chamby

Seriously there is such a thing?? Maybe I need to ask my eye doctor about these. I work on the computer 8-10 hours a day.

quiltlady

Computer glasses are designed for a different distance of focus from reading glasses. Most people read at an average distance but it is to shorter distance than for a computer. Progressive lenses usually have the correct distance in the middle range of the lens but it is really only a small section of the lens. If you use a computer for long periods a single lens prescribed for the distance of computer use allows you to read the entire screen better with your head in a normal position. Well worth the money.

Julie in NM

Oh, you sound like an eye doc. I just love mine. Keep a pair at work and a pair at home.

QuiltE

Ditto to what has been said above.
If you decide to get computer glasses, your optometrist will need to know the distance from your eyes to the computer monitor to determine what prescription you need for that distance. I have my computer glasses and it makes like SO much better!

Similarly, some people have sewing glasses ...etc.

Regarding readers ... the prescription is based on that approx. distance that's common ... if you are more comfortable with a different distance, again, measure and tell them what you need!