Varilux Progressives: I'm Dizzy

I am quite nearsighted, especially my right eye. At 49, an eye exam
showed I needed bifocals or two pairs of glasses, and I chose to try
progressive lenses in a pair I got three days ago. I believe they're
Varliux.

The first day I wore them I felt fine and semed to be able to see
clearly. Around noon the second day I began feeling moderately dizzy,
which got progressively worse through the day. I removed my glasses
and had to get in bed. Some questions I have are:

Will I have to endure dizziness for the week or two it takes my eyes
and brain to adjust to progressives? Is dizziness a normal reaction?
What variables in the lenses or frames could be wrong and be causing
me distress?

Thank you very much.

 

There are two Varilux models, the Comfort and the Panamic.

It is always best to post your exact prescription and information about your
frame.

Immediate adaptation for new users of progressives is unusual. It usually
does take a week or two. But this does depend on your prescription and other
factors.

There may (or may not) be better lenses for your situation. Also important
is the lens material. From an optical standpoint, polycarb is just about the
worst, even though it is frequently dispensed.

 

Dizziness is normal for some and I have found that it comes and goes
and isn't constant.

I was told two weeks to get used to progressives. I tried for a month
then gave in and got single vision lenses for work but have since,
another month on, found that I don't need to use the single vision
glasses much, only in certain specific situations, and that's not at
computer which is what I primarily got them for (paid for by employer
as is the legal requirement here). So it has taken two months to
adapt and I'm still not there entirely.

Ann

 

I took my new glasses to my optometrist, who measured the prescription
and other things. She said the right eye had not been done properly
and that the pupil height where it goes through the center of the lens
was off. So I returned them to where I got them and they're making a
new pair, using high index instead of poly carb plastic.

 

Turns out the lenses are not Varilux progressives, but something Sears
calls Profile lenses.

 

OK, exactly how did that confusion happen?

 

This was my own confusion. Sears did not misrepresent the lenses.

 

Now I'm just plain pissed off at Sears and their lab in Virginia or
wherever.

After bringing the first pair of glasses they made for me to my
optometrist, we discovered the lenses hadn't been made to specs. She,
my optometrist, gave me specific instructions to bring to Sears,
including the use of high index plastic.

When I got the new pair yesterday, they were worse than the first. The
first pair seemed clear, but these made me see double at a distance,
and just plain blurry up close. I'm really nearsighted, and have
astigmatism, but I'm hoping I still can adapt to progressive lenses,
should they ever get made properly for me.

I'm about to ask for a refund and just start from scratch, even though
the Sears person told me they don't give refunds. There is nothing on
my receipt excluding eyeglasses from the Sears "if not satisfied with
your purchase" refund policy stated on the receipt.

Maybe I should just use the Bates method and squint for the rest of my
life.

 

If the person you talked to will not give you a refund, then go over their
head. Call someone in Chicago at Sears headquarters. BTW, I believe that
Sears optical was very recently sold to LensCrafters, but I don't know if
the deal has closed yet.

 

Yes it did. The same group also own Pearl Vision.