[jyl]

I'm having a weird issue with progressive eyeglasses, and was curious if others have had this or other issues with them.

The upper third of the lenses are useless, being focused on something past infinity. To see distance, I have to look through roughly the middle part of the lenses. To see my computer screens, I have to look through the bottom third, so I spend all day at work with my head cocked back. To read fine print, I have to look through the very bottom part of the lenses, practically holding the paper under my chin.

I went back to the optician and explained this. They checked the glasses and said it was normal and that the various focal zones couldn't be moved. I made another appointment with the optometrist, who rechecked my eyes and told the optician to remake the lenses, moving the focal zones up.

These damn glasses cost close to $1,000, so I want them to work right. My last pair of progressives was never quite right, and after three years I finally learned that the focal zones were misaligned between the right and left lenses.

I generally do like progressives. When the glasses are correctly made, I have no problem using the different zones.

Anyone having trouble with getting progressive lenses made right?