Felice wrote on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:05:13 -0500:


> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:33:51 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I got my progressive lenses about 2 or 3 years ago. They are
>>> wonderful but yeah, I do need a neck massage now and then.
>>> :-)
>>
>> Progressives are not meant for sustained reading, they are
>> for quick up and down glances... focus near, focus far, focus
>> in-between. If you want to read a book comfortably, you'll
>> need a pair of dedicated reading glasses!

> I've been wearing progressives for at least 20 years, and
> never felt I needed "reading" glasses. Not only that, but
> neither my ophthalmologist nor my optician ever even suggested
> them!

I tried progressives but, as a fast reader I move my eyes not my head
and the loss of focus was enough to make me give them up.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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