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Medical Forum / General / Vision / August 2005New progressives ? -- optican out-of-town
I'd ask my optican, but he runs a one-man shop and is out of town for a few days apparently. I got new Varilux progressives about a week ago. Distance vision seems pretty good, but I still have a little trouble at times looking the "right way" My questions are, it still seems as if I have to whip off my new progressives before I can see "little things." So, what's the point of progressives right? Am I doing something wrong here? I tried looking at the Varilux website, but it is maddingly slow and once it loads offers no help. I also looked at http://www.allaboutvision.com/lenses/progressives.htm, but she doesn't seem to be telling me something I don't already know. Is this just a matter of time -- adjusting so to speak, or should I try to get in to see my optican. Sorry, don't "know my prescription, I am pretty myopic (20/40 in one eye and 20/80 in the second). Have mild ocular hypotension (25, last measurement). I do remember the "closework" part of the prescription was 1.75 if that makes any difference. Finally, polycarbonate lenses in an Esquire 51-20 frame. Could be the add is a bit weak (meaning the total minus power may be too strong in the reading area), but also could be alignment. Could also be adaptive, or even normal. Lots of myopes can see fine detail without their glasses, but it's usually too close for comfort under most circumstantce. The point? Probably so you don't *have* to take them off for ordinary reading and you don't want lines on the lenses??? Have him check them when he gets back, and if they were Rxed elsewhere, consider a stronger add; you didn't say your age, but a 1.75 is about right for most 48 year olds or so. If you're over 52, you most likely need a stronger add. w.stacy, o.d. >I'd ask my optican, but he runs a one-man shop and is out of town for a >few days apparently. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Thanks for the reply. Ordinary reading isn't a problem with my news prescription, nor my old one. It's that "fine print" or small screws, splinters, etc. that get me. I'm 47. >Thanks for the reply. Ordinary reading isn't a problem with my news >prescription, nor my old one. It's that "fine print" or small screws, >splinters, etc. that get me. I'm 47. I think that's fairly normal. I wear progressive lenses and I also take them off for fine print etc. You can get more add power if you want it but then you also get more distortion in the transition areas. OD's tend to be conservative with the add power in order to minimize this. It all comes down to what you need. If you have a job where you constantly need to see small things up close, and it's a problem to keep taking your glasses off for that, then you might want to get a higher add. Otherwise, I'd say just put up with it. It's no fun to get old, but it beats the alternative... :) <timbirr@mailcity.com> wrote in message > Finally, polycarbonate lenses in an Esquire 51-20 frame. Polycarb sucks. Call or go to your OD and get a copy of your Rx and post it in this thread. Also find out exactly which Varilux you got (Comfort, Panamic, Liberty, etc). > Polycarb sucks. OK. You've finally convinced me. Now that I know they suck, suddenly I can't see out of my polycarb lenses. Guess I'll throw them away. -MT My optican told me that some people had an issue with distortion with the polycarbonate, but he said in his experience, most did not. His offer to me was 60-day trial of the Varilux -- if I did not like them, I'd get a pair of bifocals for no "extra cost." The same deal with the polycarbonate. If I had issues, he would have the RX remade in glass with no extra cost. Currently, I see no problem with polycarbonate |
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