Wow I guess I was one of the lucky ones when I got my progressive glasses.
The person who did the fitting when I picked them up told me to look with my head (turn my head not my eyes) and I have not had any problems.
I am at the point of needing an other focal length. I have to look over my glasses to thread a needle to read really small print.
I have been near sighted all my life and do have astigmatism in both eyes.
Mum had her first eye operated on for cataracts last week. She is amazed at the difference. She cannot wait to have the other eye done in a month or so.