Progressive 100% I like metal frames and plastic lenses with a super light blue light blocking anti scratch coating. The coating is almost indistinguishable from a clear lens. My dark glasses are also progressive.

it took a few days to get used to bifocals, beware of stairs until you are used to them.

We get our eyes checked by an Ophthalmologist MD and get a written prescription.

https://www.goggles4u.com 

Shop carefully and follow their help interpreting your prescription. Even if you buy a "mistake" it'll still be a lot less $$ than most options charge.

My wife recently broke her glasses so instead of ordering we went to Costco, about twice the cost of Goggles4U but much better than getting raped at Pearl or Lenscrafters.

Gene363 wrote:

This is what I was told when I got my glasses. I worked with a guy who was an optometrist and he said the same. First couple of weeks, my eyes and brain had to be trained. Also advice is to point your nose to what you are looking at. The glasses lenses don't move with your eyes.

After my eyes and brain adjusted to the correction, I don't have issues.

BuckyB93 wrote:

1. COSTCO
2. Transitions- lenses that darken in the sun
3. Progressive- no bi/trifocal line(s).

rfenst wrote:

Some considerations for Transitions, for me they were too dark in low light and not nearly dark enough in bright light. FWIW, I do buy the darkest sunglasses I can get to preserve my good night vision.

Gene363 wrote:

When I felt my vision was slipping I went in for an appointment, the doc said you’re just getting old, buy a cheap pair of readers. I appeared his honesty and not gouging me for a pair of glasses to make a sale. A year or so later I thought my vision was getting worse, it wasn’t, but at the end of the exam he advised me to buy a pair of glasses despite the prescription not changing, so so much for only needing $1 cheaters. Another year or two later I got an exam and my prescription changed a little again, so I got new glasses and splurged on progressives, transitional, etc…they worked great for me. I went in a year later for yet another exam and my prescription changed very slightly, ordered another pair of glasses with transitional and progressive lenses, but when I wear them I can’t get used to them so I throw my old pair on and I’m fine. I wonder if they screwed up my recent purchase and have the prescription wrong or the focal point wrong.

Also, Costco has a great selection of glasses and would highly suggest them if you could find a style to your liking. They have some nice designer lines, but I wanted a specific designer so I got my last two pairs from LensCrafters and MyEyeDr, both charge a fortune for the same glasses then deduct a ton due to my “great insurance”. What a sham, I could get both cheaper online 100% out of pocket than buying the glasses from them after insurance contributions, but I wanted to ensure there was no problems getting my lenses to be proper.

JGKAMIN wrote:

JGKAMIN, It's all a scam/racket. There are like less than 10 major frame manufacturers in the world that produce 98.2% of the frames, no matter what logo or brand.

rfenst wrote: