Progressive lenses, sometimes called "no-line bifocals," provide a more youthful appearance by eliminating the visible lines found in bifocal and trifocal lenses. They provide the ability to see at all distances in one seamless lens — driving at a distance, arm's length for computer use, and up close for reading.
Progressive lenses are the most natural form of vision correction available for patients with presbyopia, eliminating the "image jump" present in standard bifocal and trifocal lenses. They provide a smooth transition from distance through intermediate to near vision.
Who Needs Progressive Lenses
Even if you've never needed glasses before, presbyopia usually occurs around age 40. As we age naturally, our ability to see objects up close and at the computer screen decreases and becomes blurry. Progressive lenses address separate visual needs in one lens.
How Progressive Lenses Work
If you need more than one pair of glasses or prescription to do computer work or drive, progressives let you see clearly at any distance with one pair. The constant graduation of prescription enables you to look up to see in the distance, look ahead to view the computer in the intermediate zone, and drop your gaze downward to read or text comfortably up close.
With so many designs available, ask our doctors about progressive lenses at your next visit.