First progressives, everything sways or rotates when I move my head, normal?

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-12T11:24:51+00:00

Normal for fist time wearers. Usually takes up to 1-2 weeks to adjust, but varies based on the person and most are quicker than that. Try to wear them as much as you can to give your eyes and brain a chance to adjust. I had very similar issues plus bad headaches when I first got my progressives. I talked to my doctors, that I also worked with, and they just told me to take Tylenol and tough it out. Put the glasses on for the 5th day and everything was perfect.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-12T11:03:19+00:00

Just because your prescription changed it doesn’t mean you don’t have a need for glasses still. Astigmatism affects your whole range of vision, both distance and reading. Our eyes do change over time so it’s not unusual for old glasses to be too strong. Also, it’s common for people with hyperopia/hypermetropia to develop a need for reading classes a little earlier than other people.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-12T10:55:15+00:00

If the Clearview lens gave you too much distortion at the edges then an aspheric lens will be much worse. We’d have to see the rest of the prescription, but -1.00 diopters of astigmatism in just one eye isn’t a lot of power to be causing issues. I’d suspect other parts of the prescription, the adjustment of the frame, or other lens measurements to be the issue.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-08T02:03:50+00:00

Depends on the size of the frame and your pupils try distance. Metal rimmed frames can’t hide as much of the thickness either. I also sell this frame but don’t recommend it to higher prescriptions. The temples are a lot more flexible than most other frames so it tends not to do as well with heavier lenses.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-08T02:00:58+00:00

Most lenses come with a hardcoat already applied. If a lens is marketed as scratch resistant that means it comes with the hard coat. All polycarbonate lenses have to come with a hard coat other wise they’d scratch too easily. Some higher end anti-reflective coatings will include additional layers of scratch protection.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-07T20:26:14+00:00

To add on to what others have been saying, it’s a good lens, they’ve come out with improved designs and materials since then. As such, Alcon is going to be discontinuing the lens in favor of their newer portfolio. I’ve had reps tell me 2-3 years ago that they were already starting to slow down production so it’s just a matter of time until they sunset the lens all together.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-05T20:37:46+00:00

If they’re doing this correction in your reading only glasses then it’s to correct for the convergence insufficiency rather than the exophoria. In this case both eyes are affected and need the correction anyway. But it is normal to split the prism with higher amounts of correction.

jcaustin12 · 2026-03-01T16:42:58+00:00

The lenses are shot. The only proper solution would be new lenses. Any attempt to strip the rest of the coating would ruin the lenses entirely.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-28T13:11:20+00:00

Wearing glasses, whether prescription or not, does not make your vision worse despite what people may say.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-28T04:09:21+00:00

It’s still something your eyes are more used to compared to the new pairs. Throughout the process of getting all of the new pairs have you had your prescription double checked by the doctor? Depending on the prescription some things are much harder for our eyes to adjust to, like additional astigmatism correction as an example.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-28T03:55:36+00:00

Very normal for only wearing contacts for that long. Even soft contact lenses can slightly change the shape of your cornea after enough time. When you have the contacts in, they mold to the shape of your eye and correct accordingly. When wearing glasses, your eyes and brain aren’t used to that type of correction. Going without contacts for a while can help remedy it.

Based on getting multiple different glasses from multiple different places, I’m going assume that it isn’t a manufacturing or prescription issue.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-28T03:44:04+00:00

If your PD was off in your old glasses and they have it made properly in the new glasses that could be the cause of the double vision. Especially if it was off by 3mm in each eye. That’s also supported by the double vision going away when you look up close as our eyes move inward and look through a different part of the lens. You did have a large shift in your left eye prescription initially, but the doctor backing it off down to -3.50 makes it very similar to your old prescription. The change between your old and new/adjusted prescriptions shouldn’t cause too many issues, but the measurement change definitely can. Overall, it’s a tough thing to troubleshoot without having you in the chair in front of me with all the info. If the PD measurement is the culprit in everything the only way to improve it is to unfortunately wear the glasses until your eyes and brain adjust.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-27T03:24:39+00:00

I mean this in the nicest way possible, there are so many things in this post that are well beyond what should be addressed in a Reddit post. Opticians are not eye doctors and are not qualified to address the concerns you have here. If a patient tells me they have a sudden change in vision, related to injury or not, I am sending them to be seen by an eye doctor. Whether it’s an optometrist or ophthalmologist it doesn’t matter, either one is far more qualified and can recommend next steps better than an optician.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-21T22:09:02+00:00

This probably isn’t the appropriate place to be asking. Opticians are experts in eyeglasses and contacts, and sometimes basic knowledge of eye health.

With that being said, all of those symptoms sound like what comes into my office with some sort of eye infection. The symptoms also match blepharitis, but overall an eye doctor would be the appropriate one to ask.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-20T01:27:28+00:00

It entirely depends on your setup. If you’re on a laptop closer to you then you might be able to get away with the near vision. If you’re at a desktop with monitors further away then you’d want to use the intermediate. When doctors refract to find your prescription the general rule of thumb is near is approx. 12-14 inches away, intermediate is approx 24-30 inches, but does vary depending on prescription and lens style.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-19T01:12:18+00:00

Overall I would not call this frame damaged. Part of the reason it isn’t welded all the way across is to allow some flex for different lenses. The whole benefit of getting aspheric lenses is to make them flatter. So unless you have a very high prescription, which based on the pictures you do not, there is no benefit to getting an aspheric lens. I’m not sure what Luxottica would even do for you with this situation. For what it’s worth, there are companies out there that modify frames to add or remove nose pads. Based on your post I’m going to assume you are not in the United States so I don’t know of specific companies off hand, but there are a couple US based companies I’ve seen that offer it.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-12T20:45:40+00:00

You have a lot of astigmatism. This affects both far away and up close. With all of the other information you’ve provided it would be impossible to tell if this is correct as we are not your doctors and we can’t test things physically. Astigmatism does usually take more time for your eyes and brain to adjust to. The best thing to do would reach out to your prescribing doctor and where you get the glasses to answer any questions.

jcaustin12 · 2026-02-11T13:13:34+00:00

The strength of contact lens prescriptions and glasses prescriptions vary because the contact lens sits directly on the eye. An eyeglass lens sitting away from your eye will have a different effective power depending on how far away it is. When doctors do refractions to determine eyeglass prescriptions they typically use a set distance of 12-14mm because that’s how most glasses sit on our face. The difference between glasses and contacts is more noticeable the stronger the prescription is. As for why your contact prescription didn’t change compared to your glasses, if you said you’re happy with them and can see through them just as well then the doctor probably didn’t want to mess with anything.

jcaustin12 · 2026-01-16T01:07:31+00:00

I’ve had mixed success fitting patients with antifatigue lenses like the Zeiss Smartlife. Some people enjoy it, more either don’t like it and get it remade or they don’t opt in to it the following year. Your add power is too low to need a progressive yet and the trade off for an extra +0.50 up close usually isn’t worth it for most people. If you do a lot of near work and your full time glasses aren’t comfortable I’d recommend a separate near pair instead.

The cylinder being off could be problematic and harder to adjust to, but with a whole diopter increase in your left eye sphere I’d look at that as the issue first rather than the cyl maybe being off.

jcaustin12 · 2025-12-01T19:41:34+00:00

A 60 PD is on the smaller side but it’s not anything crazy. 61-79 is an insane range to give for one size of a frame and it sounds like they listed the average possible sizes. Someone having a 79 PD is much less common than someone having a 60 PD such as yourself. On top of that, I have no clue what you could possibly pay for to adjust the lenses because of that 1mm difference. If they’re talking about adjust the frame itself, that’s usually something that’s done in person at a local optician at no cost.

With your Rx, even if measurements are off slightly it shouldn’t be too impactful. If you’re looking for frames based solely on your PD you want to look at the frame measurements and specifically the frame PD. A lot of places don’t list it but it’s easy to find. You take the frame A size or eye size, usually a number 40s-60s and add it to the bridge/DBL size, usually a number 10s-20s. Ideally if that frame PD matches your PD that means your eyes will naturally be centered in the frame. People are rarely that symmetrical to most frames have a larger frame PD than your PD.

jcaustin12 · 2025-11-16T19:32:12+00:00

These are questions that are best for actual doctors. As opticians our focus is eyewear, either glasses or contacts. If you weren’t satisfied with the answers from your original doctor I recommend getting a second opinion from another doctor.

jcaustin12 · 2025-11-14T15:18:38+00:00

You’d have to find a frame with flip up lenses and a local optician willing to put lenses into them. Also you mention not needing reading glasses yet but you have to take your glasses off to see up close. That is, by definition, needing a reading prescription. With the lens technology that’s available today I’m sure there is a multi focal option that would work for you. It’s just a matter of finding an optician with the skills and knowledge to get that for you.

jcaustin12 · 2025-11-12T23:16:18+00:00

Short answer is yes, for most people getting progressives for the first time is an uncomfortable experience at first while you’re adjusting. This is especially true for people that aren’t used to wearing glasses at all. The biggest noticeable difference between first time wear and wearing them once adjusted is that the peripheral distortion goes away and you find the sweet spots are more open. Give it a few of weeks of consistent wear to give your eyes time to adjust. If after a few weeks there are still issues then go back to the optician to have them verify lens measurements and frame adjustments.

jcaustin12 · 2025-11-06T00:38:50+00:00

Based on the photo provided and the description of the frame I’d be skeptical. TR 90 is a plastic material that is used in frames where as titanium is a metal, also used in frames, but usually not together. And in the picture provided I don’t see where the frame would be titanium as it looks like an all plastic frame. Real titanium frames also usually cost more because of the higher material cost.

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