What are Progressive Lenses?
A progressive lens is an amazing piece of engineering, allowing multiple
vision fields to be incorporated into a single lens without any clear
distinction between the fields themselves. This is why progressive lenses are
often referred to as “no-line” bifocals or trifocals.
And it’s why progressive lenses are ideal for patients who
have presbyopia—a vision condition marked by a decrease in the ability to focus
sharply on nearby objects.
As we age naturally, our ability to see nearby objects and
objects in the distance can decrease. A progressive lens addresses separate
visual needs in one lens—usually with a “distance viewing” field built into the
upper portion of the lens, and a “near vision” field built into the lower
portion.
Unlike traditional bifocals or trifocals, there are no
visible lines separating the different fields of a progressive lens. Your eyes
are seen clearly behind the lenses, you’ve got the same “look” as
wearers often half your age, and there are no “lens lines” to distract your
vision.