Bifocals And Varifocals

[Hopkirk]

Does anyone have experience of these?

What are your experiences, and which is better?

[Old_Geezer]

Yes, have had experience of both. Can use both but found bifocals distracting, all that having to peer through the top or bottom of the lens is not only uninstinctive it seems positively weird. Varifocals seemed weird too at first but I think I've got used to them. Probably my eyes are simply so bad I can't tell if I'm looking through the right bit and simply accept it all slightly not quite right.

Neither are an ideal solution but seems the best technology can come up with at the moment. One needs tech that detects what you are looking at and adjusts the lens to suit. But there is little alternative. Multiple pairs of glasses are a pain, and one will continually get left behind or even lost.

[ladyalex]

I tried arifocals but couldn't get on with them at all.
Have had bifocals for several years now and love them.
I'm not aware of the line between lenses at all.
Would not be without them now.
(Although I prefer using just single lens distance ones for driving.)

[waterboatman]

It's what suits you best. I couldn't get on with bifocals as the line was right across the car's instrument panel. I now have varifocals and they are excellent. However they don't suit everyone.

[ummmm]

I'm wearing varifocals at the moment and I hate them.

I've paid for two sets of glasses. They gave me the vari ones and told me to give it two weeks to get used to them. It's been a month and it isn't happening. The next pair is going to be standard.

[melv16]

I had the same problem,ummm. So I went back to Boots and I found that I'd been given the wrong prescription. I've had no problems since.