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Medical Forum / General / Vision / February 2006Difference between Varilux and no-line progressive lenses?
Hello everyone! I could sure use some advice. I currently wear no line progressive lens glasses. I am about to get new glasses though. I have heard so much about the Varilux and Ellisor lenses. Are they superior to the regular progressive lenses that I usually get? BTW, I don't believe they have any special name. I realize that Varilux seems to cost more. Is the higher cost worth it? Thanks in advance for any insight you may be able to offer.~Moonchime >Hello everyone! I could sure use some advice. I currently wear no >line progressive lens glasses. I am about to get new glasses though. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >it? Thanks in advance for any insight you may be able to >offer.~Moonchime Your question is not a simple one. Opticians and OD's will disagree about what the "best" lens is. I'll tell you my experience, maybe that will help. I got "cheap" progressive lenses for my first pair of multifocals, and my sight was *very* limited. I had clear distance vision only through one small area in the center of the lens. Reading and intermediate were OK though. There was also a lot of "swim" so that I tended to get dizzy when walking down a corridor. I returned them and switched to Varilux Comfort and the difference was like night and day. No swim, and I have clear distance vision through almost the entire top half of the lenses. So, how well do you see with your current lenses? If your distance and near vision are OK and there is no disturbing swim effect, then maybe you don't need to switch. >>Hello everyone! I could sure use some advice. I currently wear no >>line progressive lens glasses. I am about to get new glasses though. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >>it? Thanks in advance for any insight you may be able to >>offer.~Moonchime Esillor sells progressive lenses under its own brand name and under the Varilux brand name. Varilux is their premium line. Almost all major lens manufacturers also have premium progressive brands similar in quality to Varilux. This does not include store brand lenses that you will find in a chain store, which are usually not premium lens designs. Major manufacturers include Hoya, Sola, Rodenstock, Zeiss, Seiko, Pentax, etc. The right lens design and lens material (most progressives come in a choice of several different lens materials/indexes) for you may depend on your exact Rx. Making sure that you get a proper fitting is extremely important in a progressive lens. > Esillor sells progressive lenses under its own brand name and under the > Varilux brand name. Varilux is their premium line. I've been wondering about this. How much more expensive is it to produce a Varilux, compared to a "non-premium" lens? Sure, the Varilux design is more sophisticated, maybe it cost more to engineer. But it isn't like they have to re-design the surface every time they cast a front surface. Why does Essilor keep molding the crummier design? Why not use the Varilux molds for everything? Just wondering... -MT >> Esillor sells progressive lenses under its own brand >> name and under the Varilux brand name. Varilux is their [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Just wondering... I have no clue but most every manufacturing process has some variance producing defects to varying degrees. Often product not meeting the highest tolerances but still acceptable is sold under a different brand name or product name and at a lower price point. That would be my guess? -Quick > I have no clue but most every manufacturing process has > some variance producing defects to varying degrees. Often > product not meeting the highest tolerances but still acceptable > is sold under a different brand name or product name and > at a lower price point. That would be my guess? Doesn't sound right... as if all lenses are molded with the Varilux design and those that come out right get the brand name? I don't think there's that much variance in the molding process. The limitations of the "cheaper" design are too consistent - narrow reading area and peripheral blur invading above the horizon. -MT |
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