| Robert Martellaro 2006-02-27, 12:56 pm |
| On 24 Feb 2006 17:18:38 -0800, kecctime@aol.com wrote:
>Thanks. Ok. My doctor said with my prescription I could get a single
>vision lens and take the glasses off to read OR get a
>bifocal (which I assume would be distant on the upper and near on
>the lower portion of the lens) OR that I could get a trifocal OR a
>progressive lens which would incorporate near, intermediate and
>distant. My intermediate vision - from about two feet out to six
>feet or so- seems to bother me the most. To cover this intermediate
>area I think I would have to get a trifocal or a progressive lens.
>Right?
No way to know for sure with the information provided. In general, if the add
power is below +1.75, the vision at 32" should be clear through the distance
portion of a multifocal lens, and blurred if the add is above +1.75.
>Some optical shops here advertise a no-line bifocal, but if I
>understand what you are saying, it is really just a progressive lens.
Right.
Robert Martellaro
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Roberts Optical
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