How to Properly Wear Progressive Lenses
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025
- Using progressive lenses, particularly for new wearers, can take some adjustment. In this video, Dr. Williams and our Optician, Theresa, show you how to properly wear and use your progressives for the best vision through each portion of your lens.
As a first time premium progressive, who was shocked when I put my new lenses on today for the first time and went online to understand the adaptation process, thank you.
...I am so old that this isn't the first vidja on the Tube of You I had to watch to help acclimate myself to progressives. Thank you.
I obtained my progressive glasses 2 weeks ago. At last, I understand what I need to do. This makes it more understandable than the instructions I got!
Ive had progressive glasses for 4 years now and got a new prescription recently & I’m struggling and I’ve never heard any of this or any doctor ever go over any of this! 😳 they just give me my prescription and get glasses and that’s it really other than typical fitting and when they come in another fitting. But I didn’t even know. This video is so helpful!
Same thing happened to me, and I even asked for advice and they weren't helpful at all.
Oy - sorry to hear that! We always prefer to go over the lens usage with our patients when their glasses are dispensed. Progressive lenses in particular do have a learning curve, so it's important to review your fields of vision for distance, intermediate, & near when picking up your glasses. Also, it can be expected to take anywhere from a few days, up to a couple weeks, to adjust to the use of the lenses, so it's important you know what to expect. Glad our video is helpful! Let us know if there's anything else we can cover.
Dear heavens, I just got these progressive glasses and yup, no instructions at all and thank God for youtube vidoes because I was ready to give up on these things !! They gave them to me and said be patient, lol. I still may go back to single vision tho.
Years ago (prob 2012) I got my 1st pair of Progressive lenses. When I went to get my next pair of glasses (prob 2015), they didn't give me a Progressive script and I have been struggling. Now I know more about them, I will be going to see a new doctor who I already know understands more about Progressive lenses.
Eye doctors are just people that do manage the eye test machine. I needed glasses for the first time and they didn’t explain anything. Just gave me a prescription for far sighted and said my vision isn’t bad. I can see things close up but not far away it’s blurry. My glasses do the reverse. I can see far but can’t see close up with the glasses. My moron doctor didn’t even let me know progressive lenses existed
thank you, i just bought from warby parker, my first progressives and they did not explain it at all like this. I feel so much better now listening to this explanation. Thank you!!
Just got my first pair of progressive glasses. Glad i found this video before i start using them. Very helpful.
So... for 45 years of my life I've been using the muscles in my eyes to look at things NOT directly in front of me. When driving or especially riding a motorcycle, I don't turn my head to look at every single potential hazard, I monitor my peripheral vision and if something needs attention, I shift my eyes there because it's faster and then I shift them back. So now I have to un-train myself from that.
When reading from a book or using a computer, I also scan my eyes left and right. With my progressive lenses, when I look at a sentence on my screen, if I can focus on the center of the sentence, the beginning and end are blurred, so now I have to scan my head left and right to use a regular 25" monitor?
I find this whole thing absurd. I just paid more money for a pair of glasses than I ever have in my life before because they're supposed to make my life easier, and I was told that the more expensive lenses would be easier to get used to. Instead they've made life harder. The only time I'd ever probably use them would be sitting watching TV and switching to reading a book in my hand or my phone. How often do I need to do that?
I've given these things over a week, watched every video I can find and forced myself to wear them as much as I can stand. Nothing works. At the end of the day they just seem utterly impractical for me. I don't know who they WOULD work for. I mean, who lives their life almost never using their peripheral vision?
I'm picking up my first pair of glasses ever in a few hours, and they're progressives. I am a little concerned for all the reasons you say. Like she says people move their chin left to right when they read. They do? wtf? For reading, my eyes move, not my head. When I drive my eyes jump around the scene constantly. Hopefully this is going to work out.
Am facing the exact problem and getting headache too. Hope my brain and eyes adapt to the new style
Same here, only the far sight is better in these Progressive lenses. Rest is utter junk, which requires a lot of head movements both Horizontal and Vertical which is utter nonsense in a busy daily work life.
@@ionymous6733did it work out? I’m thinking I’ll be experiencing some disappointment soon and just getting single visions for each distance and swapping as necessary. But then again maybe it will work out. Price tag suggests I should be well happy.
@@sibzilla i didn't like the progressives. They made no logical sense to me. They seemed like they were for stupid who don't know they can move their eyes and not their whole head to look at things.
I ended up getting a normal pair for driving as that was the majority of my issue. I guess I'll just have different pair if I need them enough for close up. For now I can get by.
I got my first progressive lens glasses today. I'm realizing I do a lot of side eye that I have to train myself out of. This video was very helpful. Thank you.
I just switched to progressive lenses 5 days ago. I have trouble using it while working in front of the computer. Thanks for the tips, I'll try those later while at work. 😁
Got prescription eyeglasses for the first time last year, optometrist staff didn't explain any of this to me, and the frames didn't even fit right, and they were NOT cheap.
This was very helpful, thanks. I especially appreciate the tips for the computer, because I work on one all day and was having trouble with it at eye-height. I will give your tips a try.
Hope some adjustments have been working out for you! Let us know if you have any other questions.
Get a pair with an 18inch focus point for computer use if you are on screen all day. Makes your neck feel better.
Thanks for the tutorial. It helped me a lot!
Thank you so much for your comment. We are pleased that our video helped you.
The computer part doesn't work for me, so I still have dedicated glasses for that, which kind of defeats the whole point of progressive glasses.
WHAT a Great video! Wow! Very well explained! Thank you! I am having trouble adjusting to the “reading” area. Again excellent video!
I've had my progressive glasses for almost a year now, still getting use to it, at times still a bit blurry, never had adjustments to them, this video helps, thanks for sharing.
I would definitely recommend stopping in to see your eyecare professional to see if any adjustments can be made to help you see more clearly.
Definitely took me a bit to get used to my 1st pair of Progressive glasses. Driving I could see out great, but trying to see the dash, like my speed limit would be blurry unless I looked down thru the bottom of my glasses.
Now that I've been wearing progressive glasses for a few years. They are comfortable for me.
My last 2 pairs that I've purchased was online at a 1/3 of the cost & better quality have been great.. know your PD.
Luckily my PD is on my Prescription.
Glad you've found success with progressives! Yes, knowing your PD is crucial when ordering online. If patients experience issues with online orders, we always recommend having your doctor's office or nearby optical check that the prescription, PD & Seg Height are correct before you panic! These measurements are very important to be sure that your prescription sits at the correct place in the lens, which is largely impacted by the frame & lens size.
SO HELPFUL!! Thank you
I have trouble moving my head from side to side to avoid the distortion….regular trifocals are the best way to go for me.
The best video I have seem, very well explained 👏
When should i start with the progressive lens? i think my vision is starting to get weird now. Old people eye syndrome 😅. I m short sighted with 150° degree lens,i have to take out my glasses to look at the phone or read.
i bought mine from zenni, I do not feel that they are progressive... They are supposed to be but I do not see the hour glass and I do not see reading at all, no matter where I place my vision. This video is very knowledgeable, but I wonder if an online site did my progressive lenses correctly.
Trying to read a large monitor or several monitors for design work is a nightmare.
My head has to move like crazy
So why not make lenses more inline with your natural vision? When you read your head barely moves, your eyes to most of the moving. When I’m driving or mountain biking my head is pointing forward but my eyes do all the moving. Why must there be a tiny, tunnel vision sweet spot, why can’t lenses be made so that the sweet spot is the entire width of the lens? The biggest pain the butt is when my glasses sag down my nose and I’m having to move my head to see things clearly.
I get a lot of swim with side to side head movement with my new pair of progs
I would definitely recommend stopping in to see your eye care professional to see what adjustments can be made to help with that.
@@EyecareOhio I had to switch back to my previous pair this morning lol was getting nausea after about 10 mins. I think I will simply get the lenses replaced with standard in the new Rx I may not be adaptable
I've had my glasses re-done several times and no matter we tried, I have to pick up the glasses 1/2" to clearly read fine print. I can read normal print, but it's not crystal clear unless I pick up the glasses by 1/2" so I can read through the reading segment with the add-on.
This is what's happening to me, too, I have to pick up my glasses to read fine print. I'm going to go back and see if there's adjustments that can be made. It's either pickup the glasses, or tilt my head so far back it's super uncomfortable.
Is it the same whether you bought 150$ premium progressives from Zenni or 1500$ ones from Zeiss?
Love the nails and the advice! My progressives should be in any day now. I really appreciate this info, thank you!
I just got my glasses. Day two for me. Have you gotten used to yours? How’d it go?
Hope things have been going well with your new lenses!
Big help advice to lower the monitor.
Using progressives to read or work off my monitor was a no go. Having to move my head side to side rather than scanning a page without moving my head at all was just too difficult a transition. I stick to my reading glasses in those instances.
Yes very helpful, zoom complicates this when people show a detailed chart.
I cover college football games and new progressives help me read the player numbers from press box. File reports on my cell phone and am taking glasses off to type and proof read. Right now have mobile phone six inches from my eyes. Notice that when reading my left eye is slightly blurry.
Any Suggestions? Ken
Hi Ken! As far as zoom goes, you may want to try 'zooming' in (Ctrl +) your screen so that the font/charts are larger on your monitor. Regarding your near vision (holding the phone at 6in) & left eye blurriness, you'll want to consult your doctor.
Show how to ise your peripheral in progressive lens
I can't see far away with my new pair. My intermediate and up close vision is great now, but I see far off object much better without the glasses.
I'm new to progressive lenses and I'm still having trouble seeing at a distance
Well, this is interesting, but what are progressive lenses? What are they used for? Do you have a discussion about them?
Hi Patricia - Good question. In short, they are lenses that provide correction for distance, intermediate (arm's length), & near vision. They progressively get stronger from top to bottom of the lens. We will put this our list of topics to cover in more detail. Thanks!
Very helpful thank you
In the UK and lasted literally 2 minutes with new varifocals yesterday. Awful things. Thankfully the optician had already agreed to regular lenses if I didn't like them. Far happier with regular for distance and just taking them off to read.
I have had mine for the first time at age 46 for the first time i was stryggling initially but i found while reading using the laptop subtle head movement is absoloute key to proper focus
Deliberate head movements help so much during the initial adjustment period, Thanks for your comment!
@@EyecareOhio i think i might use some older reading glasses i ve laying around for the laptop. i am struglling to keep moving my head for focus not sure if i can get used to this.
@@sajidkhanmahmood Did you ever get used to it or did you switch back to your readers? I'm new to progressives and it's quite the challenge. I was in a dollar store today and tested a $1.50 pair and my eyes immediately thanked me, but my wallet is pressuring me to continue working to get used to the progressives I paid over over $300 for!
ممتاز thank you
Or just use a plus lens.
i have always been told that looking down on your monitor will cause next strain - you should alway look straight at it.
saying that i did find the video informative. i am getting my first pair of varifocal next week, i hvae not worn glass before.
You should meet with your optician to review how your prescription is intended to work for you as it can vary depending on the person and the glasses intended use.
The only comfortable thing to do when reading is to take off the progressives and go back to reading glasses. Anything else causes headaches.
I have low power glasss just for reading.
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Only the "far sight" is better in these Progressive lenses.
Rest is utter junk, which requires a lot of head movements both Horizontal and Vertical which is totally unnatural and utter nonsense in a busy daily work life.
Opticians are seemed so eager to sell them to you, since they maybe making a lot of profits from these IDK.
Or just use a Spherical Bifocal.
Wow. Progressive glasses are such a trash.
Good tutorial!
But those nails!!… so pointed & long, must surely be a safety hazard ☢️
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