What I can't figure out is the progressives I got 6 to 8 years ago (if I'd known about this place I wouldn't have waited so long) didn't seem to have this narrow coridor problem. I learned quickly to not look out the edges (right/left) of the glasses, but had no other problems with them and they weren't some super-expensive lens either. Now I buy some name brand lenses (Varilux Liberty) from GEG and they're very narrow corridor and have color fringing in the distance vision.
The progressives I got from Zenni for $60 still have the narrow corridor, but not the color fringing I'm getting from the $185 pair from GEG, and the corridor is right in front of my pupils with the Zenni pair like it is with the GEG pair either. I appreciate the info on the lens types. Maybe that'll save me some $$ $ if I can't adapt to the narrow corridor. Thanks, --Firewalker On Feb 22, 10:27 pm, PitSpaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 usingwww.EyeglassLensDirect.comfor > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
