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With the growing age the vision usually deteriorates thus making space for the use of glasses. To sort out the vision problem of aging people progressive lenses and eyeglasses prove to be the best of solution. Progressive lenses are also known as multifocal lenses that are used by the people to improve their vision. This eyeglass is helpful in viewing distant object, nearby object and also medium distance object. Progressive lenses and eyeglasses have received their name as the multifocal corrective ability of the glasses progressively changed as the wearer look from the top, bottom and centre of the lenses. This is possible with the progressive lenses because the lens power is perfectly blended so that the wearer can look through the different angles of the glasses. Presbyopia is an age related condition under which people find it difficult to focus clearly on nearby objects. Thus doctors often recommend progressive glasses to people suffering from presbyopia so that their problem of farsightedness is reduced to a great extent. The power of the progressive lens is determined by the level of vision correction required to the person. Presbyopia signs usually occur in middle age when the nearby objects appear to be blurred. This results in great problems in reading or any activity that need stress on eyes. Such eye conditions definitely require progressive lenses and eyeglasses to heal these eye problems. The major advantages of progressive lenses over the bifocal and trifocal lenses are that progressive lenses have no visible lines dividing the lens into two or three parts having separate power in each part. Progressive lenses are made after taking into consideration different level of vision and power. Progressive glasses have clear and unlined lenses that are actually constructed with numerous curves. The focus from one area to another is achieved through the curves progression; it means that people wearing the progressive glasses can smoothly adjust their focus from one area of vision to another area. The clear and unlined lenses of the progressive glasses make it more aesthetically appealing for the wearers. The other major benefit of progressive glasses is that it provides the wearer with the opportunity of customization according to their eye problems. For people whose work includes predominance of computer work needs progressive lenses that will make the computer operation stress free and easy for them. Progressive lenses and glasses are safe and comfortable to be worn all the time rather than having different types of eye glasses for performing different work. However there are progressive lenses that especially made for the computer use as they have wider intermediate zone rather than having a larger reader portion.
This Article Has Been Published on Mon, 1 Feb 2010 and Read 187 Times