Progressive eyeglasses?

SteveDallas · 07-21-2009, 11:23 AM

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....)

xoxoxoBruce · 07-21-2009, 11:35 AM

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.

glatt · 07-21-2009, 11:36 AM

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.

Flint · 07-21-2009, 12:06 PM

Yeah, sure. They're for your wife. Grandpa.

Oh btw, it's Garry Trudeau's birthday today.

dar512 · 07-21-2009, 12:10 PM

I tried them about ten years ago. They made me seasick.

Spexxvet · 07-21-2009, 12:21 PM

Here ya go.

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...ht=progressive

TheMercenary · 07-21-2009, 04:30 PM

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.

SteveDallas · 07-22-2009, 11:22 AM

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.

glatt · 07-22-2009, 11:32 AM

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.

Glinda · 07-22-2009, 11:38 AM

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).

Yeah. I'm old. And you lot are going to be in my shoes someday - count on it. MWAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

Spexxvet · 07-22-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SteveDallas

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glinda

....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?

Glinda · 07-22-2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

What, no sunglasses?

Oops! Two pair of progressives - one for the car, one for the purse.

I am an eyeglass maven!

dar512 · 07-22-2009, 01:39 PM

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?

monster · 07-22-2009, 05:10 PM

If you have enough pairs in enough places, you can always find one.

Pico and ME · 07-23-2009, 03:44 AM

I have progressives and some the negatives stated apply, but it is even worse for me because I have really bad nearsightedness and astigmatism. I fantasize about getting that eye operation just so my bifocals wont be such a pain in the ass. I had to have them re-do the lenses on my last pair three times and they still are a little off. Glinda is right tho....for every day use they cant be beat. As long as all the other variables are correctly taken care of...correct prescription and correct placement of the optical center, then I do love my glasses.

07-21-2009, 11:23 AM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	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....)

07-21-2009, 11:35 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-21-2009, 12:06 PM	#4
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Yeah, sure. They're for your wife. Grandpa. Oh btw, it's Garry Trudeau's birthday today. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-21-2009, 12:10 PM	#5
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I tried them about ten years ago. They made me seasick. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

07-21-2009, 12:21 PM	#6
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Here ya go. http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...ht=progressive __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

07-21-2009, 11:36 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

07-21-2009, 04:30 PM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	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. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-22-2009, 11:22 AM	#8
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	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.

07-22-2009, 11:32 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	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.

07-22-2009, 11:38 AM	#10
Glinda Fucktard Resistance League Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 1.14 acres of heaven Posts: 1,512	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). Yeah. I'm old. And you lot are going to be in my shoes someday - count on it. MWAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

07-22-2009, 01:39 PM	#13
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	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? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

07-22-2009, 05:10 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	If you have enough pairs in enough places, you can always find one. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-23-2009, 03:44 AM	#15
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I have progressives and some the negatives stated apply, but it is even worse for me because I have really bad nearsightedness and astigmatism. I fantasize about getting that eye operation just so my bifocals wont be such a pain in the ass. I had to have them re-do the lenses on my last pair three times and they still are a little off. Glinda is right tho....for every day use they cant be beat. As long as all the other variables are correctly taken care of...correct prescription and correct placement of the optical center, then I do love my glasses. Last edited by Pico and ME; 07-23-2009 at 03:53 AM.

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