DIgital Progressive Lenses?

[AllenLowe]

just went to the eye guy and they want me to try digital progressive lenses - I have really bad eyesight (very nearsighted) and difficulty at night in particular. This whole thing is apparently new and they think it will help a lot. Anybody else out there try digital progressive lenses?

[.:.impossible]

go analog. digital can be so fatiguing.

[Chuck Nessa]

They work best when you outline the lenses with a green sharpie.

[JSngry]

Wait for the Sight Augmenting Corneal Devices. Why settle for less when you can have more?

[porcy62]

A serious question: did you already use progressive lenses?

[jazzbo]

The manufacturing process seems to have real promise of creating very accurate and optimal lenses.

http://www.ecpmag.com/1webmagazine/2008/10oct/content/through_the_lens/understanding-digital-lenses.asp

If you trust your doctor's judgment and he uses a lab which he is confident makes superior lenses, then I'd consider them. (If your budget does not allow, I wouldn't worry that you're missing TOO much, but who knows).

[AllenLowe]

well, they're a little bit more but the doctor, who I like but don't know well, thinks they'll help a lot with some night-vision issues I'm having.

yes, I have progressive lenses now -

I hope they don't use too much noise reduction.

Edited March 18, 2010 by AllenLowe

[Rooster_Ties]

They work best when you outline the lenses with a green sharpie.

Good one, Chuck!

[AllenLowe]

it's either this or a digital seeing eye dog.

[Jazzmoose]

I can't deal with progressive lenses, so I doubt these would get a nod from me, but if you're used to progressive already, sounds like it might be worth a try.

[porcy62]

I can't deal with progressive lenses, so I doubt these would get a nod from me, but if you're used to progressive already, sounds like it might be worth a try.

Exactly my situation and my thought.

[AllenLowe]

after doing some research (and hearing you guys' comments) I've decided to cancel the order - though more for the way the eye office pressured me than for anything else (the optometrist was a real schmuck and made, I realized later, some very contradictory comments). I may still do it, but am going elsewhere for now.