I to wear progressives all the time (with a fairly mild prescription) and I also have several pairs of single vision sunglasses. The sunglasses are great for at the beach and driving, but I have an issue if I try to use my cellphone (can't see the numbers on my Blackberry with my single vision sunglasses). Also I can't read the call display on the phone with the single vision sunglasses on and forget about if someone sends a text message (gotta flip my progressives back on). My situation is a little different than yours as I am far-sighted (+2.75 sphere and +2.00 add), but I definately miss the extra plus power of the progressives for situation like I mentioned above. Earlier this week, I ordered a pair of Progressives with a 75% gradient tint from Eyewearmagic.com. It came to $72 ($24frames + $32progressive lenses + $8 gradient tinting + $8 shipping). I'll see how those turn out and report back, they should be here in another 10 days or so.
On Jul 3, 2:36 am, Outpost <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd like to get my first real pair of prescription sunglasses! > Is it better to order them single vision or progressive? A vendor I > asked suggested that progressives would be better because I might have > difficulty reading a map or seeing the speedometer, for example. > I am pretty nearsighted... (-5.50 -1.50x163 and -6.75 -.75x177 with > an Add of 2.25) but I think I'd be able to see the speedometer with > the distance portion of my current specs, and as with reading or > trying to see anything tiny, I would most likely pull off or look over > the top of my glasses to read a map. On the other hand, I think I use > the progressives I have regularly throughout the day without really > thinking about it... so I'm not sure how much I rely on them in an > everyday sort of way. > Would I miss that in a pair of sunglasses? I think I would use them > mostly for driving. I think. On the other hand, a high index > progressive lens (I have the frames already) is a spendy > proposition... even online. > I appreciate any advice! Thanks... > Deborah --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
