Hello, I bought really expensive progressives at a brick and mortar store 5 years ago, and was not able to adjust to them.
In the past year, I have gotten two types of progressives from 39dollarglasses.com - the Varilux ellipse (ok), and the Kodak Signet (awesome). The Signet were the first I tried, I adjusted to them immediately with no problems. Very impressive, considering I had spent 3 months walking into walls with my first pair of progressives. There are 2 things I got out of this: I *cannot* get the cheapo progressives. The more expensive ones have a flatter surface, which means way less distortion. Secondly - do not buy glasses that are taller than you are used to thinking that it will make adaptation easier. If you normally don't wear glasses, or wear short ones, your eyes are used to moving in a fashion that will not work with huge progressives. Believe me, I know. I have always worn glasses that are 22-25mm high. The first pair of progressives was significantly taller . . . not only did my eyes have to get used to weird lenses, they had to learn to use a much larger area to see. Not good. The first successful pair of progressives I got had a lens height of 29mm. Better quality lenses will be just fine in shorter frames, as long you are used to shorter lens height. If you will be using them for a lot of mid-range, look for lenses with wider middle vision. Other lenses are designed with extra wide distance and reading areas (GEG carries lenses like this). Good luck! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
