Bifocals: Line or no-line?

[UTUSN]

Went 70 yrs without any. Am trying them out. Yes, I've done the due internet research (barely). Am told that the no-line are more natural, without image-jumping.

But I'm seeing that the old fashioned line model gives a clearer imaging. I appreciate the "jump" that lets me know what I'm looking at near/far.

The no-line "progressive" is supposed to be an advance. I'm not seeing it.

LOUNGE knows all, so *spill*!1

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. No line - love them - all about just learning about how to make the best use

[spooky3]

2. I don't like my progressives, FWIW.

[GP6971]

3. No Line

It takes a bit getting used to, but once your eyes adjust, you're fine.

I wear No Line trifocals, and have line computer glasses. big difference.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. I could never get used to progressives

I don't need glasses to read, but I do need them for distance and for computer work, so I just get 2 pairs. Progressive lenses are so expensive, buying 2 pairs of single vision glasses is cheaper.

[Sancho]

5. no line...

[Orrex]

6. Get a line, but get it vertical

I have progressive lenses. After about 20 minutes I didn't even notice the difference.

[madaboutharry]

7. I have progressives and love them.

It takes a bit of patience before you get used to them. Also, if you get them buy them from a good optician - not a place that makes them in an hour. I get my glasses from the optical store at my ophthalmologist. They might cost more, but it will be worth it.

[UTUSN]

8. Thanks all. So far: 4 no-lines/ 2 line/ 1 who-knows. I take Lounge input seriously.

[Doreen]

9. I tried the progressive and could never figure out where my eyes and head should be.

The lines make it more clear for me as to where my eyes and head need to be. It took me a long time to learn when you want to see up you look down and then the opposite. I am supposed to have trifocals but there just was no way in hell I could handle those and that is when I found out that progressives do not work for me. It is more personal. Ask your optometrist if they can set it up to have a trial period and if you do not like one you can trade the lenses for ones you like.

[UTUSN]

11. You hear me, thx.

[politicat]

10. Contacts plus readers. Or one distance lens, one close lens.

I have unbalanced eyes anyway, and delicate inner ears. I tried both types of bifocals and could not adjust. Great diet aid, nausea, but not actually helpful.

I wear regular myopia glasses most of the time, and add readers or magnifying glasses when I can't make technology or my arms do the job. As my need for close lenses gets more urgent, I will switch to contacts and readers.

[3catwoman3]

12. Another vote for progressive...

...lenses here. It's all I've ever had, so I don't have any standard of comparison.

[uppityperson]

13. I find I have a wider field of vision with lined. Progressives give more variance, but

the size of range for any bit was too small for me.

[Runningdawg]

14. There is no right or wrong answer,

to each his own. You should consider trying new things, but go with what works best for YOU.

[In_The_Wind]

15. Hated having bifocals without the line. I prefer the jump to a blur.

[Fla Dem]

16. I found with progressives you need to have a good size lens.

I tried the narrower glasses and there just wasn't enough transition space and vision was fuzzy. No problem with larger lens. Not huge lens, just not those cool looking narrow glasses. I've never had bifocals so can't comment on which is better.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. Line for me!

The progressives made me nauseous. And they are more expensive.

[LSFL]

30. bingo!

Mine make me woozy too. Plus there is a weird bending effect on flat surfaces. It looks like the road or bed is inflating then dropping away. Best i can describe it.

[PennyK]

18. I've always had no-line progressives and like them

On very rare occasions I do have to remember how to look through them, but in general I'm quite pleased...they feel like regular (just nearsighted) glasses to me and like I said, may cause me to tilt my head maybe once or twice a year.
And now that larger frames are cool again, it shouldn't be a problem.

[Kali]

19. I only need glasses for distance (so far)

but I think both would drive me nuts, I would get two pair. then I could spend even more time looking for them!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

20. No-line for me.

They took a couple of days to get used to - the optometrist told me to just point my nose at what I wanted to look at, and that advice worked.

[cwydro]

21. I have glasses of both types.

The no-line cost more.

I get my sunglasses with the line. Cheaper and I've had no problem with using them.

[hibbing]

22. No line progressive is my vote n/t

[Cuthbert Allgood]

23. I have no-line progressives. Love them.

Though I got them in my 40s, so bravo to you.

I do get some weird angles once in a while, but you get used to it. I have to push my glasses down on my nose when I'm lying down watching TV, but I image that would happen with traditional bifocals, too. I appreciate that it just transitions into the lens I need.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. I got the line-type.

Walking down flights of stairs is scary.

I specifically designated enough money in my FSA account to buy progressive. That's what I'm getting soon.

ETA: bad title, "I got the line-type."

I mean, that's what I have now. I do not recommend them. Get progressive if you can.

[UTUSN]

25. Thanks, all: ***UPDATE*** my conclusion is to keep the try-outs I have (one of each).

These are my first prescription and was confusing myself to order another pair of lines/no-lines, and I thought the lined were more to my liking. I've decided to stay put with what I've got, one of each.

Thanks, Lounge, my resource that puts a fine point on the internet at large!1

[mahatmakanejeeves]

27. "I got the line-type."

Darn it. Bad wording. I mean, I have the line-type now, and I won't be getting that type again. Definitely spring for the progressives.

[MFM008]

26. NO LINE

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[matt819]

28. Been wearing no-line progressive lenses for ages

Love them. Took about 10 minutes to get used to them. Been wearing them now for more than 20 years.

[doc03]

29. I have progressives they are ok for reading for a short time but if I read for any

length of time everything gets blurry near and far. On the advice of my eye doctor I bought a pair of prescription reading glasses and they work great.

[sdfernando]

31. Progressives for me...have had 3 pairs now

I've adjusted to them but it did take some getting used to. I needed these in my early 40s and opted for progressives because, lets face it....I can be vain. Thing is, I'm near-sighted and for close work, reading, and computer work I usually just take my glasses off.

[left-of-center2012]

32. I've worn bifocals for about 10 years

Mine have the 'line',
and I have no problem with them.

[hunter]

33. My wife is a no-line person.

I'm a prescription driving glasses and cheap fine print reading glasses scattered throughout the house and in the glove compartment person.

I'd always hoped my eyes would freeze up at twenty-something inches computer monitor distance and it was my good fortune they did.