Computer Glasses?

[Catrin]

I am ordering new glasses tomorrow, and am considering an additional pair of computer glasses. My prescription is, robust, so I won't consider an online source.

My real question is this - for anyone who has neck problems and wears no-line "bifocals" as well as computer glasses, can you tell a difference in how your neck feels after a long day in front of the computer when you wear computer glasses rather than regular no-line "bifocals"?

Thanks in advance, trying to decide if it would be worth the extra money,

[Irulan]

I have a set of computer/work bifocals (monitor/closer) and a set of regular bifocals (reading/driving). Both of them are progressives with no lines. . It's not a matter of my neck position, it's a matter of headaches from my eyes straining, if I don't wear the computer glasses. It's gotten so I can't/won't/don't use the computer with my regular bifocals.

For neck strain, what helped me the most was to set my monitor correctly based on OSHA recommendations for viewing.

[Hi Ho Silver]

I wear regular bifocals (versus "no-line" bifocals) and the use of computer glasses has helped my neck immensely. I find that the computer glasses are also handy for doing various work around the house when the distance to the thing(s) I'm focusing on is about the same distance as from my head to the computer screen.

[Catrin]

Thanks! My problem is that even with the monitor at the proper height I still have to tip my head back a bit. I save 30% if I order them tomorrow, but I might wait and see how the new glasses work. It's possible my current frames are warped just enough to make it difficult to use the intermediate range of my lenses without tilting my head.

[SadieKate]

I'm not sure what difference "no line" makes as that is simply an aesthetic enhancement.

When the optician sets up the order, she should ask you where the line (visible or not) should be based on your lifestyle and use, plus the frame. My glasses are very narrow top to bottom so placement of that line was critical. For reading in bed or knitting, it's perfect. It sucks for the computer which is not only at a different height, it's also farther from my face. The optician should ask you all these questions, even down to going home and measuring the distance from your face to the monitor.

Therefore, computer-specific glasses were the way to go for me. Each one of us may be different.

[Catrin]

"No line" bifocals are quite different. There is a graduation of intermediate distance vision that makes them closer to trifocals than true bifocals. There is no Sharp division between close and far vision which is quite nice

[SadieKate]

That probably depends on the amount of acreage you have to work with. My opticians have told me there is no truly usable space on small lenses.

Trying to focus using any miniscule space there might be could be the cause of the neck problems.

[radacrider]

Yep, my progressives (regular and computer/work) require a reasonbly sized lens, so I cannot use those skinnier, fashionable ones. My monitors are also nearly on the desk (24" monitors), so I minimize tilting upward.

That set up befuddles our ergo folks, but is required so I don't have neck/shoulder issues. My chiro totally supports this.