Over fifty years after their initial launch progressive or varifocal lenses are still a product that the public love, loathe or worry about in equal measure! Despite their success and constant evolution varifocals are still surrounded in myth and anecdotal evidence as to what they can and can’t do. So are you thinking of taking the plunge? Are you at that difficult age when your arms aren’t long enough? Read on and see if we can allay your fears and make life a whole lot easier…..
Most people need help for reading around age forty, for some it’s earlier, for some later, but you can’t avoid it and it happens to us all! At first, simple reading specs make threading a needle or reading the phone book easier. But if you have a distance prescription too, or use a computer, or drive, or want to walk around and see small print when necessary, then readers won’t help you for long. Something a little more specialist will be required. A varifocal lens lets you see far distance – driving, sightseeing, watching TV, middle distance – computer screen, reading music, and close work – reading and sewing all in one lens. The powers you need are blended together all the way down the lens, so as you look from the horizon to the window sill to your watch, all will be clear and you won’t even be aware of the difference in lens strength. What could be more perfect? No tell-tale line on the lenses to let people know you won’t see forty again, no swapping specs!
So why do you hear negative comments about them? The very first varifocals that reached the spec buying public were not a perfect product by any means. You needed a deep frame, deeper pockets, and masses of grim determination to get used to wearing them. Over the years however, like all things, these lenses have changed. Now they are easy to wear, you can fit them into very slim frames, the price has come down, and the adaptation time is short. It may take a day or two, but soon you’ll forget you’ve got them on, and get on with your day to day living without specs causing you any hassle. We guarantee them too, so if they don’t work we’ll simply refund you. Our failure rate is less than half a percent on all varifocal jobs we do, so you’ve got nothing to lose! We can’t help you with any other signs of ageing, but we can do a really good job of this one!!