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Progressive Lens and it’s fitting
Progressive Lens and
it’s fitting
Progressive lenses, also called multi-focal lenses or progressive addition
lenses (PAL). Progressive
lenses are used in eyeglasses to correct presbyopia and other disorders of
accommodation. The power of progressive lenses
changes gradually from point to point on the lens surface, providing the
correct lens power for seeing objects clearly at virtually any distance.
Bifocals, on the other hand, have only
two lens powers — one for seeing distant objects clearly and a second power in
the lower half of the lens for seeing clearly at a specified reading distance.
The junction between these distinctly different power zones is defined by a
visible "bifocal line" that cuts across the center of the lens.
Progressive
lenses sometimes are called "no-line bifocals" because they don't
have this visible bifocal line. They have a significantly more advanced
multi-focal design than bifocals or trifocals.
Progressive
lenses have three zone, these are distance, intermediate, near.
Benefits
of Progressive Lenses:
- It provides clear vision at all distances (rather than at just two or three distinct viewing distances like bifocal or trifocal).
- It eliminates "image
jump" caused by bifocals and trifocals. This is where objects
abruptly change in clarity and apparent position when your eyes move
across the visible lines in these lenses.
- Because there are no visible
"bifocal lines" in progressive lenses, they give you a more
youthful appearance than bifocals or trifocals. (This may be the reason
why today more people wear progressive lenses than the bifocal and
trifocals combined.)
Progressive
Lenses fitting:
- 1.
Distance reference circle: It is a marked which helps to fitting
the lens in the frame.
- 2. Prism reference point: For a progressive power lens or semi-finished lens blank, that point on the front surface stipulated by the manufacturer at which the prismatic effect of the finished lens is determined.
- 3.
Fitting cross: Fitting cross is the mark which helps to fitting
the progressive lens in the frame.
- 4.
Micro etching: It is a mark, done by laser. It helps to fitting
the lens in the frame. When the patient takes the new progressive lens
secondly, then this micro etching helps to cut and fit the lens in the frame.
- 5.
Add power: In the
progressive lens there is an area where the near power print by the laser.
- 6.
Company logo: In the progressive lens there is an area where
company logo printed by the laser.
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