I know it's an old post-- but the current posters were writing about the same problem. Sorry, i was mobile and wasn't completely clear. I have progressives that only cover a limited range.. from reading to about 12 f away. These don't serve ALL my needs but they allow me to look up from my computer and see a person talking to me.. or to be in a meeting and read my laptop as well as the projected screen and the person sitting down the table. Two months ago, i had a pair of near glasses for my laptop and a far pair for the projection screen. I had nothing that would allow me to clearly see someone acrossthe table from me. I couldn't clean my house well because i couldn't see the floor well. My other (unrelated) eye issues prevented me from getting progressives right away so suffered through it for a year. I sat with my optician (my prescription was in hand from my ophthalmologist) and we talked about my needs and priorities. For ME, i was 1. I really needed the computer range -- to be dead center/looking ahead (my work monitors are set at exactly this height. Yours may vary) and at arm's length. 2. I needed to be able to lead a meeting while projecting on a screen. I needed to be able to SEE the screen and read small text on it.. and i needed to be able to look at each person around the table and see them clearly. 3. I needed to be able to read my notes/text on paper on the desk. This was the lowest priority because most of my reading is on a screen. Based on my prescription -- which is just like yours. A prescripion with a correction for near. (I think that's what it is.. my actual prescription is at work). It was my optician and the lab that used that to determine what focal lengths were where on my lenses to best fit my needs. Two other factors were important: 1. Lens Choice - my optician spent a lot of time finding the right lens -- lots of manufacturers make them but they have different ranges. Mine needed to give me the most range for my office needs. It also had to accomodate my prescription which is tricky 2. Digital Lab - it costs more but using the digital lab to combine my prescription needs AND to determine the graduation of the prescription (which is what makes them progressive) was highly recommended to me. It paid off. I had zero adjustment period. I was immediately able to see and adjust to where i needed to look for what. I was amazed that it wasn't just a top down progression, it also had lateral range. I could look off to my side and STILL see clearly. This was very important to me as i work on two monitors and i always have smeone sitting to my side. I use these glasses 85% of the time-- they work great at work and at home. I cannot walk about in them as well (though i can walk about).. and i can't drive with them. The lenses they used for me are Shamir (I don't know which model). They may not be the best for you but they were the best for my needs and my tricky prescription. I don't know what lab they used -- but it wasn't one of the mall eyeglass shops so it was an independent lab. Hope this helps give you hope.

Anglo - you would love this place. They have a vintage room with all kinds of frames from days gone by. I love the extreme cat eye frames from the 60s but I'm not bold enough to go for those. I have a friend who has them and they look great on her. i have had that same experience where they all look the same. In fact my last two pairs were way too similar. I decided now that I'm 60 I'll splurge and get just what I want which is why I went to this place.

This is a subject that is near & dear to me. LOL! I've been wanting new frames for a while now, but my progressive script kept changing, meaning I needed new lenses every 6 months. (Cause is cataracts forming, we're watching them) So the last time I was at the eye doctors, my script hadn't changed that much so I decided I wanted new frames. I looked around at the selection at my eye doctors and was disappointed. I told the Optometrist that I wanted color, but not just one color. He told me to pick out a frame from the Tom Davies selection; I also like rectangular frames, and then I could customize the colors that I wanted. Colors, plural .... he pulled out these folders of amazing colors and I picked 4 different colors for my frames. They aren't cheap, and they took a while to come in since they were custom made for me, but I love them. And I will wear them for years to come. Tom Davies has ready to wear (RTW) also, but if you find an Optometrist that carries the line, you can customize the colors of your own frames. https://www.tdtomdavies.com/

delilah66 - The way it works with Replace A Lens is you order the lenses online. Then they will tell you where to mail the frames and the prescription. If you dont have a prescription you can mail them a pair of old glasses with a current prescription. They fit the lenses to the frames and insert them. They then mail back your frames with the lenses already inserted. I like this process because the lenses are very cheap, they will allow you to use old frames, and you can buy readers or any other frames that you come across without spending a fortune. I really like Eyebob readers. A normal optical shop would never put prescription lenses into reader frames. They would say that the frames are not durable. My experience has been that they actually work great. My favorite glasses are the ones I just lost. I purchased them off Ebay for around $40 and the lenses cost me another $40. I used those frame for about 4 years before I lost them. I also had lenses put in $3 sunglasses I purchased on Amazon. I pick up frames all the time for this purpose and have never had a problem, except from the horrible company that I used in NY before I learned about Replace A Lens. I need single vision lenses. They start at $39.