DISTANCE GLASSES ADVICE

PROBLEM

When your're wearing distance glasses and you're over fifty it's common to find that while you can read road signs and see your golf ball at the other end of the fairway, you can't read your map or see your score card. You may be able to just take your glasses off to read or you may have to put on a different pair of glasses to see clearly up close. Either way, it's quite a hassle.

SOLUTION:

Bifocals or mulitifocals would really help here. They mean you can see clearly for both far and near tasks, and your hands are free.  Illustrations appear below

	An almost invisible small bifocal. I use this often for my golfing clients and for shortsighted people who  usually take their specs off to read The bifocal is small and fitted very low so there is no difficulty  with walking in them.
	A general-purpose progressive (multifocal). Takes a bit more getting used to, but allows the wearer vision in all areas without any lines or power jump as in a bifocal. The success of the progressive is the clear vision in the intermediate-arms length zone, such as needed for the dashboard, computer, shelves when shopping or in art galleries.

This, unlike the occupational progressive, gives a good wide distance area suitable for driving and walking in, at the compromise of a smaller field of view in the reading and mid range. Because of the initial intention for distance only, this lens type has proven very acceptable thanks to its focus versatility and feeling of a more natural vision at all distances.