So, you just got a new pair of progressive glasses, but whoa! what is going on? watch this video to find out how to use a new pair of progressive glasses.
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful! I spend a large part of my day speaking to patients about their progressive lenses. It is always nice to know that someone finds this information useful. Like i said in the video, as long as the doctor has given you the correct prescription and measured you correctly, you will get used to the lenses with time. The brain is amazing in what it is able to adjust to if you just give it some time! I am sure you will get there. If you have any specific question, feel free to post them here and we will get back to you. Good luck. Eye Talk team
Great explanation. What I don't understand is 'why' the distortion on the sides...to me, it seems it should be easy to graduate all the way across the lens rather than an extremely narrow range, especially for intermediate vision
Hello, thank you for watching this video. That is the question of the hour, why is the progressive lens designed the way it is with that hourglass shape and the blur zones on the sides? Well, the blur zones are an unfortunate side effect when you are trying to squeeze all those different corrections into one lens. Using current technology there is no way to create a lens that has perfect clarity throughout the whole lens. The reason for this is a bit hard to explain to someone who does not have an extensive knowledge of optics. But a simplified answer would be that what makes your prescription is the difference between the front and back curvature of the lens, and in a progressive as the prescription changes from the top to the bottom, the curve has to change, and a curve can not go straight across the lens. It has to remain somewhat of a curve, hints the hourglass shape is essentially three circular curves. I hope that this helps. Eye Talk team
@@eyetalk1485 Also, adjusting to your glasses will make a huge difference as well. Once your eyes adjust you won't have that problem anymore. Your brain and eyes are able to do amazing things and adjusting to progressives is just one of them.
Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to explain in detail what adjusting to progressive lenses involves. I am 2 weeks into wearing my new pair of progressives and while I must admit I didn't like them at first, and after having the lab remake the lens with a higher progressive placement on the lens, I am now comfortable wearing them and my brain is finally getting adjusted to wearing them. It's as you said in the video, you just have to wear them for at least a week and let your brain get used to them. Thanks again for such an awesome video.
Hello, oh no! Don’t cry! I hope the video helps, however I cannot stress enough, that if you are not doing better in a week or so, there might be a problem with the progressive lens and you should go back the your eye doctor and have them take a look at it. Good luck! Eye Talk team
No one has ever explained it to me like this and I couldn't find any other explanation online. Day two for me with these types of glasses and I've been so confused. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!
Thanks for the clear (sorry) explanation- I kept seeing other vids fail to explain the blurry lower/outer areas, even though they're represented in their renderings. Just started yesterday and I thought they were just made wrong.
Hello, thank you for watching. The blurry zones are an unfortunate side effect of having the progression of your distance prescription going into your near prescription. However, not all progressives are the same, some are distinctively better than others. Meaning these blur zones are smaller and less noticeable. So, a better quality lens will offer a wider clear area. All lenses will have some distortion though. If the lenses have too large of a blur zone, there may be better options out there for you. Good luck. Eye Talk team
Thank you so much i now understand. When I first put on my glasses I had a massive headache and was ready to take them back and now that you explained how they work my eyes have adjusted and I feel so much better
Hello! I am glad you found this video helpful! Progressive glasses can be a bit tricky if you do not know what to expect... usually if given some time issues will resolve, but not always. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Good luck! Eye Talk team
I had the same experience - sales reps were very friendly until I gave them money. Then they politely showed me to the door. No advice, no info, nothing. I feel like the mid and near range section of the lenses are far too low in my lenses because I have to tilt my head so far back when I'm standing next to someone and talking to them that they are looking straight up my nose. Is there some way to raise up that part of the lense?
@@4wardnthought234 Yes, but depending on what type of nose pads you have on your glasses. If your glasses re a plastic frame with molded nose pads they can only be raised very slightly. If you have adjustable nose pads their is a lot ,ore to work with and they can be raised up quite a good bit. In fact I always suggest that anyone getting progressives on line should try and get a frame with adjustable nose pads for that very reason.
I felt so comfortable with this young ladies explanation. Thank you. I thought it was me. 1st time with progressive lenses. I was feeling everything she said.
Thank you for this video. When I picked up my progressives they barely explained anything. This really helps. Today was my first day with them. It was rough. I got really nauseous and dizzy. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.
Andra ..can u share with me so how u adapt use the progressive spec..oh my i really lost this first time using this progressive spec . Never tot that it make me headache hahaa..
@@rasidahabbas7459 Hi, unfortunately, I have been having headaches too, but its because I work on a PC all day and having to find that "sweet spot" to see the monitor has been wreaking havoc on my neck. Outside of work I have no issues so I think I will be getting my prescription put into some computer glasses to use at work only.
I am on week 3 and still haven't got used to them completely. There is progress nonetheless. I think it's gonna take another week for me, so don't feel discouraged if you're on week 2 and still struggling. Also, I have astigmatism and I've read it's harder to get used to progressives when you have astigmatism.
Kim, as a retired optician myself I have a question for you and your team that has always bothered me. Yes, i have asked this same question where I worked and didn't get the answer I thought I would or should have gotten. As an optician as you know, young people are far more likely to be nearsighted than farsighted, but of course that still allows for a good number of them to be farsighted. in young people this means they have difficulty seeing things close up, but their distance eyesight is almost always perfect and doesn't need any type of prescription. But people when these young people have a job that requires them to wear their glasses at least 8 hours a day or more 5 days a week they soon stop taking their glasses off during their time at work and often even after leaving work. Doing this results in their eyes becoming fully adjusted to their glasses not only for close work but also for seeing distances as well. Soon their once perfect distance vision is gone and they find that they now need their glasses to see distances clearly. So my question is why don't optometrist prescribe patient's, especially younger ones, with progressives so they can wear their glasses as often as they need to or want to without doing any harm to their distance eyesight instead of allowing them to ruin their distance vision by wearing glasses they really didn't need to be wearing? Odds are quite good that at least 2 of you if not all 3 of you wear glasses, but most likely you're all nearsighted considering your all still quite young. My question doesn't really apply to young myopes because they usually don't start wearing their glasses full time until their eyesight is at a point that they no longer are able to see well enough without them. Also it's impossible to have a non prescription add in bifocals or progressives.
Hello! Glad you liked this video, progressives can be tricky. But it is still the best lens style to to give you the ability to se at all distances. Give it some time and let us know how you do! Eye Talk team
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful! Let me know if you find yourself with any specific questions, I am always happy to help. Good luck! Eye Talk team
Great video and explanation! One thing that really helped me to get used to the progressives was taking a Dramamine, which is for motion sickness. Be sure to get the one with "Meclzine"...less drowsy. 1 tablet in the morning will really help that initial seasick feeling (if you get it, some people don't). After a day or two, once your eyes and brain adapt, you won't need it.
You gave a very clear explanation of what I have to adjust to when I pick up my progressives this week.....bottom line, stick it out for a week! I talked to two friends who where progressives and they said they have no blurry dead spaces in their lenses -- said they didn't know what I was talking about -- strange.
Great explanation! Today is my first day to wear my progressive lenses and I’m really adjusting. I didn’t know that our brain is involved here, I thought it’s only about the vision.😂 Thank you for coming up with this video!❤️👍
Good explanation, now I know how progressive lenses work. I just switched to progressive from bifocal and having discomfort using it. So I need to give myself a couple more days of using progressive lenses.
Thank you.. day two for me... Thank you for the tip of wearing them as much as possible; I was under the impression it needed it to be worn in small stages of 20mts and then off again ..
day 2 here, thanks for the video, i guess i will get used to them , i never wore full time glasses before (aside from reading glasses) and when i wore them yesterday for the first time i thought: "why did i spend money for this? "today it is going better though. we'll see. your video explains it very well
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful. Just hang in there, the human brain is amazing and us able to adapt to almost anything if you just give it a chance. This of course only applies if the prescription in your new progressives are correct. Good luck! Eye Talk team
Hello, best of luck with your new glasses! It is a good idea to choose your activities carefully before you have adapted to the progressive lenses. Good luck! Eye Talk team
If buying online? Pay extra for the Premium Progressive Lenses. You get a way larger field of view. I've been wearing Progressive glasses for years & just ordered a pair w/ their "Popular" lenses. My field of view is extremely poor with these. Luckily the company took the glasses back & is replacing them with their Premium Progressive Lenses which have almost 30% more clear viewing area
It's been about a month and finally I can say my brain got used to my progressives! I almost changed them back to singles again I even called my eye doctor to change them back,but decided to give them a bit more time and now I'm feeling more comfortable with them! So for some people it might take more than a week or 2 to adapt to their progressives!!! Hang in there!! 🤓
I have perfect eyesight😳👁👁& have never had glasses😍. But my wife got her first glasses 3 days ago, and they're progressives! (She looks VERY good wearing them!) Day 1 & 2, it was hard for her to wear them. But yesterday she made a huge stride, and wore them almost all day! I'm so proud of her, and I keep telling her how cute she is with her glasses!🧡💙
Hi! I am glad you found this video helpful, I believe that if you have the right expectation it will help you make the most of your progressive experience. Thank you for watching! And if you find yourself having any specific questions, feel free to ask me here! Good luck!
Thank you for that information. I just habe my progressibe eyeglass and its my forst time wear progressive its not really comfortable, i see blurry especially infromt of the computer
Hello, the computer distance is the hardest one to use, the section where the intermediate is located in your progressives is very small, so it can be difficult to hit the right spot. Try, infront of the computer, to either lower or raise your chin to see if the blur clears up, the frame can often be adjusted to account for some of the height. You can also try to adjust the height and distance of your monitor. However, if this doesn’t work, you may want to consider computer only glasses. Eye Talk team
I'm pretty tall so most things are lower than for people shorter than me, so I have them start my transition a little bit lower so I don't have to always put my head down to see clearly. They always fight me a little before they do it because they don't understand how that can be. I hope that helps others tall people. Something to try, but it sure made the difference for me.
Hello, this is an interesting point that you are making and even trained opticians may have an issue with what you are saying. However, what you are saying makes sense as the progressive lens corrects bases on the distance you are from the object you are trying to see clearly. The positioning and style of progressive lens that you have needs to be tailored to the things that you are wanting to view. This is for example why you cannot wear a progressive lens if you want to lay in bed watching TV, you will be viewing out of the “reading” section of the lens trying to see the TV that is much too far away for this area of the lens... Good points! Eye Talk team
Hey thanks for the tip but unfortunately I have been battling with getting my brain accustomed to the glasses for almost a month ... from day one I got headaches and was experiencing the sea sick dizzy falling down feeling and no improvement. I have non stop headaches, neck pains and shoulder pains on my right side only. What do you think is my problem here?
Thank you for this video.I've had mine for a few days. Actually, I'm not sure if this is the correct prescription. My eyes tear up when looking through the top portion. I can't seem to find the reading portion in the right lens. I will give it a few more days, I guess.
I honestly wanted to cry and freaked out over this glasses... it's my first day persisting and trying to adjust to them without throwing up, it is a horrible experience, they should teach you how to train yourself to use them. I doubled the strength, from -3 to - 6 and I thought my glasses were wrong because I couldn't see anything with them... but with my contacts I can see everything so clearly! Do not like this progressive lenses at all
I've just gotten my first pair of progressive lens glasses and when I look through them looking at walls gives me a barrel effect. When I look down at a counter edge it is curved. Is this normal? I have gone back to have my glasses adjusted but they could not resolve this issue. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.
Hello, sorry to hear that you are having a hard time with the progressive lenses. Let me see if I can help, first, are you able to see clearly through the distance section and the reading section? Also do you have a higher distance prescription? Give me the numbers if you have them. If you were wearing glasses before just for distance, did this ever happen before? If your Rx is not that high and you get clarity with the glasses, then I would suspect that it is one of three things; either the material that the lens it made of ( perhaps polycarbonate) and this material does not work for you, or it is made on an inappropriate base curve, the curve may be too high, or the design of the lens is just not going to work for you. Do you know if it is a high end lens or if it was fairly inexpensive? Eye Talk team
Wearing Progressives since 20 years...NO Problems...new ones from Lenscrafters last week for $1000/-...garbage...still not used to the stupid hour glass effect!!!! PLEASE comment. Car dashboard totally blur ...back to my old glasses.
Hello, my guess is that the problem is one of three things. Either the alignment of the lens vs your pupils is wrong, or the lens design is now right for you, or there is just something defective with that lens. Is you have been in true progressive all this time, and not something like a blended bifocal, than you have always been in a “hour glass” design. This is just a “side effect” of manufacturing the lens with all your corrections in it. However, all progressives lenses are not the same, maybe the one you got, even though expensive, is not the best design for you. Take it back to the store and have them check your measurements... that is the best place to start. Good luck. Eye Talk team
akmt123 oh my so scary..my also first time using this progressive spec..then i use my old spec again..still not adapt yet using the new spec..can u share with me the problem is..😂
I suspect they did an old style progressive with no digital technology. At that price you should not have had any issues and feel like you are NOT wearing progressives.
Hello there, if you are able to see clearly far away and up close, then the prescription is correct. Hard to say if the measurements are correct with out looking. You may need more time to adjust, however, if you just can't find the sweet spot try moving your computer lower and closer. If that doesn't work there is a chance the glasses are too strong. Having to have the computer high doesn't make any sense, unless it is very far from you. Hope this helps. EyeTalk
I just returned my progressive lenses. They were horrible. The viewing fields for the middle and bottom were incredibly short and very narrow...not at all as wide as I expected or my line bifocals. I had to constantly move my head to read a sentence and keep all the words sharp and clear. Pain in the a**. I went back to my line bifocals.
Hello! Glad you found this video helpful. Hang in there, and hopefully you will start loving the great range that your progressives offer you! Good luck! Eye Talk team
eye talk thank you I'm getting the transitions soon. I'm excited to get them. What I'm most excited about is the intermediate sights. Thats always been my no mans land with my bifocals.
The intermediate distance correction is certainly the progressives claim to fame! Being able to view this distance clearly once presbyopia hits is difficult, your progressive lens will give you some of this distance back! Now, this is the narrowest part in the lens, meaning the usable space is fairly small. One should not expect to be able use this area as one could before one developed presbyopia. Even though progressives is the best technology available, they are not perfect when it comes to the intermediate distance. Good luck! Eye Talk team
Its natural for using progressive and looking blur and feels like not comfortable for my eyes.. It, wll make them fix again? Bcz when im. Wearing i feel dizzy and so much up
SHELEYN's VLOG Ok, you may need to give your eyes a few more days to get used to your new glasses. Try for 1 week, if it doesn’t feel better go back to the optometrist and have them check your prescription.
Sheel Mirji - hello, you can get a pair of glasses that are geared only for reading or computer, unfortunately the glasses cannot do both, the reading and the computer will require two different numbers, or prescriptions. What is your prescription for your progressives?
@@sheelmirji5494 - for reading you need: +2.50 +0.75 180, +2.75 + 0.50 180. Fir computer you will probably need: +2.00 +0.75 180, +2.25 +0.50 180. Sorry for the late response, good luck!
Kind of like how your nose is always in your field of vision but your brain "tunes" it out because it realizes its not relevant. So you never see it (unless someone like me points that out--now you can't help but see your nose!).
makes no sense. progressive lenses means 90% of the time everything is blurry because I must look only at the sweet spot to see HD sweet quality. i can't move only my head when looking at things.
I got my new glasses 3 days ago and it's not getting better , well the left glass is great , I can see good through it , but on the right side it's still blurry , I kinda feel as if the doctor or the lab who made my glasses mest up hopefully this isnt the case /: I'm gonna give it a couple more days
Evelyn& Jorge have they gotten better?? How are the glasses on the sides? I am a worried that i might not like them... i told the doctor that sometimes when i was reading i needed to take my glasses off because the glare would hurt or make my eyes burn.. and he recommend the progressive lenses.. he said he was gonna give it 3 points less at the reading part.. i hope i get them this week. I paid 640 out of pocket..
@@MariaVargas-gx7pg no they havent i actualy have an appointment with the same doctor tomarow , they said they are going to make sure that the lab didnt mess up my glasses , my left wye is fine , i already adjusted to them ,but on the right glass for my right eye still looks blurry and it hurts my eye and i get a headache so i have been using my old glasses
Evelyn& Jorge sorry to hear that..it worries me that i might not like them. Or that they won’t be right.. i hope everything works out for you and for me.. i spend $650 for two pairs
@@MariaVargas-gx7pg i hope eveything works out for you !!/: i just got back from the eye doctor and she said the person at target had input the wrong numbers , so now they ordered me a new pair of lenses (:
What if i made a mistake on mine. My doctor recommend the progressive lenses because i told him that sometimes i needed to remove my eyeglasses when reading because it would irritate my eyes or the blur of the book or phone.. so he said that he was given 3 points less on the reading part and 3 points more at the top.. not sure what he meant. And i paid $640 for two pairs. Maybe i should of gotten 1 progressive lenses and 1 regular glasses. I am worried! ☹️
Hello, the choice to go to progressive glasses can be a hard one. Whether is is the best choice for you depends on your prescription and how you want to use your glasses. I have never heard an optometrist use the phrase “points” so I am not sure what your doctor meant there, sorry. However I might be able to help if you can show me your prescription and if you do not mind telling me your age, this will show what the best options are. Do you wear your glasses all day now? Eye Talk Team
Hello, I am not sure if you were myopic or hyperopic to start, but now you are presbyopic. This means that you need more “plus” in your prescription to read, however this additional plus does not work to see distance, so the only way for you to be able to read perfectly and see distance perfectly with the same pair of glasses on is to wear a progressive lens. Most people adapt to progressives, but if you have an issue they should let you switch to single vision lenses instead. Try it out and let us know. Eye Talk team
Whoever invented these progressive glasses must have been drunk those kind of glasses are horrible!! No one should have to go to school to learn how to wear a pair of glasses 😵💫
For some people using lined bifocals is all most like a sin to them. The idea of having lined bifocals makes them self conscience about what others thinks about them wearing lined bifocals. They feel like lined bifocals makes them look older then they really are. I just got my new semi-rimless glasses yesterday which the lenses are lined bifocals and transitions. First time using bifocals and it took me no time at all to get used to them matter of fact took me less then 4 hours. I really like my semi-rimless glasses I think they got that sports glasses type of look to them. Another thing is while my lenses do in fact have lined bifocals you can hardly see them at all. When I'm looking at my self in the mirror I really have to look hard to see the bifocal line on the glasses.
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Great video! Best one I have seen. Very clear and well explained. It makes more sense now... one week and still adjusting to mine.
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful! I spend a large part of my day speaking to patients about their progressive lenses. It is always nice to know that someone finds this information useful. Like i said in the video, as long as the doctor has given you the correct prescription and measured you correctly, you will get used to the lenses with time. The brain is amazing in what it is able to adjust to if you just give it some time! I am sure you will get there. If you have any specific question, feel free to post them here and we will get back to you.
Good luck.
Eye Talk team
Great explanation. What I don't understand is 'why' the distortion on the sides...to me, it seems it should be easy to graduate all the way across the lens rather than an extremely narrow range, especially for intermediate vision
Hello, thank you for watching this video. That is the question of the hour, why is the progressive lens designed the way it is with that hourglass shape and the blur zones on the sides? Well, the blur zones are an unfortunate side effect when you are trying to squeeze all those different corrections into one lens. Using current technology there is no way to create a lens that has perfect clarity throughout the whole lens. The reason for this is a bit hard to explain to someone who does not have an extensive knowledge of optics. But a simplified answer would be that what makes your prescription is the difference between the front and back curvature of the lens, and in a progressive as the prescription changes from the top to the bottom, the curve has to change, and a curve can not go straight across the lens. It has to remain somewhat of a curve, hints the hourglass shape is essentially three circular curves. I hope that this helps.
Eye Talk team
I was asking myself the same question...
@@eyetalk1485 Also, adjusting to your glasses will make a huge difference as well. Once your eyes adjust you won't have that problem anymore. Your brain and eyes are able to do amazing things and adjusting to progressives is just one of them.
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Awesome video! Thanks for taking the time to explain in detail what adjusting to progressive lenses involves. I am 2 weeks into wearing my new pair of progressives and while I must admit I didn't like them at first, and after having the lab remake the lens with a higher progressive placement on the lens, I am now comfortable wearing them and my brain is finally getting adjusted to wearing them. It's as you said in the video, you just have to wear them for at least a week and let your brain get used to them. Thanks again for such an awesome video.
Excellent, I feel a lot more comfortable with my new specs THANKS
This gave me hope. I've just picked my glasses up and got no direction and I've been either crying or sitting here with my eyes closed. Thank you!
Hello, oh no! Don’t cry! I hope the video helps, however I cannot stress enough, that if you are not doing better in a week or so, there might be a problem with the progressive lens and you should go back the your eye doctor and have them take a look at it.
Good luck!
Eye Talk team
Thank you. Just put on. Got sick immediately (easily done too) and you explained this very well and made me feel a lot better. Kudos.
No one has ever explained it to me like this and I couldn't find any other explanation online. Day two for me with these types of glasses and I've been so confused. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!
Thanks for the clear (sorry) explanation- I kept seeing other vids fail to explain the blurry lower/outer areas, even though they're represented in their renderings. Just started yesterday and I thought they were just made wrong.
Hello, thank you for watching. The blurry zones are an unfortunate side effect of having the progression of your distance prescription going into your near prescription. However, not all progressives are the same, some are distinctively better than others. Meaning these blur zones are smaller and less noticeable. So, a better quality lens will offer a wider clear area. All lenses will have some distortion though. If the lenses have too large of a blur zone, there may be better options out there for you. Good luck.
Eye Talk team
Thank you so much i now understand. When I first put on my glasses I had a massive headache and was ready to take them back and now that you explained how they work my eyes have adjusted and I feel so much better
Hello, thank you for watching. Let us know if you have any other questions. Good luck.
Eye Talk team
This is a great video, eyeglass store explained nothing.
Hello! I am glad you found this video helpful! Progressive glasses can be a bit tricky if you do not know what to expect... usually if given some time issues will resolve, but not always. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Good luck!
Eye Talk team
I had the same experience - sales reps were very friendly until I gave them money. Then they politely showed me to the door. No advice, no info, nothing.
I feel like the mid and near range section of the lenses are far too low in my lenses because I have to tilt my head so far back when I'm standing next to someone and talking to them that they are looking straight up my nose.
Is there some way to raise up that part of the lense?
@@4wardnthought234 Yes, but depending on what type of nose pads you have on your glasses. If your glasses re a plastic frame with molded nose pads they can only be raised very slightly. If you have adjustable nose pads their is a lot ,ore to work with and they can be raised up quite a good bit.
In fact I always suggest that anyone getting progressives on line should try and get a frame with adjustable nose pads for that very reason.
I felt so comfortable with this young ladies explanation. Thank you. I thought it was me. 1st time with progressive lenses. I was feeling everything she said.
Just got mine and this is the best video helped alot
Thank you for guiding .I am suffering from all these problem and using my new progressive.
I am 59 years old, wearing these for the first day. Thanks for the encouragement. I will do as you suggest.
Thank you for this video. When I picked up my progressives they barely explained anything. This really helps. Today was my first day with them. It was rough. I got really nauseous and dizzy. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.
Did you eventually adjust properly?
Thank you so much for explaining this in detail. I feel a lot better now.
Andra ..can u share with me so how u adapt use the progressive spec..oh my i really lost this first time using this progressive spec .
Never tot that it make me headache hahaa..
@@rasidahabbas7459 Hi, unfortunately, I have been having headaches too, but its because I work on a PC all day and having to find that "sweet spot" to see the monitor has been wreaking havoc on my neck. Outside of work I have no issues so I think I will be getting my prescription put into some computer glasses to use at work only.
I am on week 3 and still haven't got used to them completely. There is progress nonetheless. I think it's gonna take another week for me, so don't feel discouraged if you're on week 2 and still struggling. Also, I have astigmatism and I've read it's harder to get used to progressives when you have astigmatism.
Did you eventually get used to them?
Did you ever get use to your progressive lenses? I have astigmatism too.
Kim, as a retired optician myself I have a question for you and your team that has always bothered me. Yes, i have asked this same question where I worked and didn't get the answer I thought I would or should have gotten. As an optician as you know, young people are far more likely to be nearsighted than farsighted, but of course that still allows for a good number of them to be farsighted. in young people this means they have difficulty seeing things close up, but their distance eyesight is almost always perfect and doesn't need any type of prescription. But people when these young people have a job that requires them to wear their glasses at least 8 hours a day or more 5 days a week they soon stop taking their glasses off during their time at work and often even after leaving work. Doing this results in their eyes becoming fully adjusted to their glasses not only for close work but also for seeing distances as well. Soon their once perfect distance vision is gone and they find that they now need their glasses to see distances clearly. So my question is why don't optometrist prescribe patient's, especially younger ones, with progressives so they can wear their glasses as often as they need to or want to without doing any harm to their distance eyesight instead of allowing them to ruin their distance vision by wearing glasses they really didn't need to be wearing? Odds are quite good that at least 2 of you if not all 3 of you wear glasses, but most likely you're all nearsighted considering your all still quite young. My question doesn't really apply to young myopes because they usually don't start wearing their glasses full time until their eyesight is at a point that they no longer are able to see well enough without them. Also it's impossible to have a non prescription add in bifocals or progressives.
Really user-friendly and reassuring - thank you for sharing your knowledge and tips.
Hello! Glad you liked this video, progressives can be tricky. But it is still the best lens style to to give you the ability to se at all distances. Give it some time and let us know how you do!
Eye Talk team
Superb😄 That’s exactly what is happening. Thank you so much for detailed and clear instructions. You put my mind at ease.👍
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful! Let me know if you find yourself with any specific questions, I am always happy to help. Good luck!
Eye Talk team
Great video and explanation! One thing that really helped me to get used to the progressives was taking a Dramamine, which is for motion sickness. Be sure to get the one with "Meclzine"...less drowsy. 1 tablet in the morning will really help that initial seasick feeling (if you get it, some people don't). After a day or two, once your eyes and brain adapt, you won't need it.
Hello, that is an interesting suggestion, thank you for sharing!
Eye Talk team
Hi from Singapore. I just got mine today. I like the way u explained it ,more clearly. Thank you.
I just got my first progressive eyeglasses and I'm slowly getting use to it.Thank you very much for your tips...
Myra Estrada..me too so how u can adapt with ur new progressive spec..im worried too😂
Very nice video, translating truely.
You gave a very clear explanation of what I have to adjust to when I pick up my progressives this week.....bottom line, stick it out for a week! I talked to two friends who where progressives and they said they have no blurry dead spaces in their lenses -- said they didn't know what I was talking about -- strange.
Great explanation! Today is my first day to wear my progressive lenses and I’m really adjusting. I didn’t know that our brain is involved here, I thought it’s only about the vision.😂 Thank you for coming up with this video!❤️👍
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful. Let us know if you have any further questions. Good luck!
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nice explanation, Thank You...God bless
Good explanation, now I know how progressive lenses work. I just switched to progressive from bifocal and having discomfort using it. So I need to give myself a couple more days of using progressive lenses.
Thanks, my optician told me basically nothing... so this was very helpful.
Very clear explanations. Thank you so much.
Thank you.. day two for me... Thank you for the tip of wearing them as much as possible; I was under the impression it needed it to be worn in small stages of 20mts and then off again ..
thank you for explaining it ,otherwise I would have been going crazy
day 2 here, thanks for the video, i guess i will get used to them , i never wore full time glasses before (aside from reading glasses) and when i wore them yesterday for the first time i thought: "why did i spend money for this? "today it is going better though. we'll see. your video explains it very well
Hello, I am glad you found this video helpful. Just hang in there, the human brain is amazing and us able to adapt to almost anything if you just give it a chance. This of course only applies if the prescription in your new progressives are correct. Good luck!
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Wonderful explanation and tips. Thank you!
Thank you .This explanation was well executed .
Nice explanations 👍
Great explanation. Thank you! I'm getting used to them, just a little cautious when driving my car though! :)
Hello, best of luck with your new glasses! It is a good idea to choose your activities carefully before you have adapted to the progressive lenses.
Good luck!
Eye Talk team
Thanks for the helpful tips!
Thankyou for this video
Fantastic explanation!
The lenses vary in quality...after many years with the same optical store the new stores lenses are great ...and they do not scratch
Nice explanation. Thanks
Yes!!!! Thanks for this video!
If buying online? Pay extra for the Premium Progressive Lenses. You get a way larger field of view. I've been wearing Progressive glasses for years & just ordered a pair w/ their "Popular" lenses. My field of view is extremely poor with these. Luckily the company took the glasses back & is replacing them with their Premium Progressive Lenses which have almost 30% more clear viewing area
It's been about a month and finally I can say my brain got used to my progressives! I almost changed them back to singles again I even called my eye doctor to change them back,but decided to give them a bit more time and now I'm feeling more comfortable with them! So for some people it might take more than a week or 2 to adapt to their progressives!!! Hang in there!! 🤓
I have perfect eyesight😳👁👁& have never had glasses😍. But my wife got her first glasses 3 days ago, and they're progressives! (She looks VERY good wearing them!) Day 1 & 2, it was hard for her to wear them. But yesterday she made a huge stride, and wore them almost all day! I'm so proud of her, and I keep telling her how cute she is with her glasses!🧡💙
Great video. Very informative. So much
Hello, glad you found this video helpful. Best of luck with your new progressive lenses. Let us know it you have any further questions.
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Ok thanks for your advice. Wish me luck Day 1.
Hi there! I just got progressives, and this helped me a lot!
Hi!
I am glad you found this video helpful, I believe that if you have the right expectation it will help you make the most of your progressive experience.
Thank you for watching! And if you find yourself having any specific questions, feel free to ask me here! Good luck!
Thank you for that information. I just habe my progressibe eyeglass and its my forst time wear progressive its not really comfortable, i see blurry especially infromt of the computer
Hello, the computer distance is the hardest one to use, the section where the intermediate is located in your progressives is very small, so it can be difficult to hit the right spot. Try, infront of the computer, to either lower or raise your chin to see if the blur clears up, the frame can often be adjusted to account for some of the height. You can also try to adjust the height and distance of your monitor. However, if this doesn’t work, you may want to consider computer only glasses.
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I'm pretty tall so most things are lower than for people shorter than me, so I have them start my transition a little bit lower so I don't have to always put my head down to see clearly. They always fight me a little before they do it because they don't understand how that can be. I hope that helps others tall people. Something to try, but it sure made the difference for me.
Hello, this is an interesting point that you are making and even trained opticians may have an issue with what you are saying. However, what you are saying makes sense as the progressive lens corrects bases on the distance you are from the object you are trying to see clearly. The positioning and style of progressive lens that you have needs to be tailored to the things that you are wanting to view. This is for example why you cannot wear a progressive lens if you want to lay in bed watching TV, you will be viewing out of the “reading” section of the lens trying to see the TV that is much too far away for this area of the lens... Good points!
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I just stay with my 20/20, and plus lens, for close work.
Thank you so much , Now i understand . This is my 2day
It seems like trifocals are the same thing without the blur issue.
Thank you for information
It all makes sense now thought they got my prescription wrong 🤦🏽♀️
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Thank you !
Thank you I love it
Good info atlast i get it frm here how to adapt with my new progressive spec that i just bought..😂
Hey thanks for the tip but unfortunately I have been battling with getting my brain accustomed to the glasses for almost a month ... from day one I got headaches and was experiencing the sea sick dizzy falling down feeling and no improvement. I have non stop headaches, neck pains and shoulder pains on my right side only. What do you think is my problem here?
Thank you so much
Thank you!!!!!!
Thank you for this video.I've had mine for a few days. Actually, I'm not sure if this is the correct prescription. My eyes tear up when looking through the top portion. I can't seem to find the reading portion in the right lens. I will give it a few more days, I guess.
I honestly wanted to cry and freaked out over this glasses... it's my first day persisting and trying to adjust to them without throwing up, it is a horrible experience, they should teach you how to train yourself to use them. I doubled the strength, from -3 to - 6 and I thought my glasses were wrong because I couldn't see anything with them... but with my contacts I can see everything so clearly! Do not like this progressive lenses at all
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I've just gotten my first pair of progressive lens glasses and when I look through them looking at walls gives me a barrel effect. When I look down at a counter edge it is curved. Is this normal? I have gone back to have my glasses adjusted but they could not resolve this issue. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.
Hello, sorry to hear that you are having a hard time with the progressive lenses. Let me see if I can help, first, are you able to see clearly through the distance section and the reading section? Also do you have a higher distance prescription? Give me the numbers if you have them. If you were wearing glasses before just for distance, did this ever happen before? If your Rx is not that high and you get clarity with the glasses, then I would suspect that it is one of three things; either the material that the lens it made of ( perhaps polycarbonate) and this material does not work for you, or it is made on an inappropriate base curve, the curve may be too high, or the design of the lens is just not going to work for you. Do you know if it is a high end lens or if it was fairly inexpensive?
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Wearing Progressives since 20 years...NO Problems...new ones from Lenscrafters last week for $1000/-...garbage...still not used to the stupid hour glass effect!!!! PLEASE comment. Car dashboard totally blur ...back to my old glasses.
Hello, my guess is that the problem is one of three things. Either the alignment of the lens vs your pupils is wrong, or the lens design is now right for you, or there is just something defective with that lens. Is you have been in true progressive all this time, and not something like a blended bifocal, than you have always been in a “hour glass” design. This is just a “side effect” of manufacturing the lens with all your corrections in it. However, all progressives lenses are not the same, maybe the one you got, even though expensive, is not the best design for you. Take it back to the store and have them check your measurements... that is the best place to start. Good luck.
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eye talk Thanks.... returned them... going back to my old company.
akmt123 oh my so scary..my also first time using this progressive spec..then i use my old spec again..still not adapt yet using the new spec..can u share with me the problem is..😂
I suspect they did an old style progressive with no digital technology. At that price you should not have had any issues and feel like you are NOT wearing progressives.
I have just bought a very expensive new pair of progressive glasses and I cannot read my computer screen unless it’s very high. I feel it’s all wrong.
Hello there, if you are able to see clearly far away and up close, then the prescription is correct. Hard to say if the measurements are correct with out looking. You may need more time to adjust, however, if you just can't find the sweet spot try moving your computer lower and closer. If that doesn't work there is a chance the glasses are too strong. Having to have the computer high doesn't make any sense, unless it is very far from you. Hope this helps.
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Can nearsighted people devolop ,,presbyopia,,?
I just returned my progressive lenses. They were horrible. The viewing
fields for the middle and bottom were incredibly short and very
narrow...not at all as wide as I expected or my line bifocals. I had to
constantly move my head to read a sentence and keep all the words sharp
and clear. Pain in the a**. I went back to my line bifocals.
best video
thank you! I thought it was me but everything I'm experiencing is just as you said. Appreciate your informative video.
Hello! Glad you found this video helpful. Hang in there, and hopefully you will start loving the great range that your progressives offer you! Good luck!
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Very helpful
Hello! Glad you found the video helpful! Let us know if you have any questions.
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eye talk thank you I'm getting the transitions soon. I'm excited to get them. What I'm most excited about is the intermediate sights. Thats always been my no mans land with my bifocals.
The intermediate distance correction is certainly the progressives claim to fame! Being able to view this distance clearly once presbyopia hits is difficult, your progressive lens will give you some of this distance back! Now, this is the narrowest part in the lens, meaning the usable space is fairly small. One should not expect to be able use this area as one could before one developed presbyopia. Even though progressives is the best technology available, they are not perfect when it comes to the intermediate distance.
Good luck!
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Its natural for using progressive and looking blur and feels like not comfortable for my eyes.. It, wll make them fix again? Bcz when im. Wearing i feel dizzy and so much up
SHELEYN's VLOG How long have you been wearing your new progressives?
@@eyetalk1485 just now.. Because my eyeglass is doble vision.. Just yesterday i got progressive
SHELEYN's VLOG Ok, you may need to give your eyes a few more days to get used to your new glasses. Try for 1 week, if it doesn’t feel better go back to the optometrist and have them check your prescription.
I use progressive lenses have some difficulty for reading & computer work. Should I go for separate lense for readings with single number ?
Sheel Mirji - hello, you can get a pair of glasses that are geared only for reading or computer, unfortunately the glasses cannot do both, the reading and the computer will require two different numbers, or prescriptions. What is your prescription for your progressives?
AGE -54 .Right eye = + SPH :0.75 , Cyl = + 0.75 ,Axis 180 degree . Left eye = + SPH 1.00 , Cyl =+ 0.50 ,180 degree . Addition + 1.75 for both RH and LH eye !
@@sheelmirji5494 - for reading you need: +2.50 +0.75 180, +2.75 + 0.50 180. Fir computer you will probably need: +2.00 +0.75 180, +2.25 +0.50 180. Sorry for the late response, good luck!
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Kind of like how your nose is always in your field of vision but your brain "tunes" it out because it realizes its not relevant. So you never see it (unless someone like me points that out--now you can't help but see your nose!).
makes no sense. progressive lenses means 90% of the time everything is blurry because I must look only at the sweet spot to see HD sweet quality. i can't move only my head when looking at things.
I got my new glasses 3 days ago and it's not getting better , well the left glass is great , I can see good through it , but on the right side it's still blurry , I kinda feel as if the doctor or the lab who made my glasses mest up hopefully this isnt the case /: I'm gonna give it a couple more days
Evelyn& Jorge have they gotten better?? How are the glasses on the sides? I am a worried that i might not like them... i told the doctor that sometimes when i was reading i needed to take my glasses off because the glare would hurt or make my eyes burn.. and he recommend the progressive lenses.. he said he was gonna give it 3 points less at the reading part.. i hope i get them this week. I paid 640 out of pocket..
@@MariaVargas-gx7pg no they havent i actualy have an appointment with the same doctor tomarow , they said they are going to make sure that the lab didnt mess up my glasses , my left wye is fine , i already adjusted to them ,but on the right glass for my right eye still looks blurry and it hurts my eye and i get a headache so i have been using my old glasses
Evelyn& Jorge sorry to hear that..it worries me that i might not like them. Or that they won’t be right.. i hope everything works out for you and for me.. i spend $650 for two pairs
@@MariaVargas-gx7pg i hope eveything works out for you !!/: i just got back from the eye doctor and she said the person at target had input the wrong numbers , so now they ordered me a new pair of lenses (:
Evelyn& Jorge
That’s awesome!! Thanks!! Have a blessed rest of the year and a blessed beginning!!
She moves her head around a lot when she talks
Day one. Hour one.
Good luck! Hang in there!
@@eyetalk1485 Thank you!
I just bought some . I’m taking them back . Horrible, just horrible
Can u keep explaining w new videos?
What if i made a mistake on mine. My doctor recommend the progressive lenses because i told him that sometimes i needed to remove my eyeglasses when reading because it would irritate my eyes or the blur of the book or phone.. so he said that he was given 3 points less on the reading part and 3 points more at the top.. not sure what he meant. And i paid $640 for two pairs. Maybe i should of gotten 1 progressive lenses and 1 regular glasses. I am worried! ☹️
Hello, the choice to go to progressive glasses can be a hard one. Whether is is the best choice for you depends on your prescription and how you want to use your glasses. I have never heard an optometrist use the phrase “points” so I am not sure what your doctor meant there, sorry. However I might be able to help if you can show me your prescription and if you do not mind telling me your age, this will show what the best options are. Do you wear your glasses all day now?
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eye talk i got my glasses from Americas best.. i don’t have the prescription.. but i do wear my eyeglasses all day.
Hello, I am not sure if you were myopic or hyperopic to start, but now you are presbyopic. This means that you need more “plus” in your prescription to read, however this additional plus does not work to see distance, so the only way for you to be able to read perfectly and see distance perfectly with the same pair of glasses on is to wear a progressive lens. Most people adapt to progressives, but if you have an issue they should let you switch to single vision lenses instead. Try it out and let us know.
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I don't have progressives...why did my eye doctor send me this? 🤷🏽♀️
1st day with progressive.... (sighh...)
Whoever invented these progressive glasses must have been drunk those kind of glasses are horrible!! No one should have to go to school to learn how to wear a pair of glasses 😵💫
Just get lined bifocals way way better
For some people using lined bifocals is all most like a sin to them. The idea of having lined bifocals makes them self conscience about what others thinks about them wearing lined bifocals. They feel like lined bifocals makes them look older then they really are.
I just got my new semi-rimless glasses yesterday which the lenses are lined bifocals and transitions. First time using bifocals and it took me no time at all to get used to them matter of fact took me less then 4 hours.
I really like my semi-rimless glasses I think they got that sports glasses type of look to them. Another thing is while my lenses do in fact have lined bifocals you can hardly see them at all. When I'm looking at my self in the mirror I really have to look hard to see the bifocal line on the glasses.