Experience of Varifocals

Robsie71

Anybody got experience of varifocals and reglazing existing frames.

I only need glasses for reading but with modern lifestyle i am considering varifocals with clear glass at the top and reading at the bottom so I don't have to look over the top of reading glasses etc when watching TV and using a tablet. i would not be wearing them all the time so would this be a draw back to getting used to them etc.

Thanks

comeandgo

I have varifocals but not with any part clear glass, I need mine for distance viewing too. I took over a month to get used to them, felt like I was a nodding dog trying to get the correct angle for viewing to read but now I love them. They were expensive, over £500 so I don't know if I'd have bought them if I only needed reading glasses.

Browntoa

Hated mine swapped back to separate glasses for each

Floss

Love mine, was getting fed up with having to peer over the top of readers to speak to colleagues, and of having to put distance glasses on to drive 25 miles to & from work every day.

Have had to change the frames though as the original choices didn't sit properly.

Rowan_moon

I got them a couple of years ago. It took a couple of days to get used to them and then no problem. I don't even think about where I am looking, just do it automatically. Mine are for distance/reading. Not sure about getting existing frames altered - may depend on the style. My optician suggested slightly bigger frames than I would normally go for.

bouicca21

Love mine, took no time at all to get used to them - possibly because I'd left it so long and desperately needed them.

But are you really talking of varifocals? you seem to be describing bifocals.

pollypenny

Another fan of varifocals.

Can't do with changing specs all the time. Worn them for years.

footyguy

Robsie71 wrote: »

Anybody got experience of varifocals and reglazing existing frames.

I only need glasses for reading but with modern lifestyle i am considering varifocals with clear glass at the top and reading at the bottom so I don't have to look over the top of reading glasses etc when watching TV and using a tablet. i would not be wearing them all the time so would this be a draw back to getting used to them etc.

Thanks

It doesn't sound like you need expensive varifocals.
Some simple half-moon reading glasses would appear to suffice

nancypearl

Perseverance is the key. Sometimes it only takes. Couple of days to get used to a new pair, sometimes a couple of weeks. I stuck with it, because I knew it would become automatic after a while.

ellay864

Agree with others that it doesn't seem to be varifocals you want. Re glazing an existing frame is possible if the current frame isn't too small to allow for varying range lenses but it will cost more to have a special pair of lenses made with no prescription in the top half. I have varifocals and appreciated having just one pair of glasses than flitting between 2, but are you saying you'd rather just have a pair so you don't have to take them on and off and can multi-task reading/tablet and watching TV? When I first started with glasses it was reading only and I managed with the remove or peer over the top no problem. For doing that occasionally it would seem a lot less hassle than trying to get new glasses made up

nedmundo

Virtually everyone who doesn't need glasses for distance still has a small distance prescription. If you do go down the varifocal route, you may as well have that incorporated as it won't cost any more and you'll see slightly better for it. (And no - it won't make your eyes any weaker etc)