Varilux Comfort vs Panamic
The very competent optician I met today said that he feels I will do just fine with a Varilux Comfort lens as much as I would the Panamic for my progressive lenses. The frames are smaller than what I have now, no doubt about it...but they're not so slim that I would require short corridor lenses. I have 17 mm. So, what is the big difference between Panamics and Comfort with this Rx? Which one would you recommend? He's charging the same for them.
OD......Sphere Cylinder Axis
-4.25 2.00 0.15
OS......-4.75 1.50 170 ADD + 2.50
To Happylady re; vertical measurement
This particular frame has a vertical (B) measurement of 29.5. Does that make a difference whether the progressives will fit? The optician didn't seem to see any problem after he measured my pupil distance and checked where my eyes would be in the lens (with the dots). Maybe I thought I heard 17 mm. Either way, he said I would NOT need a short corridor lens.
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Originally Posted by Happylady
Lots of people like the Comfort. My brother wears it. He tried the Panamic and didn't like it and went back to the Comfort. I have worn both and liked both. Variluxes studies show that most people perfer the Panamic, it is supposed to be the better lens.
With a 17 mm fitting height you are pushing it with both lenses, though. Both have a recommended miinimum fitting height of 18 mms.There is a new Varilux that they say 2/3s of people perfer to either. It is the Varilux Physio and it just came out a couple of weeks ago. It has a recommended minimum fitting height of 17. It comes in poly or 1.67 and either would be fine with your rx. It would be more expensive, though.
The problem with a discontinued frame is what happens if it breaks? And yes, I have seen Flexon frames break. Lots of opticians will disagree with me about this, but they aren't my favorite with progressives. The bridge can't be adjusted to give any face form to the front which can be important with progressives. It doesn' have springs. Flexon frames are good and people who wear them usually like them, but I like a stiffer frame personally.