On Feb 21, 4:44*pm, Ed Huntress wrote:
On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:37:15 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"





wrote:
The order from 2/1/12 arrived, today, 2/21/12. They got the correct number,
and style of frames. A couple of them seem a bit stronger, a couple a bit
weaker. I don't have a gadget to measure the correction. Who can tell? I did
a primitive test of trying to read some text typed on a sheet, on the far
wall. Maybe 16 point text, at 8 feet.

The bifocals are a bit odd. The reading part is OK out to about 8 or 10
inches. Didn't actually measure. the distance lenses seem OK from maybe 10
inches, on out.

The reason I've always had to get new glasses, is hard time reading the
street name signs on the poles "MAIN STREET" and the other street. Will have
to go take a drive, and see if these are any better. For the price, I can't
compain too much.

Would be nice if the reading focuss part was in focuss to my fingers on the
computer, at least.

With my eyes, that's the hard part. Reading corrections are too strong
for computer use, and vice versa. So I have computer glasses and
reading glasses.

I also have some $880 progressives, which are good for shopping and
little else. They will cover anything in a pinch, but these are the
best you can get, and they have real limitations. If you're tempted to
go for progressives, check in first.

--
Ed Huntress

I have two different progressive prescriptions. One "regular" pair,
with the distance part at infinity, and one "computer" pair, with the
distance part at screen distance. I have tried regular bifocals and I
couldn't stand them. I'm lost without the progressives.

I have ordered (and it will be here in a few days) a set of trial
lenses and a trial frame. I've never been totally satisfied that the
prescriptions I've gotten at the eye doctor have been as good as they
could be. That's especially so for the computer glasses, for which the
doctor never asked how far it is to my monitor. I intend to make up
prescriptions for new glasses for working at the computer, watching
TV, working on the lathe, driving, reading and any other tasks I can
think of that require vision at different distances. I'll also make a
pair of magnified (3x or 4x) lenses for close-up work (I do some
pretty tiny electronics).

The progressives I've bought from Zenni (about 80 bucks, all up) are
as good as or better than the $800+ glasses I've bought from the local
"specialist," and that includes a pair I had made with name-brand
Varilux lenses.

Furthermore, most health insurers no longer cover the refraction
(prescription) part of an eye exam. They only cover the medical part.
THe last time I went, it was $60 to get a new, almost good,
prescription. Between my wife and me, the trial lenses will have paid
for themselves very quickly.