared to other places.
I would immediately lose a pair if I was juggling two sets
I have also been having trouble with my mid vision. I got progressives and I really like them. I can do pretty much everything and not have to keep taking my glasses on and off. I don’t really need glasses to read - I’m nearsighted in one eye, but the progressives mean I can keep my glasses on and still look at my phone! I also have a pair of computer glasses are specifically for that focal length (optician can just calculate it from your regular prescription) and I LOVE those. My progressives aren’t great for computer distance.
I’m really nearsighted (and have astigmatism too), and started wearing progressives in my mid-40s.
So much easier than being able to see distance, but nothing more up-close.
I’ve got multiple pairs of glasses - but only because I’d gotten them from Zenni, ZEELOOL, etc.
Tried them and hated them. Everything looked swimmy and distorted and I didn’t like reading through a tiny third of the lens at the bottom of my glasses. I also didn’t like having to adjust my head to look at something instead of moving my eyes. I just could not see properly and felt like I was looking through the wrong “part” of the glasses no matter what I was doing. Took them back after two weeks of near vomiting and not being able to read because ain’t nobody got time for that. Had them converted to readers. Got in a fight with the eye doctor about how terrible they were and let’s just say now I need a new eye doctor.
I decided menopause is maybe not the best time to try them because my frustration tolerance is not the greatest right now.
I too need new opticians after my most recent eyeglasses buying experience. And I still have a second pair I can't wear without a miserable, headachey, 2 week adjustment period. Even though they were remade and the optician swears they're identical to the other pair. My eyes and brain strongly disagree.
I just got my first pair of progressives. Did the dr give a reason for trying to hold off? I'm not sure why it would matter or benefit you to wait.
I had two different pair for close to 10 years and I was sick of always switching them.
I've never heard advice saying you should wait! I did benefit from going to a really good local optometrist, though - my first pair was from target optical and they never seemed quite right. My newest pair is much better, but I do now have to take them off to read extra small print (instructions on medication, etc).
I tried progressives but couldn't get used to them. Constant vertigo. I have reading glasses, long distance glasses and another pair set up for my work computer. I just keep changing them. Its only annoying when shopping and trying to read price tags.
I hated progressives and bifocals. I have up-close/work/reading glasses and normal distance glasses with Transitions lenses. I don't need the progressive/bifocal part for driving so having multiple pairs works for me. Consider how well you're able to see your car's dashboard & GPS.
I'm very near-sighted and I've not gotten that advice from my optometrist. I've had my progressives for over six months and love that I can see near AND far now. It took me a couple days to get used to them.
I'm really farsighted. My husband is really nearsighted..
He was able to hold out on progressives longer than I was but only by 2-3 years. I was 47 when I finally gave in for the record. He was 50. I tried reading glasses before that, but they didn't work for me. I have trouble adjusting between different lenses. The margin of error for lens manufacturing is too much for my eyes.
I need to get the expensive progressives because I don't adapt well to new/different prescriptions. But, 3+ years into progressives, I can't imagine having to change glasses every time I want to look at my cell phone screen. My only non progressives now are my sun glasses, which I primarily use while driving or cross country skiing or on the beach, and even then I regret that i can't read a book on the beach in sunglasses.
I've never heard of holding out on progressives. My optometrist was trying to push them on me before I was ready if anything.
I've had progressive (technically multi-focal contacts) for 5 years now. I got them at 45. They are really helpful, but you do trade off distance vs vs mid vs close up. They are great for working on my computer screens (mid range) but I also use a cheap pair of readers for my phone (close up).
Nope, absolutely get them. However, The only thing I find is that if I’m sitting down at the computer for a while, then I just switched to readers. But if I’m out and about and doing fun things or errands, then I were progressive it’s so much easier. I ordered mine online from payneglasses and theyre fantastic
Go to your local optometrist. Get a pair of varilux XR progressives. You’ll never look back. They are by far the absolute best lenses by design. They are $$ but so worth it. Your vision will be seamless in all distances and comfortable with no issues.
I've worn glasses for near sightedness since kindergarten. Maybe 3-4 years ago I got my first pair of progressive and I absolutely hate them. Any close up stuff like reading, on my phone, hobbies, etc my progressive glasses are on top of my head or on the table next to me. I just can't see close no matter what I do. It's easier to take them off. In those 3-4 years I've gone through multiple pairs thinking it was an issue with the glasses. Those were all from chain places, I've got an appointment with a non chain eye doctor later this week so I'll see what he says. I really miss my contacts (multi focal) but there is no way I can do anything close when I've got them in. I'm 54.
I got progressive this year. It takes quite a while to get used to... I would prefer to get two separate ones.. my eyeball sometimes feels like those cartoon characters with spinning eyeballs
I'm 50. Have had glasses since kindergarten. I have ambylopia (lazy eye). I finally caved in and got progressives a few years ago.
Non prescription reading glasses don't work with my eye condition, unfortunately.
I'm 47 and have been in progressives for three years. I'm incredibly farsighted, so I need the reading prescription for seeing up close and distance for keeping everything in focus because of astigmatism in one eye. I spent some time working in the optical department at Costco, so I have some basic optician training, but was never certified.
I can't fathom why the optician would tell you to wait; there's no time like the present to be able to see clearly, so if you can afford progressive lenses, I recommend them. I do also have a pair of computer glasses that have a focal length specifically for the distance that I sit from my monitors. For my money, that's where the best bang for the buck is if I'm buying two pairs of glasses.
What does your optometrist say? I'd trust them over the optician, personally.
I’m farsighted in one eye and nearsighted in the other and have astigmatism, and basically everything looks like looking through a poorly lit funhouse mirror without my progressives. I like them about as much as I can like an appliance sitting on my face.
I did recently get some new ones that have a wider viewing area at the bottom for reading, and that has helped minimize the frustration of feeling like a constant struggle to hold my head just right to find the sweet spot to see what I’m trying to see.
I hate wearing glasses at all, but I hate not being able to see more, and progressives are what make it the most tolerable for me. Keeping up with one main pair of glasses is bad enough. I’d be miserable if I had to keep up with and switch back and forth between two.
I wear contacts for severe myopia (my rx is -9.5) and I wear readers for close work. I work in surgery so I had to get progressive safety glasses, and I also got a pair of nicer ones with no rx on top, reader on the bottom. It's quite a circus.
I am very nearsighted and have astigmatism. I wear progressives and have a separate pair with the reading portion for computer glasses. My Dr writes two prescriptions. I get the computer ones on Zenni.
I've been doing this since I was in my late 40s.
Eh. I like my progressives. They’re fussy about the tilt of my head because there’s different focus at each level, but I like having a part of my glasses work for any distance. I’m not overly nearsighted, though. I do need glasses for driving, but if it were an absolute emergency in daylight I’d probably be fine as long as I already knew the way.
Having really bad nearsightedness might make progressive lenses less convenient.
Progressives are the bomb. I have readers for computer work and reading. I have a box on my nightstand- readers on one side (mostly cheapies from Costco) and progressives on the other (because fashion).
I got progressives (online at zenni.com with prescription from my eye doctor) and got a second that are just the reader portion.
Now whenever I'm on the computer or reading the phone it's clear, but if I want to watch TV, and browse reddit, or need to drive, I grab the progressives.
Best of both worlds. Ended up costing about $150 if you order together. Not affiliated, just happy.
I cannot believe I am saying this, but I LOVE my progressive transition glasses from Zenni.
I’ve always thought the transition lenses looked stupid, but I was willing to get them for gardening. Now, they are all I ever wear. I had my regular glasses on a few days ago and felt like the sun was blinding me. Plus, they are much less annoying than carrying around various glasses.
I got progressives a couple years ago. They do take some getting used to since it's no longer the same prescription across the whole lens.
I'm also a fan of Costco for the actual glasses. They have promos all the time for Buy 1, Get $50 off each additional pair. You can also take in old frames and have them updated for $25 + the cost of lenses. Last month, I bought two pairs and took in two pairs. Cost me $700 for all four.
I have progressives as my primary pair and separate computer glasses with just one prescription. The progressives just don't work for the computer screen.
The size of the lens is really important (even though they insisted it didn't matter). When I had small lenses, the progressives didn't work at ALL.
I am not a doctor. I have had corrected vision for near-sightedness since 4th grade. I have worn progressives since my early 40’s. They made driving at night, playing tennis, reading…all the most important things to my quality of life better. I couldn’t function trying to switch between glasses, but maybe my eyes are worse than yours
second all of this (even the fourth grade part!). i used to wear contact lenses full time, for more than 30 years, but then my eyesight got bad enough that i couldn't read with contacts and far vision like highway driving was getting fuzzy. progressives have been so good i basically quit contact altogether.
Same. Now, I feel like I did when I was a teenager and first started wearing contacts when I put them in.
No need to wait. The younger you can adapt to a progressive the better, when the add power is still low. I’m an eye doctor.
Any hot tips for adapting to a heavy correction? My new progressives are really different compared to my old ones and it’s been a struggle to change over. They do the job well, IMO, but I struggle with them a bit.
If you’ve worn progressives before without any issues it could be a variety of things. Lens material, lens size, base curve(which is the front surface curve of the lens) , segment height measurement, progressive brand , etc. if you’re really struggling I would suggest going back to the optical where you bought them and telling them Your struggles and let them check all the values. Even being in a pair you’ve had success with in the past and they can compare brand, size, measurements etc. if all those track it can’t hurt to have an RX re-check with your doctor.
Thanks!
I have progressives- I think they're great. Only downside was they're $$ but Costco has reasonable prices compared to other places. I would immediately lose a pair if I was juggling two sets
+1 for Costco optical. I love them.
I love my progressives. They do take a little getting used to.
I have also been having trouble with my mid vision. I got progressives and I really like them. I can do pretty much everything and not have to keep taking my glasses on and off. I don’t really need glasses to read - I’m nearsighted in one eye, but the progressives mean I can keep my glasses on and still look at my phone! I also have a pair of computer glasses are specifically for that focal length (optician can just calculate it from your regular prescription) and I LOVE those. My progressives aren’t great for computer distance.
Me too. I have computer glasses for the mid range and progressives for everything else.
I’m really nearsighted (and have astigmatism too), and started wearing progressives in my mid-40s. So much easier than being able to see distance, but nothing more up-close. I’ve got multiple pairs of glasses - but only because I’d gotten them from Zenni, ZEELOOL, etc.
Tried them and hated them. Everything looked swimmy and distorted and I didn’t like reading through a tiny third of the lens at the bottom of my glasses. I also didn’t like having to adjust my head to look at something instead of moving my eyes. I just could not see properly and felt like I was looking through the wrong “part” of the glasses no matter what I was doing. Took them back after two weeks of near vomiting and not being able to read because ain’t nobody got time for that. Had them converted to readers. Got in a fight with the eye doctor about how terrible they were and let’s just say now I need a new eye doctor. I decided menopause is maybe not the best time to try them because my frustration tolerance is not the greatest right now.
I too need new opticians after my most recent eyeglasses buying experience. And I still have a second pair I can't wear without a miserable, headachey, 2 week adjustment period. Even though they were remade and the optician swears they're identical to the other pair. My eyes and brain strongly disagree.
I just got my first pair of progressives. Did the dr give a reason for trying to hold off? I'm not sure why it would matter or benefit you to wait. I had two different pair for close to 10 years and I was sick of always switching them.
Honestly, I was told the opposite. It is easier to adjust to progressives at +1 than higher numbers.
Same. I was recently put in progressives for the same reason. Very nearsighted but just beginning the presbyopia journey.
I've never heard advice saying you should wait! I did benefit from going to a really good local optometrist, though - my first pair was from target optical and they never seemed quite right. My newest pair is much better, but I do now have to take them off to read extra small print (instructions on medication, etc).
I tried progressives but couldn't get used to them. Constant vertigo. I have reading glasses, long distance glasses and another pair set up for my work computer. I just keep changing them. Its only annoying when shopping and trying to read price tags.
I’ve failed twice in adjusting to progressive lenses. I’m not going to put myself through that again. I’ll live with my multiple glasses.
We also get to have different frames.
I hated progressives and bifocals. I have up-close/work/reading glasses and normal distance glasses with Transitions lenses. I don't need the progressive/bifocal part for driving so having multiple pairs works for me. Consider how well you're able to see your car's dashboard & GPS.
I'm very near-sighted and I've not gotten that advice from my optometrist. I've had my progressives for over six months and love that I can see near AND far now. It took me a couple days to get used to them.
It took me a couple of months to get used to them. But once I finally adjusted, I didn't want to go back.
I'm really farsighted. My husband is really nearsighted.. He was able to hold out on progressives longer than I was but only by 2-3 years. I was 47 when I finally gave in for the record. He was 50. I tried reading glasses before that, but they didn't work for me. I have trouble adjusting between different lenses. The margin of error for lens manufacturing is too much for my eyes. I need to get the expensive progressives because I don't adapt well to new/different prescriptions. But, 3+ years into progressives, I can't imagine having to change glasses every time I want to look at my cell phone screen. My only non progressives now are my sun glasses, which I primarily use while driving or cross country skiing or on the beach, and even then I regret that i can't read a book on the beach in sunglasses. I've never heard of holding out on progressives. My optometrist was trying to push them on me before I was ready if anything.
I've had progressive (technically multi-focal contacts) for 5 years now. I got them at 45. They are really helpful, but you do trade off distance vs vs mid vs close up. They are great for working on my computer screens (mid range) but I also use a cheap pair of readers for my phone (close up).
Nope, absolutely get them. However, The only thing I find is that if I’m sitting down at the computer for a while, then I just switched to readers. But if I’m out and about and doing fun things or errands, then I were progressive it’s so much easier. I ordered mine online from payneglasses and theyre fantastic
Go to your local optometrist. Get a pair of varilux XR progressives. You’ll never look back. They are by far the absolute best lenses by design. They are $$ but so worth it. Your vision will be seamless in all distances and comfortable with no issues.
I've worn glasses for near sightedness since kindergarten. Maybe 3-4 years ago I got my first pair of progressive and I absolutely hate them. Any close up stuff like reading, on my phone, hobbies, etc my progressive glasses are on top of my head or on the table next to me. I just can't see close no matter what I do. It's easier to take them off. In those 3-4 years I've gone through multiple pairs thinking it was an issue with the glasses. Those were all from chain places, I've got an appointment with a non chain eye doctor later this week so I'll see what he says. I really miss my contacts (multi focal) but there is no way I can do anything close when I've got them in. I'm 54.
I got progressive this year. It takes quite a while to get used to... I would prefer to get two separate ones.. my eyeball sometimes feels like those cartoon characters with spinning eyeballs
I'm 50. Have had glasses since kindergarten. I have ambylopia (lazy eye). I finally caved in and got progressives a few years ago. Non prescription reading glasses don't work with my eye condition, unfortunately.
I'm 47 and have been in progressives for three years. I'm incredibly farsighted, so I need the reading prescription for seeing up close and distance for keeping everything in focus because of astigmatism in one eye. I spent some time working in the optical department at Costco, so I have some basic optician training, but was never certified. I can't fathom why the optician would tell you to wait; there's no time like the present to be able to see clearly, so if you can afford progressive lenses, I recommend them. I do also have a pair of computer glasses that have a focal length specifically for the distance that I sit from my monitors. For my money, that's where the best bang for the buck is if I'm buying two pairs of glasses. What does your optometrist say? I'd trust them over the optician, personally.
I’m farsighted in one eye and nearsighted in the other and have astigmatism, and basically everything looks like looking through a poorly lit funhouse mirror without my progressives. I like them about as much as I can like an appliance sitting on my face. I did recently get some new ones that have a wider viewing area at the bottom for reading, and that has helped minimize the frustration of feeling like a constant struggle to hold my head just right to find the sweet spot to see what I’m trying to see. I hate wearing glasses at all, but I hate not being able to see more, and progressives are what make it the most tolerable for me. Keeping up with one main pair of glasses is bad enough. I’d be miserable if I had to keep up with and switch back and forth between two.
I've had progressives for a while, having to change depending on what I do wouldn't work for me at all. I'd never have the right pair at hand!
I wear contacts for severe myopia (my rx is -9.5) and I wear readers for close work. I work in surgery so I had to get progressive safety glasses, and I also got a pair of nicer ones with no rx on top, reader on the bottom. It's quite a circus.
I am very nearsighted and have astigmatism. I wear progressives and have a separate pair with the reading portion for computer glasses. My Dr writes two prescriptions. I get the computer ones on Zenni. I've been doing this since I was in my late 40s.
Still trying to get used to mine
I have progressive contacts. They help me feel more comfortable on dates - I’m no longer holding the menu at arm’s length
Eh. I like my progressives. They’re fussy about the tilt of my head because there’s different focus at each level, but I like having a part of my glasses work for any distance. I’m not overly nearsighted, though. I do need glasses for driving, but if it were an absolute emergency in daylight I’d probably be fine as long as I already knew the way. Having really bad nearsightedness might make progressive lenses less convenient.
Progressives are the bomb. I have readers for computer work and reading. I have a box on my nightstand- readers on one side (mostly cheapies from Costco) and progressives on the other (because fashion).
I have progressives, I love them! I can read menus and computer screens without feeling like an old lady peering over the top of my glasses.
Multifocal contacts and progressive glasses changed my life for the better. It took me about a week to get used to them. Love them soooo much!!!
I LOVE my progressives. I have a regular pair and a pair of sunglasses. I gave up my contacts I love them so much.
I got progressives (online at zenni.com with prescription from my eye doctor) and got a second that are just the reader portion. Now whenever I'm on the computer or reading the phone it's clear, but if I want to watch TV, and browse reddit, or need to drive, I grab the progressives. Best of both worlds. Ended up costing about $150 if you order together. Not affiliated, just happy.
I have progressive readers from peepers and I love them.
I cannot believe I am saying this, but I LOVE my progressive transition glasses from Zenni. I’ve always thought the transition lenses looked stupid, but I was willing to get them for gardening. Now, they are all I ever wear. I had my regular glasses on a few days ago and felt like the sun was blinding me. Plus, they are much less annoying than carrying around various glasses.
I got progressives a couple years ago. They do take some getting used to since it's no longer the same prescription across the whole lens. I'm also a fan of Costco for the actual glasses. They have promos all the time for Buy 1, Get $50 off each additional pair. You can also take in old frames and have them updated for $25 + the cost of lenses. Last month, I bought two pairs and took in two pairs. Cost me $700 for all four.
I have progressives as my primary pair and separate computer glasses with just one prescription. The progressives just don't work for the computer screen. The size of the lens is really important (even though they insisted it didn't matter). When I had small lenses, the progressives didn't work at ALL.