Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
Närprogressiva
English translation:
progressive reading (glasses)
Swedish term
Närprogressiva
| 4 | progressive reading (glasses) |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | Progressive computer glasses |
Anna Herbst
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| 3 | Progressive near-field glasses |
Nils Andersson
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| 4 -2 | Concave progressive |
Lene Johansen
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Oct 20, 2012 11:25: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry
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progressive reading (glasses)
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"Progressive near-field glasses" yields ONE Google hit (Nils Andersson's entry).
"Progressive reading glasses" yields 17900 Google hits.
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Progressive near-field glasses
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Concave progressive
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Sven Petersson
: It has nothing to do with "near sightedness"!
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Nils Andersson
: For a slightly diffent reason. The gllasses could be concave or convex, depending on the details of the wearer's vision problems. Or both, since "progressive" implies that the focal width (and thus the concavity/convexity) varies over the lens.
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Progressive computer glasses
[A] popular lens design for computer glasses is the occupational progressive lens — a no-line multifocal that corrects near, intermediate, and, up to a point, distance vision. It has a larger intermediate zone than regular progressive lenses for more comfortable vision at the computer. But this leaves less lens area for distance vision. So these lenses are not recommended for driving or other significant distance vision tasks.
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Just a thought - if you would like a stand-alone the expression used in the text cited above - occupational progressive lens - might be a good choice.
There are two types of progressive computer lenses: those prescribed for computer use for older adults who are presbyopic and those prescribed for younger adults who are not.
Though they sometimes are called "computer reading glasses," it's best to call eyewear designed specifically for computer use "computer glasses" or "computer eyeglasses" to distinguish them from conventional reading glasses.
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