I have for many years required distance corrective lenses. Great for things far away but I have never been able to read with them on.
One day driving without them I noticed how remarkably clear the gauges were in my daily driver.
Decided to try bifocals, then progressives, trifocals etc. Too narrow a field of vision side to side in the lower tiny half moon.
Decided what I needed was the entire lower half set for close range and the upper corrected for distance.
When I asked an optician about this the response was--"oh yeah, they're kind of a dinosaur, nobody wants them any more." Of course not when hardly anyone knows about them! or that they are an option.
Ordered a pair as sunglasses. They have a definite ridgeline between upper and lower.
What they do---with a little adjustment so that the transition line is at the top of the dash---everything out the windshield is clear and corrected for distance, everything inside the car is corrected for near range. All gauges clear all the way over to the speedo without having to turn my head or "hunt" for half moon bifocal.
Other owners may have similar problems, especially if using bifocals and I thought I should mention a solution I am really liking. Clear lenses/frames now ordered as well. Unfortunately not available in polarized (if anyone knows any different please let me know). And they may be becoming obsolete. Ask for EXECUTIVE BIFOCALS
One day driving without them I noticed how remarkably clear the gauges were in my daily driver.
Decided to try bifocals, then progressives, trifocals etc. Too narrow a field of vision side to side in the lower tiny half moon.
Decided what I needed was the entire lower half set for close range and the upper corrected for distance.
When I asked an optician about this the response was--"oh yeah, they're kind of a dinosaur, nobody wants them any more." Of course not when hardly anyone knows about them! or that they are an option.
Ordered a pair as sunglasses. They have a definite ridgeline between upper and lower.
What they do---with a little adjustment so that the transition line is at the top of the dash---everything out the windshield is clear and corrected for distance, everything inside the car is corrected for near range. All gauges clear all the way over to the speedo without having to turn my head or "hunt" for half moon bifocal.
Other owners may have similar problems, especially if using bifocals and I thought I should mention a solution I am really liking. Clear lenses/frames now ordered as well. Unfortunately not available in polarized (if anyone knows any different please let me know). And they may be becoming obsolete. Ask for EXECUTIVE BIFOCALS
