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Old 07-21-2009, 11:23 AM   #1
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Progressive eyeglasses?

Does anybody have them? What do you think of them? Mrs. Dallas is thinking about them and I'm having a really hard time evaluating the cost/benefit ratio of them. (One optician quoted her over $500 just for the lenses....)
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Old 07-21-2009, 11:35 AM   #2
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The last time I got glasses they offered to make me progressives and if I didn't like them after a week, they would make me regular glasses, no charge.

They drove me crazy. The useful portion of the lens was so narrow, I had a sore neck from moving my head back and forth to keep what I wanted to look at in focus. Reading a page of print meant moving my head back and forth instead of just moving my eyes.
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Old 07-21-2009, 11:36 AM   #3
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spex has yelled at me about this before, but I only buy glasses online now. When you can get a set of glasses online for $20 instead of $300 in person, it's worth experimenting with it. I've never had progressive lenses, but this website sells them starting at $35. Yes, one tenth what her doctor quoted her.

I've never purchased from that particular retailer, but I have purchased from Eyebuydirect.com and have been very pleased.
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Old 07-21-2009, 12:06 PM   #4
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Yeah, sure. They're for your wife. Grandpa.

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Old 07-21-2009, 12:10 PM   #5
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I tried them about ten years ago. They made me seasick.
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Old 07-21-2009, 12:21 PM   #6
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Here ya go.

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...ht=progressive
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Old 07-21-2009, 04:30 PM   #7
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Uggg. I had some. Cost about $350 in 1998. Sucked ass. I could never find the middle and always was adjusting my head in flexion and extension to see what I wanted to see clearly. Driving was the worst, I could not focus on the dash without eventual neck pain.

On the otherhand my wife loves them.
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:22 AM   #8
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Thanks for the comments. Good info, in the other post, Spexx. However it doesn't deal with my most basic problem. I hand somebody money. They give me a pair of glasses. How do I know they were done right? This is equally troubling to me whether it's the corner independent optician or the $10 place on the Internet or somebody in between.
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:32 AM   #9
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I delved a little deeper into that link I gave you, and it looks like I was wrong. When you put the frame in your shopping cart, regular lenses are free, but progressives are an additional $90. So progressive lens glasses start at $125, not $35.
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Old 07-22-2009, 11:38 AM   #10
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Negatives:
They take a long time to get used to, and aren't recommended if you're doing a lot of reading. The "reading" space on the lens is quite small and you'll get a crook in your neck in no time.

The need for a separate pair of glasses for full-on reading or computer use.


Pluses:
ONE pair of glasses for general use to see whatever you need to see throughout your busy day ([limited] reading included). This is more important than you realize.



I have four pair of glasses that I regularly use. One for general all-purpose life, one for reading while not at home (a "travel" pair), one sitting on my desk at home for reading/computer use, and one for TV viewing (TV is small and far away = need for specially designed TV viewing glasses).

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Old 07-22-2009, 01:08 PM   #11
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Thanks for the comments. Good info, in the other post, Spexx. However it doesn't deal with my most basic problem. I hand somebody money. They give me a pair of glasses. How do I know they were done right? This is equally troubling to me whether it's the corner independent optician or the $10 place on the Internet or somebody in between.
When you get right down to it, you can tell that they were made right if you can see clearly through them. You need to go to an optician that you trust. I'll try to get a recommendation for you.

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....I have four pair of glasses that I regularly use. One for general all-purpose life, one for reading while not at home (a "travel" pair), one sitting on my desk at home for reading/computer use, and one for TV viewing (TV is small and far away = need for specially designed TV viewing glasses)....
What, no sunglasses?
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Old 07-22-2009, 01:24 PM   #12
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What, no sunglasses?
Oops! Two pair of progressives - one for the car, one for the purse.

I am an eyeglass maven!
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Old 07-22-2009, 01:39 PM   #13
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I give you credit, Glinda. I have enough trouble keeping track of one pair of regular glasses and one of sunglasses.

How do you keep from losing them?
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Old 07-22-2009, 05:10 PM   #14
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If you have enough pairs in enough places, you can always find one.
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Old 07-23-2009, 12:42 AM   #15
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I give you credit, Glinda. I have enough trouble keeping track of one pair of regular glasses and one of sunglasses.

How do you keep from losing them?
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If you have enough pairs in enough places, you can always find one.
That's the ticket. Back in the day when I had health insurance, I loaded up. Now that I'm broke, I can at least see inside my empty coinpurse. I just replace lenses every few years, as my prescription changes.
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