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Easy....been there.

One word- Oakley

Take your fat wallet too.
 
For riding my Harley and just looking good. Of course prescription and other goodies are additional charges. 
Nice to have for the riding.
For everyday.
 
 
Probably safe to say- nobody handles sweet spot like them....check it out
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Quite often...most times in fact...your "sweet spot" is determined by your lens shape (height and width).  And most of the cool frames have smaller lenses.  Check out Martin Scorcese's frames...now there's a wide sweet spot!

I used to wear Oakley progressive lenses.  My eye doctor told me I couldn't wear them anymore because the lenses wrapped around too far and my astigmatism couldn't deal with that.  She and I argued about that for quite some time.  In the end, I had to accept that I can no longer wear glasses I like.

When I raise those complaints about the width of the correction (horizontal) and the height of the sweet spot (vertical), the eye doctors just wait me out, then tell me to learn to be happy with what I have.

I want Borg implants.  Hey, if I've got to wear these things, then I want to go all in.

The thing that bugs me about progressives is trying to watch TV from a recliner or a movie in a theater.  I have to tilt my head forward and slide my glasses down to the tip of my nose to be able see the screen in focus. 

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And what bothers me that you can't draw with progressives. If you turn the paper so that the corner is towards you, it gets skewed.

Ten years ago I paid 600 euros for progressives just to find out they were a one trick pony. I can only use them at work during auctions (sitting on a podium, watching the buyers and making notes in the catalogue) or driving (but I don't need glasses when I drive).

I can't use them using PC, watching tv or reading. The sweet spot is so narrow I need to turn my head reading a CD cover. Usin two different cheapo glasses (10 euros a piece) I can see much better than ever with those expensive ones.

Of course, the techniques have improved a lot, I know more and Specsavers sell cheap, but I'm still hesitating to buy another pair of progressives.

Hi,

Pedro knows all about Prog. I'm sure he'll chime in about his 3K records.

mike_mccue


Hi Spacey,
Back when I was a younger man I use to have Oakleys handed to me for free. :-)

I admire their latest technology... but I haven't found an current Oakley frame that suits my style.

I have gotten use to the idea that frames cost a small fortune... I hate it, but I am used to it.

I am looking for a lens manufacturer and grade of lens that I may use in frames that do suit my taste.

Does Oakley provide raw lenses for a customer like me?

I'm seeing stuff like Zeiss, Pentax, and many other great optics manufacturers names and each one has a full range of quality.

The thing is it seems like progressive lens fabrication is still emerging technology (even though they were invented in the early 1900's) so the big famous names like Zeiss are not necessarily in possession of the latest patented grinding processes.

It seems like there are newer companies, like Oakley, that are leading the way here.

I really like wrap arounds and I have looked at Oakleys several times in the past few months and always stopped short because I haven't found anything that doesn't make me look like a transformer robot.

Maybe I've missed a range that they offer that isn't distributed as widely?


Thanks for the recommendation!!!


best regards,
mike

You're welcome! And we have progress...one down.
I don't know everything they can do....I ran out of money :) I know that the field
of vision is much greater. Their claim to improvements are definately supported.
Easy to find out Mike...take a frame in and they'll send it to Oakley and find out...if
it's worth the hassle to ya.
 
Personally I think getting a cheap pair that works for you and then
get some of those old cardboard 3D glasses with the red and blue lense for cool factor
would be a good idea...didn't that work in "Grease"?
 
Progressive lenses are a beat. When I think I'm getting use to them...I'm not.
 
I'm very satisfied with my choices and really like the idea of being able to change
lenses in less than 30 seconds with the split-jackets. It's a snap, literally.
Now I need a good reason for more lenses lol.
 
I envy folks that don't require them. Now that would be real cool....oh well, at least my
ears work good.

When my husband needed them, I googled for reviews of the best lenses and learned a lot very quickly-- some sites compare the main brand offerings-- the trick is to find an optometrist that supplies the lenses you decide on.  I can tell you that the lenses my husband bought at Costco were vastly inferior to the ones he's using now (from a smaller opteometrist's office).