How Do Progressive Glasses Work and Why Choose Them?

How Do Progressive Glasses Work and Why Choose Them?

If you're in your late 40s or older and diagnosed with presbyopia, your eye care professional has likely suggested progressive lenses. They’re the winner over other multifocal lenses with a choppy look and obvious lines between the differing prescription segments. These lines are associated with age and can make wearing glasses distracting. Progressive lenses solve this problem. Progressive eyeglasses are sometimes mistakenly referred to as no-line bifocals because, while they correct for both near and distance vision without a visible line like bifocals, they actually correct for more than two visual fields, including the intermediate visual field, distinguishing them from traditional bifocals

How They Work

If you have a prescription for seeing far away, it'll be worked into the top portion of the lens and followed by your other vision prescriptions.

Progressive lenses tend to work with the natural movements of our head and eyes, although there may be an adjustment period while learning how head movements can affect which part of the lens is being utilized.

For example, when trying to view something far away, the gaze tends to shift slightly upwards which puts the eyes in alignment with the distance prescription at the top of the lense.

Similarly, when we are looking at something only a moderate distance away, our gaze shifts toward the middle of the lense.

When looking down at our phone screen to view a text, our gaze should naturally fall toward where the reading prescription sits within the lens.

You save substantial money when you order progressive glasses online through a service like ours. Progressive lens technology can be costly when you buy your glasses from the eye doctor, but paired with our affordable frames, you can get the best glasses you need, complete with some of the best progressive lenses out there at a highly competitive price.

Best Frames for Progressive Lenses

While progressives are great, they don’t work with all frame types. You’ll need a frame with a minimum lens height of 30mm to accommodate progressive technology… But no need to dig through a bunch of specs! On this page, you’ll find a great selection of stylish frames that are guaranteed to be the right size for progressive lenses.

Types of Progressive Lenses For Any Lifestyle and Need

You’ll still find “standard” progressives on the market, but the technology used to make them is outdated. They lack many benefits when you use digital manufacturing, such as free-form, digital design that magnifies the area of perfect vision to be as wide as possible. At Overnight Glasses, we only carry premium progressive lens designs to ensure our customers get the best that current digital lens technology offers.

Best Progressive Lenses for General And All-Day Use

These progressive lenses are personalized to your unique lens prescription and offer a balanced range of distance, intermediate, and near vision for carrying on with everyday tasks. While all of our general progressive offerings are nothing short of premium, some may be a better fit than others. These lenses are highly recommended for demanding progressive wearers looking for an all-purpose, comfortable progressive lens with wider visual fields at all distances.

• The Best Deal with our Premium Plus Design - Wide near and distance visual fields guarantee all day comfort while working, using your mobile device and driving.
• Best for Reading SEIKO™ Surmount Wide and Short - The broadest clear reading area. Super easy to adapt to. Offers a vast clear distance view with a more compact intermediate zone.
• Best Progressive Design Overall the SHAMIR™ Autograph III - Shamir's Autograph III® with EyePoint Technology® mimics human vision for enhanced clarity, fitting any prescription or frame. Easy to adapt to and excels in all visual zones.
• Budget Friendly Premium Progressives - Even though on the cheaper side, this design will outperform any conventional progressive design. The design provides balanced distance and near visual zones for a comfortable all-purpose lens.

Progressive lenses for Computer and Office

Progressive lenses designed for office use, known as occupational progressives, are tailored for the specific needs of an office environment. They differ from general-use progressives by offering a wider intermediate zone, perfect for computer work, reducing the need to tilt the head for clear vision. Key benefits include:

• Optimized Intermediate Vision: These lenses have an expanded intermediate zone, making screen viewing much easier and more comfortable.
• Less Eye Strain: They're engineered to minimize eye fatigue from long periods of computer use, enhancing visual comfort.
• Tailored Focus Zones: Office progressives are designed with focus areas aligned to office distances, like computers and desks, for sharper, strain-free vision.

Our progressive lenses for computer and office use are not just standard occupational lenses; they are highly customized to meet specific distance needs. We offer lenses tailored for clear vision at four key distances: 4 feet, ideal for close-up tasks like reading; 6.5 feet, perfect for interacting with colleagues or viewing closer whiteboards; 14 feet, suitable for larger meeting rooms; and 19 feet, designed for viewing presentations or larger office spaces. This customization ensures that no matter where your focus lies in the office, from your desktop to the far end of a conference room, you'll have optimal visual clarity without the discomfort of adjusting your posture or straining your eyes. These specialized lenses are a game-changer for office professionals, providing unparalleled visual support in diverse working environments.

Progressive lenses for Driving

Progressive lenses for driving, like the Endless Drive Progressive from IOT, are engineered to significantly enhance the driving experience. They feature a unique power distribution that combats night myopia, with a larger distance area for a broader, clearer view of the road. The upper-intermediate area is widened, optimizing it for side mirror viewing, crucial for safe driving. Despite focusing on distance and intermediate zones, these lenses also retain a functional near zone, allowing drivers to easily read the instrument panel. This design reduces visual fatigue and improves focus at various distances, leveraging IOT's Digital Ray-Path 2 Technology to minimize oblique aberrations.

Progressive lenses for Sport

Sport Progressive lenses are tailored for outdoor activities and sports, providing an expansive range for distance vision and minimal peripheral blur. These lenses, using IOT Digital Ray-Path 2 technology, offer clear vision in all areas, even in wrapped frames, by effectively minimizing oblique aberrations. They are ideal for dynamic activities, ensuring maximum distance vision and comfortable focus at any distance, catering to wearers who prioritize superior vision during outdoor sports.

Progressive Lens Feature Comparison Chart

Pros & cons of Progressive Eyeglasses

For the right person, progressive lens glasses could be the perfect fit, but there are some things to keep in mind before buying progressive eyeglasses online. Below we'll touch on a few of the progressive glasses pros and cons.

Pros

• One pair of glasses to cover all of your needs
• No visible lines in the lens
• Stylish

Cons

• The lack of lines might mean more of a "learning curve" with getting used to where parts of your prescription end and begin
• The magnified bottom and edges portions of progressive lenses may cause mild visual distortions, which might lead to tripping at first if you aren’t careful. This should resolve when you get used to looking through the middle of the lens while walking.