[H3rmit]

Anyone have these progressive lenses with the hourglass shape range in the middle? Mine have 3 focal lengths - distance, screen and reading, I guess. I don't actually need the reading and it should be plain glass, which is annoying. But the reason I can't use these glasses is the hourglass is too narrow. I have to wiggle my head like an insane robotic machine to read words on the screen. I'd rather just move my eyes, thanks.

Anyone have this type of glasses, and how do they work for you when reading a screen? These things are unuseable and I'll be returning them, but I'd like to know if this is how the stupid things were designed to work. I'm baffled.

[gayleggg]

I, also, had trouble with the mid range in regard to computer use. I have to remove them to read the computer. For me they are not totally useless, just for some things.
Gayle

[H3rmit]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

I, also, had trouble with the mid range in regard to computer use. I have to remove them to read the computer. For me they are not totally useless, just for some things.

But I could use some magnification for computer use, especially on certain web pages or on shared computers. Did you find you had to move your head too much or just that the magnification was not right for you?

So it sounds like you use it for distance and close-up/reading, yes?

[~Christina]

I have progressive lens and adore them. Have them recheck that they measured things correctly. If something is off even a small amount it will cause problems that you describe.

Hope you are able to get it worked out.

[gayleggg]

Yes, I was having to move my head too much. So I mainly use them for distance and close up.
Gayle

[H3rmit]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

I have progressive lens and adore them. Have them recheck that they measured things correctly. If something is off even a small amount it will cause problems that you describe.

Thanks for clarifying that. Very helpful to know it's not supposed to work this way.

I got the prescription here in Canada, but the glasses were made by Zenni in China, so there is a bit of a disconnect. Zenni will refund me half the value, but I am going to ask them for the full amount now I know they are not supposed to work that way at all. They checked a scan of prescription and they say they filled it right (ie I entered it right in the computer.) Any thoughts, Christina?

[cybermember]

Love my progressives.

Could it be that your eye frame is too narrow thus narrowing your field of vision for the middle prescription? I have been told there is a threshold for narrow frames where you can't put progressives in. I mean you could but it just shortens the vision area for each lens.

I hope I made sense.

[ECHOES]

Just takes some time to get used to. I also prefer to move my eyes, by I learned to point my nose at what I want to look at.

By the time a person needs glasses with more than one correction, it can be difficult to find one pair that works for doing computer work, and adjustments to the computer, to the desk, etc need to be tried. I use both paper documents and a computer in my work. The paper documents are not uniform in their layout or text size, and it took me a while to adjust.

Some people can get by with a separate pair of glasses for their computer work, and use their progressives when they aren't working.

[H3rmit]

Originally Posted by cybermember

Could it be that your eye frame is too narrow thus narrowing your field of vision for the middle prescription? I have been told there is a threshold for narrow frames where you can't put progressives in. I mean you could but it just shortens the vision area for each lens.

I hope I made sense.

Yeah, I think you mean the height of the lens, right? The company has a minimum height they require for making progressives. I have a wide frame, so the width shouldn't be a problem, and I can't understand why they made the hourglass so narrow in the middle.

[~Christina]

Optical labs usually use a few different lens. Some of the " stock" lenses will not work for everyone. I would have them check the prescription ( read the lens) and then has them recheck to measurements when you have the glasses on .. If they did not "mark" your pupilary distance right .. it can and will throw off the glasses big time .

I hope your able to get this resolved ..

[H3rmit]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Optical labs usually use a few different lens. Some of the " stock" lenses will not work for everyone. I would have them check the prescription ( read the lens) and then has them recheck to measurements when you have the glasses on .. If they did not "mark" your pupilary distance right .. it can and will throw off the glasses big time .

I hope your able to get this resolved ..

Thanks, Christina. I know my PD is right. It's been that number for the past several sets of glasses I had. I measured it myself with binocs and a ruler, and then the doctor measured it the same value, so I am confident on that part. I will be sending them the lenses and if they don't want to redo it, I will be expecting a full refund, not 50%.