On 3/9/2010 2:05 PM, Felice wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:33:51 -0600, >
>> 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!

Zennioptical will make you a pair of readers for 13 bucks--give 'em a
shot and if you don't like 'em you haven't wasted much.