I will probably keep my computer glasses and use them while I'm at home and only working at the computer. The same will go for my reading glasses. The progressives will be used while I am in class or at work since it can become somewhat disruptive for me to be constantly changing them there.
On Oct 22, 11:01 am, Wiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I purchased progressives from Zenni, and they're okay for occasional > close-up work, but I'm not crazy about them. From what I understand, > the mail order glasses have a very narrow corridor. I find that if I'm > wearing my Zenni progressives, I need to tilt my head back when > looking at my computer display. I should point out that I had a local > optometrist-fitted pair of progressives before these, and they were > excellent for everything including computer work, but they cost $375. > > The last time I had an eye exam, my doc wrote three prescriptions for > me: One for bifocals, one for reading, and one for computer use. The > computer prescription is not the same as the distance prescription. > > My computer prescription is > OD PL/-1.25/170 > OS +1.25/-3.50/15, > > and my distance prescription is > OD -1.25/-1.25/170 > OS PL/-3.50/15 > > I now have a pair of dedicated computer glasses . I generally sit at a > computer for hours at a time, so once I got used to switching glasses > it was no big deal. > > On Oct 22, 12:14 am, "Jason K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm looking to buy some glasses with progressive lenses from Zenni. I > > need these glasses for mainly computer reading and reading paper > > documents up close. Currently I have two pairs of glasses that I am > > constantly switching and taking off. It's a pain in the neck when I'm > > having to read docs and then have to take my glasses off to look at a > > board farther away (6+ feet). It kills productivity. I want > > progressives because I have read that I could get some with my > > computer glasses script, reading glasses script, and no distance > > correction all in one pair. > > The computer glasses prescription has sphere values of +2.00 for the > > left eye and +2.50 for the right. The reading prescription has +2.50 > > for the left eye and +3.00 for the right. In the prescription, the > > right eye also has a cylinder of -0.50 and an axis of 140. Neither > > pair has add values. > > From what I understand, I should make my computer prescription the > > main prescription and the add values should be my reading > > prescription. Is this correct? > > One of my main concerns is about whether Zenni will make the > > progressives I order without distance correction on the top of the > > lenses. I want a pair of glasses with the distance zone on the top of > > the lens, but they would be "clear" so that I can see far away when > > need be. Is this how Zenni would make my progressives? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
