Advantages of Progressive Lenses Over Bifocals

June 23rd, 2010 by Aakash Shah

Progressive lenses also provide a more natural correction of presbyopia than bifocal or trifocal prescription eyeglasses. Instead of providing just two or three lens powers like bifocals or trifocals, progressive lenses are true “multifocal” lenses that provide a seamless progression of many lens powers for all viewing distances.

With progressive lenses, you can look up to see clearly across the room and in the distance. You can also look ahead to view your computer in the intermediate zone and drop your gaze downward to read and do fine work comfortably.

And it’s easy to adapt to today’s modern progressive lenses.

And progressive lenses eliminate an annoying problem caused by bifocal and trifocal lenses known as “image jump.” With conventional bifocals and trifocals, images seem to “jump” as your eyes move past the sharply defined boundary between the distance and near parts of the lens. With progressive lenses, the transition between lens powers within the lens is smooth and seamless, letting you change focus from distance to near and back again more comfortably.

Choosing the Right Progressive Lenses for Your Eyeglass Frames and Visual Needs

For all powers of progressive lenses to fit within a pair of eyeglasses, frames in the past had to be relatively large.

If the frame was too small, the reading portion of the lens would sometimes end up uncomfortably small after the lens was cut to size and inserted in the frame.

But lens manufacturers have overcome this problem by introducing “short corridor” progressive lenses with compact designs that provide larger reading zones for today’s smaller, fashionable frames.

The popularity of progressive lenses has exploded in recent years, making progressives the most widely purchased lenses for correcting presbyopia. Our Progressive Eyeglasses are available in a wide variety of materials, including regular Progressive, Polycarbonate, polarized and Photochromic progressive.

Progressive lenses also provide a more natural correction of presbyopia than bifocal or trifocal prescription eyeglasses. Instead of providing just two or three lens powers like bifocals or trifocals, progressive lenses are true “multifocal” lenses that provide a seamless progression of many lens powers for all viewing distances.With progressive lenses, you can look up to see clearly across the room and in the distance. You can also look ahead to view your computer in the intermediate zone and drop your gaze downward to read and do fine work comfortably.And it’s easy to adapt to today’s modern progressive lenses.And progressive lenses eliminate an annoying problem caused by bifocal and trifocal lenses known as “image jump.” With conventional bifocals and trifocals, images seem to “jump” as your eyes move past the sharply defined boundary between the distance and near parts of the lens. With progressive lenses, the transition between lens powers within the lens is smooth and seamless, letting you change focus from distance to near and back again more comfortably.Choosing the Right Progressive Lenses for Your Eyeglass Frames and Visual NeedsFor all powers of progressive lenses to fit within a pair of eyeglasses, frames in the past had to be relatively large.If the frame was too small, the reading portion of the lens would sometimes end up uncomfortably small after the lens was cut to size and inserted in the frame.But lens manufacturers have overcome this problem by introducing “short corridor” progressive lenses with compact designs that provide larger reading zones for today’s smaller, fashionable frames.The popularity of progressive lenses has exploded in recent years, making progressives the most widely purchased lenses for correcting presbyopia. Our Progressive Eyeglasses are available in a wide variety of materials, including regular Progressive, Polycarbonate, polarized and Photochromic progressive.

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