A question for those on here that wear varifocals..

I have had some that were good and one pair that I just could not get on with. Try a pair . It would only cost you the price of a dinner from Specsavers or the like.

They are pretty much the same as bi focal, except there is no unsightly line

I use them for normal(long distance), but need help with close vision such as reading and the computer(just the one lense).
If you require 3 lenses vari focal could be the answer.

Cheers dunlaying. As it happens I phoned Specsavers today and was told the more expensive ones were the best in the long term. (no shock there)

Take a bit of getting used to as you have to move your head as opposed to your eyes.

I've known a couple of people who just could not get on with them so it might be an idea to try them in the cheapest frames you can find.

Got my first pair two weeks ago..takes some getting used to tbh. Bigmo is spot on with the moving your head thing! but way better for reading than my old 'normal' pair. Costs more but worth it imo.

Thanks for the replies lads.

I'm on my second pair and the old adage of you get what you pay for definitely applies. Bought 1st pair on the cheap but I've had my current pair for about 6 months and went for the better quality lenses which have a bigger area for close up stuff and the difference is very apparent.

Only thing I would do different next time is to get transitional lenses, as I'm using clip on sunglasses at the mo which are a bit naff.

Be careful going down stairs, you see two sets of steps, well I do

Maybe one is a tribute act

I don't get some of the problems others seem to have. I wear them most of the time,having been warned not to wear contact lenses except on the odd occasion ( used to be those with reading glasses.) I find them a bit of a jack of all trades. Don't like driving in them as though I am legal I don't think they're strong enough and there is a slight problem in re-focusing. So I now have distance only glasses for driving. Don't read books with them as I can still read much better without any aid. They are useful for watching TV while using a computer,going out to the pub in ( when drinking over the limit and going by bus )and other everyday activities.

Be careful going down stairs, you see two sets of steps, well I do

Be careful going down, you'll see two pu**ies

I looked into buying bout six years ago, and having checked with the optician that the verifocals would be fitted into a relatively small frame went ahead and bought them.

When they arrived the glasses were so big it made me look like the remake of The Fly, and they slid all over my face. I told him how dissatisfied I was and he took them away and reduced them by about a third and they fitted perfectly.

I think they now can make them smaller and would say that I have got on with them from day one.

I need 2 pairs of glasses, one for distance, and another for reading.
Went into Vision Express one day out of curiousity, had an eye test and ended up ordering a pair of varifocals.
Was told at the time that there are 3 grades they offer, cheapest has the smallest focus area, ie you have to really move your head to the object you are looking at, and the most expensive (naturally) give you better focus ability with just eye movement alone.
I opted for the mid range, mostly on the advice of the optician/sales woman... and 2 weeks later I collected them.
They told me it would take time to adjust to them, and the best advice they gave me was to point your nose at whatever you were looking at to get the best out of them.
Well... after about a month I decided they weren't for me, I had difficulty reading with them basically. It was like looking down a tube reading a line of words, having to follow every word in turn. Without moving my head, I couldn't read clearly the words either side of the word I was looking at, if that makes any sense?. For me it was a waste of £300 quid (although I got a 'free' pair of ordinary reading glasses in the deal).

I don't have anything like that sort of trouble. Can certainly read a computer screen without any problems. Can read smallish print but it's more of an effort. Incidentally I got mine from Asda. £99 for 2 pairs and that's not their cheapest.

Maybe one is a tribute act

No problems here,though I sometimes switch to my reading glasses for prolonged reading in poor light.

They take a couple of weeks to get used to but I've never go back.

old fárts fred

Save yourself a few bob & get them re glazed. Send your old ones with your prescription and they replace the lenses and send them back.
I have 3 pairs, intermediate, long & varifocals. While varifocals are convenient, you spend some time looking through the wrong parts of the lens and that gives you eye strain. e.g. For watching tv wear the long distance ones, where you have the whole lens to look through.
Don't send all your glasses off together!
http://www.ciliaryblue.com/

That covers about 90% of the threads here

old fárts fred......that is

Varifocals is the way to go but a word of advice....

Don't get any with small lenses as there isn't sufficient space to have each area.

I'm surprised that I wasn't told this years ago, but just figured it out by myself.

I currently have "Aviator" style and with "Transitions" lenses.

It's worth having a pair additionally, with fixed focus, just for use on your PC.