line vs progressive lenses for sunglasses

Kevin Anderson wrote:
Help. I am at that age. I wear contacts for distance vision but now my
arms are getting too short also. Causing headaches and queasiness when
trying to read my instruments, especially the PDA.

I would like to hear back from others on what decision they made on
progressive vs. lined lenses for sunglasses?


I use both. I use tri-focal clear lenses indoors and progressive sun
glasses when flying. Neither is ideal, but I'm not going to get my 20/15
vision back, and I am used to this set-up. At first I didn't like the
progressives, especially for flying, but you learn to deal with each
type unconsciously. The lines in the tri-focals are more annoying to me
now than the progressives.

The optometrist just couldn't make up a pair of glasses that allowed me
to focus on my flight instruments, the overhead panel, the approach
chart, the center console, or the flight attendant -- using one pair of
glasses. Progressives solved that. They also made it possible to use the
same pair in my car and in my 182 and my glider, and still focus where I
needed to focus. A very versatile tool, progressives, if you are patient
with your own adjustment process.


Jack