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Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> "Felice" > wrote:
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> > "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!
>
> It's not reading, it's computer use. Take another look at the preceding
> posts, they refer to computer use, not a book in the lap.
>
> I've never worn progressives, but I understand that there are a whole
> lot of factors, so they work fine for some people in some situations,
> but not at all for other people in other situations.

Progressives work _great_ for me at computers. (Admittedly, some of the
earlier and/or cheaper ones I've had were too narrow in the mid-range to
work well for that usage, but for the last 20 years I've been very happy
with them.)