Progressive lenses have grown in popularity and are one of the most common solutions to treat vision loss that occurs with age or presbyopia. This eye condition occurs when the eye loses some of its flexibility and ability to adjust to clear seeing objects at different distances. Presbyopia often occurs among adults who are over age 40 and is very easy to correct with a proper and prompt diagnosis.
Progressive lenses are often used to correct this eye condition. Progressive lenses are a modern alternative to bifocal glasses, which provides two prescriptions in a single set of glasses. Bifocal glasses are a better solution than carrying around multiple pairs of glasses. Progressive lenses were developed to resolve some of those common issues and to provide better aesthetics. Progressive lenses provide a smooth transition and can accommodate up to three prescriptions and are a replacement for both bifocals and trifocals.
3 Common Problems with Progressive Lenses
Though progressive lenses are popular to correct some eye conditions, there are also some drawbacks. So, in the following section, we will show you some common problems with progressive lenses.
Dizziness: the three different focal lengths of progressive lenses can make people susceptible to dizziness, as well as vertigo. From long to medium to short distance, the lenses offer a gradient of increasing strength. So, it would have trouble in adapting the glasses for the people who are wearing them for the first time. A common mistake is to look out of the wrong focal length, causing their vision to be blurry and lead to an overall feeling of dizziness.
Peripheral distortion: another common problem of progressive lenses is the way in which they blur peripheral vision. Most glasses cause an initial distortion to vision. However, the three different segments found in these lenses can make that distortion feel more prominent than other pairs of eyeglasses. And most people may need two weeks to adjust to progressive lenses.
Depth perception: Since progressive lenses provide three different prescriptions to see objects clearly for different distances, it is important that you need to move your head instead of your eyes when focusing on objects at different distances. Prior to adjusting to this little nuance, progressive lenses can cause depth perception to feel off.
From the above information, you have known some common problems with progressive lenses. So, you may ask how to adjust the progressive lenses. The most popular way is that you need to wear them frequently.
To sum up, this post from Koalaeye Optical shows you 3 common progressive glasses problems. If you have any different ideas for the progressive lens problem, you can share them in the comment zone. If you have any problems with glasses or sunglasses, you can contact us via the email service@koalaeye.com and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
