Getting used to progressives: how long did it take you?

[sns2]

Just got my first set of progressives. Just put them in 1/2 hour ago. Distance seems fine. Reading a book is tough. Seems I have to look through the lower half of the lense, and through a very narrow "sweet spot" in the centre of the page. Kind of have to slightly move my head back and forth to focus on the words. Is this normal?

[tirebob]

I just got progressives last week and notice the same stuff as you but I will say I think I am adapting quickly. I notice now I just seem to land on the sweet spot easier when glancing at reading material. I now notice it much easier than before going from looking down to looking up and having better focus adjustment time.

I think it is normal and just takes a bit of time to adapt...

[Bigwoodsman]

It took me a few hours to get used to them. Give it sometime but if you're still struggling in a few days take them back. Had a fellow at work who ended up getting the wrong prescription. Close but not exact. He was having a heck of a time.

BW

[elkhunter1234]

I've been wearing them for a couple years now, I'll let you know once I do finely get use to them...

Jim...

[Foot Stomper]

My very first pair was effortless! I'm on my third pair (purchased two weeks ago) and am happy!
The fish bowl effect passed really quick for me too. Stairs were an issue at first so get used to using the handrail...you'll use it if you haven't already.

One thing that I learned from the first pair of progressives... don't get bamboozled about the quality of lens! Don't buy "those are really good lenses". Get the top quality or second top... I have liked my Nikon Gold or Silver... I've had both and they are same to me. I can switch from new to old and back again with no issue. I needed new unscratched lenses and new frames so went Transitions for the first time with my last pair. I like them, would buy again, except they don't tint inside the truck...thus old pair hangs around with the clippy thingy...

[gtr]

Won't admit that I need them...

[Bolete]

I thought this was going to be about the NDP, lol.

[Smokinyotes]

I started wearing progressives about a year a go. I like them and wear them in the house all the time. I have tried to drive with them on and they don't work great. They do take awhile to get used to.

[schmedlap]

My first pair (about 12 years ago) were tough for a week or two. You have to actually turn your head for peripheral and "train your eyes" to hit the right areas for the different distances. But once your systems adapt (and they will quite efficiently and amazingly) it is great to not have to switch or remove glasses for any application.

[sns2]

That was a good one

[coastalhunter]

I'll never get used to someone telling me how I should live

[catnthehat]

Tried fif about 25 minutes - danged near tripped and almost fell off the scaffold at 150 feet!!
Been using bifocals with the smallest reading window I can get fir the last 15 years or so
Cat

[wildwoods]

Originally Posted by Bolete

I thought this was going to be about the NDP, lol.

Haha you and me both

[bruceba]

Used to be able to shoot the arse feathers off a humming bird with a pellet gun during a fifty foot fly by. Then straight to progressives and I couldn't hit the barn door from inside the barn. Yep you'll get used to them I was told many times and you will get used to them. Going down stairs is the kicker for me. One step right in the transition of the lens and it disappears. I look like the blind leading the blind right about then.

[sikwhiskey]

Ha, I thought this was going to be about progressive reloading press's, no idea what you guys were going on about lol. Glasses?

[KGB]

Took me about 2 weeks to get used to those. Had to go back to Costco 3 times to perfectly place the lower reading part of the lense so it caused no interference, Costco was great, they re-did my glasses 3 times. Now I can actually switch between progressive glasses and my regular ones without any problems.

[petew]

Tried them , and never again. I am not to vain to have a line in my glasses and a definite in focus out of focus pair of glasses.

[bigjohncdn]

Well, I tried a pair about 5 years ago and just couldn't use them. Mostly because of the very small area that is in focus at any particular distance. I was still working at the time and had to have perfect focus at mid to long range so stayed with single vision. I kept the progressives and used them as dedicated reading glasses.

Since retiring, I have tried progressives again. I was getting tired of changing back and forth from single vision to progressive while working in my shop. Went over to progressives full time about 6 months ago.

STILL NOT USED TO THEM!!!!

Don't think I ever will be as focus in never crisp. The slightest eye movement results in a bit of blur beginning and getting worse the more you move your eyes. Basically you have to find the sweet spot for the distance you are looking at then move your head, not your eyes to look around. If you don't things go out of crisp focus.

There are times I get frustrated and take them off and go back to the single vision glasses for a while. Then I'll be doing something where I need close up and have to go back to the progressives for a while.

Oh well. The joys of glasses.

[bat119]

I didn't need glasses until late in life my first glasses were progressives, I had no problem getting used to them. Learning to tilt your head to see at different distances should come naturally with practice. I have to take them off for shooting through a scope or look over them when I'm hunting.

[58thecat]

I flung em, got dizzy, headache but will need to man up sooner or later

[bruceba]

Can't say we were not warned..... could have stopped before we
going blind!!! Ok I'll just take a chance on one eye. I'm hard on glasses
and get a new pair every other year, bent frames, scratches and that sort
of abuse. The sweet spot for me is always shifting and just when I'm in tune
with the darn things in comes another pair.

[greyduck]

I have had them for the past five years. For my last pair I decided to try a city Optometrist and ended up making 3 different pairs of glasses that did not work. Finally went back to our local Dr and got a pair that works perfect. If they are not right for your eyes make the supplier correct them. I'm just happy that my first pair were made properly, it helped with those crappy ones from the city eye glass place.

[purgatory.sv]

Over 20 years, it took about a day. If you accept and they are built correct to correspond to your eye they should work.

I had one set were the lenses were not correct and it was frustrating.

[Taco]

I've worn progressives lenses for 10-12 yrs. My vision went through a series of rapid changes and I think I'm now on my 5th different prescription of progressives. Initially it took a week-10 days for me to get somewhat used to them, other than the sweetspot huntin', and now it just a few hours. Now that my eyes seem to have settled down a bit, I've bought a set straight prescription reading glasses which eliminates that damn sweetspot hunt while doing any kind of detail work.

[Stinky Buffalo]

Originally Posted by gtr

Won't admit that I need them...

Originally Posted by Bolete

I thought this was going to be about the NDP, lol.

Haha! Same here on both counts!

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by bolete

i thought this was going to be about the ndp, lol.

lol me too!

[sns2]

Wish I could say it was intentional wit on my part, but it wasn't