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I have been astigmatic my entire life, but now that I've passed the age where my eyes are less flexible than they used to be and progressive lenses are importan

I have been astigmatic my entire life, but now that I've passed the age where my eyes are less flexible than they used to be and progressive lenses are important, I've found that a dedicated pair of computer glasses are hugely helpful. Specifically, I have a pair that have no far vision at all, just short to medium. I use them around the house in general, only breaking out the normal glasses when I go outside for any reason.

cableshaft 4y ago
I do the same, wearing my computer glasses whenever I'm in the house, even though things are a bit fuzzy at the far end of the room (exception: playing games from the couch). I feel less eye strain wearing them than my normal progressive lenses (at least in the house). Part of it might be because it's just a flat prescription, not a gradient prescription like my progressives, but I'm not sure. Regardless, I have astigmatism, and the biggest improvement I've had is when I first got dedicated glasses with a single (non-progressives) computer-distance prescription about 8 years ago. I didn't realize it was an option before that. But suddenly using the computer became so much easier as a result. I get reminders what it's like to work on a computer without them too, because sometimes I forget to pack my computer glasses in my laptop bag when I go to a coffeeshop, and it doesn't make sense to go back to get them. I have a much more annoying time using my laptop then and tend to be less productive.