New Oakley Lenses, Struggling to See Clearly

[NewGuy416]

Just wanted to get some input here.

I got my first real progressives the other day, official Oakley's from the store. My previous pair was one that had a small Add, .75 on the bottom, a VSP Unity Relieve 70 lenses, but they were not progressives.

With my new Oakley's, the add is 1.25 on both sides. When I have them on basically nothing is clear unless I hold my head/neck up and look through my lenses at a downward angle. This is for near, mid and distance. Having them on, I am unable to see at a distance unless I hold my head/chin up. The store is remaking them (the frame came damaged too) so hopefully it was just something due when it was made. However, my previous RX is basically the same, just not a true progressive, and I can see completely better out of those. The reading is a tad bit better on the new ones, but that is it.

This can't be the way progressives work right? If so, I am just going to keep what I have and keep pulling my glasses down to read, lol.

Testing them for a few days, I have discovered that if I lift the lenses up a bit, it is much better. Not pushing them up or down my nose bridge, but actually lifting the entire frame up off my nose.

 

[Aldis1ne]

If everything only becomes clear when you lift the frame up, the lenses are almost certainly made or fit too low (wrong fitting height / optical center), or the frame fit is off. Distance vision should be clear in a natural head position, not with your chin up. Your experience strongly points to a manufacturing or measurement error, not “normal” progressive behavior.

 

[Balloonbanger]

Just wanted to get some input here.

I got my first real progressives the other day, official Oakley's from the store. My previous pair was one that had a small Add, .75 on the bottom, a VSP Unity Relieve 70 lenses, but they were not progressives.

With my new Oakley's, the add is 1.25 on both sides. When I have them on basically nothing is clear unless I hold my head/neck up and look through my lenses at a downward angle. This is for near, mid and distance. Having them on, I am unable to see at a distance unless I hold my head/chin up. The store is remaking them (the frame came damaged too) so hopefully it was just something due when it was made. However, my previous RX is basically the same, just not a true progressive, and I can see completely better out of those. The reading is a tad bit better on the new ones, but that is it.

This can't be the way progressives work right? If so, I am just going to keep what I have and keep pulling my glasses down to read, lol.

Testing them for a few days, I have discovered that if I lift the lenses up a bit, it is much better. Not pushing them up or down my nose bridge, but actually lifting the entire frame up off my nose.

I am a retired optician who can help you. The add bring +1.25 should mean you are in your early forties. Tilting your chin up to see better in distance means one of two things. If you are nearsighted myopic, you are over corrected. Too strong minus. Tilting your chin up is making the distance RX weaker. Also nearsighted people get better with age over 40. You become less minus and more plus.
The other alternative is that you are hyperopic or far sighted. Tilting your head up is adding plus to distance RX. Unfortunately people who are farsighted get worse with age. Issue is hyperopic people focus all the time. Under 40 we have the ability to do this. Majority of individuals who have amazing distance vision, better than 20/20, are latent hyperops. Hardest patients to get to wear glasses. They help or slow down the progression of hyperopia which is eye strain related. Presbyopia is solely age related in people with otherwise healthy eyes.
For first time progressive wearers the best advise is point your nose and don’t think!

 

[Balloonbanger]

I am a retired optician who can help you. The add bring +1.25 should mean you are in your early forties. Tilting your chin up to see better in distance means one of two things. If you are nearsighted myopic, you are over corrected. Too strong minus. Tilting your chin up is making the distance RX weaker. Also nearsighted people get better with age over 40. You become less minus and more plus.
The other alternative is that you are hyperopic or far sighted. Tilting your head up is adding plus to distance RX. Unfortunately people who are farsighted get worse with age. Issue is hyperopic people focus all the time. Under 40 we have the ability to do this. Majority of individuals who have amazing distance vision, better than 20/20, are latent hyperops. Hardest patients to get to wear glasses. They help or slow down the progression of hyperopia which is eye strain related. Presbyopia is solely age related in people with otherwise healthy eyes.
For first time progressive wearers the best advise is point your nose and don’t think!

Can you write your RX for me?
My practices in NY are Visionary Optics.
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[NewGuy416]

I am a retired optician who can help you. The add bring +1.25 should mean you are in your early forties. Tilting your chin up to see better in distance means one of two things. If you are nearsighted myopic, you are over corrected. Too strong minus. Tilting your chin up is making the distance RX weaker. Also nearsighted people get better with age over 40. You become less minus and more plus.
The other alternative is that you are hyperopic or far sighted. Tilting your head up is adding plus to distance RX. Unfortunately people who are farsighted get worse with age. Issue is hyperopic people focus all the time. Under 40 we have the ability to do this. Majority of individuals who have amazing distance vision, better than 20/20, are latent hyperops. Hardest patients to get to wear glasses. They help or slow down the progression of hyperopia which is eye strain related. Presbyopia is solely age related in people with otherwise healthy eyes.
For first time progressive wearers the best advise is point your nose and don’t think!

This is my prescription

OD -4.00 -1.75 154


OS -4.25 -0.50 005

ADD 1.25 on both

Went back to the store and the person who normally does glasses was there. He said the height measurement was way off and reordered them. Hopefully that will resolve it.

 

[Balloonbanger]

Hope that resolves the issue. Just threw me off that you had to tilt your chin UP to see better in the distance. I would be more assured that it was solely the height being too HIGH if you tilted your chin DOWN to see better in distance. Hopefully they dotted the optical center when you were standing and looking in distance with your normal posture. You have a relatively strong minus RX. Again the distance RX should improve with age. Keep me updated, would like to hear it went well.