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Lenses
The Right Lenses
Thinner, lighter, reflection-free lenses are always the best choice.

Bifocals, Trifocals, Progressives Bifocals are two lenses in one. One part or "segment" (usually the bottom) is made to adjust the eye for close focus, and the other (top) has a different strength to focus at a distance. The key to wearing bifocals is to learn to automatically look through the proper part of the lens.

Trifocals add a third dimension to eyeglass lenses that help patients see better at intermediate distances (3-5 feet away) than they can with bifocals. With trifocals, one looks through the top segment to see distant objects, through the middle to see just past arm's length and through the bottom to see close objects.

Progressive lenses offer the closest experience to natural vision. They provide a smooth transition from near vision through intermediate to distance, with no telltale lines. The graduation of the prescription means that you can look up to see in the distance, look ahead to view things like a computer screen, then drop your gaze downward to read close up.

Glasses can be customized for computer work. In order to get the proper prescription, you should measure the distance from your forehead to the monitor and bring that measurement with you to your optometry appointment.

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