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Progressive Safety Glasses

Posted on February 2, 2009, 5:28 pm by Canadian Association of Optometrists

Posted in Progressive Lenses, Safety Glasses, Vision & the Workplace

Larry wrote:

I am looking for safety glasses for work and have a prescription for bifocals. One store I visited said they will not give me progressive lenses in a pair of safety glasses. Why?

Canadian Association of Optometrists's response:

Bifocals (the lined type) and progressive addition lenses (invisible bifocals) are available and common in safety glasses, however, without knowing details, the optical may have refused to provide the progressives if the client was trying them for the first time.

Many first time progressive wearers require a period of adaptation to the effects of the lenses, and are routinely cautioned about the potential for difficulty with common activities. Peripheral distortion, image swim and the necessity of “finding your feet” are all cited as possible effects of the lenses.

The dispenser may increase his liability if he knowingly dispenses progressive safety lenses into already hazardous situations.

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