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I'm trying progressive lenses again after throwing them in the trash a few years ago. The distortion is the worst part for me. Moving my head around makes the world warped as it moves between zones. Maybe I'd get used to it if I forced myself to wear them all the time but I spend most of my day WFH and wearing a weak version of my distance prescription that lets me focus on my monitor yet see reasonably well around the house without too much eyestrain.

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Progressives maximize legal compliance for automobile driving, with bonus impact on optical industry profits.

Multiple lenses for different focal lengths are now affordable and practical and offer higher optical quality and more comfort.

Knew a friend who was a doctor. Said your brain is very malleable and adaptive.

If you wear them for a week, you will probably adapt and stop noticing the progressives, even walking around and going up/down stairs.

I've had progressives for years. They suck, universally.

I've had mine about 9 months and I definitely still notice the distortion. I'm glad to see my opinion validated here. My doctor talked the progressives up, and maybe a lot of people do like them, but I'm definitely ready to try the traditional split lens.

Yeah they told me the same.

But it doesn't work that way. I've had them for months now and I still notice them. While walking, while looking around. While driving.

Is it much better? Yes.

Stop noticing? Heck no.

I'm still giving it some time but I really don't like the sudden weird feeling I still get from time to time. And I can't even figure out why it's fine much of the time and then suddenly I get that weird feeling again.

And just having to double chin it to see the ground in front of you is so annoying.

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