Question about wearing computer lenses or progressive lenses?

Question

My eyes have sphere -6.25, cyliner -1.25 and -1.0, axix 170 and 020, add +1.75 both eyes. I currently wear a pair of Nikon single vision 1.74 lenses. They give me good far vision but since my job is office work with a lot computer reading, I do get very tired and blurring eyes very easily. Opticians suggest that I wear Nikon Online lens, or progressive lenses. I did some research on Nikon and Essilor. I would prefer one pair does it all, but worried whether progressive lenses are good for intermediate range, and distorsion and discomfort! If I choose computer lenses, then I will have to switch glasses and carry two pairs with me all the time. For first time wearer, what seems to be a better choice?

Is there major difference between Nikon and Essilor? Any real ideas (not what Nikon and Essilor tell us) about Nikon W and Essilor Panamic?

These lenses are very expensive so I would like to spend money right.

Thanks!

Answer 1

There's no one single right answer for this, and no one pair of glasses that's completely right, once there is a presbyopic reading add present.

Most computer screens are too high up to comfortably work with conventional varifocals.  

If you are doing little but computer work, a separate s/v pair set with about a +1.25 add (depending on your screen distance, posture... ) might be the least stressfull answer.

If you are working off copy or reference materials, an intermediate (top) near (bottom) executive bifocal might be the best asnwer.

If you move away from your screen, and have other activities such as meeting, and office varifocal moigth be the best asnwer.  Thre a a variety of choices, with the top RX set to about10-12 feet, allowing a broader and more gradual intermdiat portion to the varifocal, allowing a better performance for computer work and a good reading area.

You'd need your single vision Rx to drive home in.

This is all very dependent on individual needs.

In almost every case except single vision computer glasses it helps to have your seat fairly high and the screen fairly low, even if that goes somewhat against what the posture experts might like, everything else being equal.