Gee, you're moving up the progressive cost ladder awfully fast. I know the issues WRT narrow channel progressives. I never had trouble adapting but the eyestrain from mid range work can be enormous. The Varilux Physio (not the Physio 360) is an effective and less expensive alternative. The Zeiss Gradal Top 2 is also pretty good. Neither of these is a free-form lens, but both have a very generous channel that is really helpful at mid range (like reading a computer monitor).
I get along with any type of progressive and I even wear flat tops (you can't beat 'em for driving). I do have two pairs of the Zeiss GT2's. They really are excellent for mid range work...very little need to move your head. When I venture into the world of high end progressives, I usually re-lens an existing pair of frames, to keep the cost manageable. I have been using www.EyeglassLensDirect.com for re-lensing and they have done a fine job for me. After 15 years as a presbyop, I think the best way to deal with it is get a pair of computer glasses (for desk work) and a pair of flat tops (for driving, sports and TV). You can carry off that strategy online without spending a ton of money. On Feb 22, 2:04 pm, Firewalker <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone know what companies (besides Varilux Physio-360) produce > free-form progressive lenses? > > And even more to the point, which (if any) online retailers offer them > to lower power (+.50D) consumers? > > I'm having trouble adapting to the narrow corridor and peripheral > blurriness of normal progressives, but want to find a better price > than what most retailers want for Varilux 360s. > > -- Firewalker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
