Problems with progressive glasses?

[boretennis]

hi, i was wondering if anyone plays with progressives glasses (with a near-sight reading part on the lower area)?
i sometimes have problems with very long balls coming at me, especially on the backhand side when i have to look down a bit, i expect them to be out but to my surprise they still land. i started to wonder if the glasses could have anything to do with this? the critical area is right around there where the two different strenghts of the glasses fade into each other.

 

[Tyce]

I don't personally, but I know plenty of people who use varifocal lenses for normal day-to-day use, but have a single strength pair for sports.

 

[vanjr]

I do and have for years. Sometimes there is some adjustment if the prescription is changed, but overall I am fine with it.

 

[jfolsen]

I use progressive glasses normally, but have a single vision pair I use for table tennis. Same problem, things in the lower half of my field of vision suddenly going out of focus.

 

[KM1976]

I do use progressive glasses and experienced the same issue described by OP. I switched to non-progressive pair only for using in sports. That landed me with another pair of glasses to worry about but it solved the bigger issue. So hopefully, this simpler solutions works for folks who face the same issue.

 

[Sedis]

I wear varifocals and do find as well as the focus, there is a very slight shift in my depth perception depending on which part of the lens I am looking through.
In everyday life this is hardly noticeable, however it is more apparent when trying to follow a fast moving table tennis ball.

Ideally, I'd have a 2nd pair of glasses, identical except with single vision lenses. I've tried wearing a spare pair with single vision lenses, but due to the differences in the lens (thickness, shape, how the glasses sit + minor prescription differences etc.), they cause as many problems as they solve.

In reality it probably costs me at most a point every few matches, and is just not worth worring about.

 

[Oliverpool]

I wear varifocals and do find as well as the focus, there is a very slight shift in my depth perception depending on which part of the lens I am looking through.
In everyday life this is hardly noticeable, however it is more apparent when trying to follow a fast moving table tennis ball.

Ideally, I'd have a 2nd pair of glasses, identical except with single vision lenses. I've tried wearing a spare pair with single vision lenses, but due to the differences in the lens (thickness, shape, how the glasses sit + minor prescription differences etc.), they cause as many problems as they solve.

In reality it probably costs me at most a point every few matches, and is just not worth worring about.

same for me. When I started playing again after many many years away, i was already on progressive lens. I had some difficulty initially with missing balls when looping and not knowing why. But I gradually got
Used to it. It’s not perfect but trying single vision lens optimised mid way was also not perfect. In the end I stayed with progressive lens which was the slightly better solution for me. I know of a guy that wears progressive and when he plays he takes
Off his glasses. I mean he is better then me and he says he just “hears” the ball and he plays better without glasses then with progressive 🤨

 

[Kenspin]

I use continuous (progressive) varifocals and have no issues at all. There are different grades of lens and I have found that it is important to get the highest grade possible - the better ones giving better peripheral vision as well. I use the glasses for every aspect of daily life and no longer notice I am using varifocals and not even conscious that I am adjusting my head slightly to use the right part of the lens. Specifically, they are Zeiss Progressive SmartLife Individual3 lenses.

 

[Reaper]

as many above i use progressive, but i have to switch to single formula lenses por playing. i can't stand the warping sensation when focusing the ball the whole trajectory.

 

[allencorn]

My ophthalmologist recommended single vision lenses, and made some that would have crisp focus at about 10 - 12 feet so I could see the contact point of serves clearly. Up close was a tad blurry, but there was not a transition like with the progressive lenses. The only drawback was an inability to see well enough close up to fill out score sheets! I used those for years, but recently have not bothered and have worn my transition lenses to play, and I have not noticed any problems - I probably have adapted.