02-15-2007, 05:21 AM
[quote decocritter]It is very hard for me to see edges of stairs, and unless an escalator is marked with yellow and very slow, I can't see where one step begins and another ends.
The problems I'm having with these are not quite that severe, but I did notice I'm having to be very careful around the stairs because of distortions. I never experienced any problems with the Varilux lenses I've been wearing. I'm not insisting that Varilux is the be all and end all for progressive lenses, but it became very clear to me very fast that there's most definitely a difference among the various kinds, and I was oblivious to it until experiencing it for myself. I'm sure the type of correction needed by different people also plays a major role in which progressives work best. I'm very farsighted and also have pretty bad astigmatism, which is why I also have to have high index.
I do wish my local Costco had choices besides the Ovation, but the optician was very clear. When I told her how happy I'd been with the Varilux, which are manufactured by Essilor, the same company as the Ovation, she said they weren't an option that could even be special ordered by them. After noting that some people have gotten Varilux lenses from Costco, I'm beginning to wonder if the type of lenses they carry are like many other things in their stores - the choice is limited to the current best buy.
decocritter, when you go in for new glasses, be sure you' go someplace where they can provide a choice of progressive lenses. They are absolutely wonderful if you get some that are right for you. Otherwise they're the pits.
The problems I'm having with these are not quite that severe, but I did notice I'm having to be very careful around the stairs because of distortions. I never experienced any problems with the Varilux lenses I've been wearing. I'm not insisting that Varilux is the be all and end all for progressive lenses, but it became very clear to me very fast that there's most definitely a difference among the various kinds, and I was oblivious to it until experiencing it for myself. I'm sure the type of correction needed by different people also plays a major role in which progressives work best. I'm very farsighted and also have pretty bad astigmatism, which is why I also have to have high index.
I do wish my local Costco had choices besides the Ovation, but the optician was very clear. When I told her how happy I'd been with the Varilux, which are manufactured by Essilor, the same company as the Ovation, she said they weren't an option that could even be special ordered by them. After noting that some people have gotten Varilux lenses from Costco, I'm beginning to wonder if the type of lenses they carry are like many other things in their stores - the choice is limited to the current best buy.
decocritter, when you go in for new glasses, be sure you' go someplace where they can provide a choice of progressive lenses. They are absolutely wonderful if you get some that are right for you. Otherwise they're the pits.