Readers.com Reading Glasses: The Vancouver Bifocal, Acetate rectangle Style for Men and Women

I have had these glasses for a couple of weeks now, and I really like them. I hated having to wear reading glasses on the end of my nose, or have to keep taking them on and off. These work really well to be able to look up and see, and be able to glance down and read. I have used them in a classroom environment, as well as at home sitting on the couch watching TV and reading. The reading lenses are the proper size and location for me to not have any issues switching back and forth seamlessly. The only thing that I do not know yet, is how durable that they are. They seem to be rather light, so I am not sure if they may have durability issues. So far they have been great.

I buy these often. Good value, comfortable, come in varied strengths.

A couple of years ago, I started to need reading glasses after never needing any glasses my whole life. I have used cheap, wire-framed readers since then, because amongst other reasons, I am very hard on sunglasses - sitting on them, dropping them, losing them, etc., so I did not want to spend much on readers. My optometrist office wanted about $300 for a pair of "custom" reading glasses that go from a reading magnification to a clear lens in a seamless gradient - way more than I want to spend for occasional use readers! However, I have now reached a point where I put on and take off my readers so much that I thought it might be time to try something like these.Plusses - they are stylish, comfortable, and seem to be well made. They have spring hinges too, which I did not see listed on the description.Minuses - the "line" around the reading portion is a hard line, and will take some getting used to (maybe all bi-focal glasses are like this???). Also, I wish the reading area was a little bigger in all directions as I find myself lifting my head to reach the reader portion sometimes.Wishes - I wish the reader area were a little larger. I wish there was a second area that was half the magnification of the reader to help my vision when I work at the computer and have to go from document, to screen, to talking to someone (like the Foster Grant's do at twice the price!!!). I wish the transition between all the sections (reader, computer, and clear lens) was a seamless gradient.Bottom line: These are a nice, professional looking "step up" from my cheap readers and for $16 a pair I won't mind too much if I have to replace them now and then because I lost them, broke them, etc.

I have been trying to get readers with no script on top for years. Now that laser correction surgery is so popular, the need for this type of reader, so you don’t have to keep having to put glasses on and off. Almost everyone winds up with perfect or better than perfect distant vision and almost certain need for some level of readers. I don’t want to buy in bulk and I would love better design and quality of frame. In short I would rather pay more for quality stylish progressive reader lens.

Once is a fluke. Twice is a coincidence. Three, four, and five times is a problem. I bought four or five pairs of these glasses within the last year. After only a few uses, the frames break, typically at the top or bottom corners of the lens portion. Sometimes, it breaks at the hinge. I love the perfect balance between the area of magnification and the area of no magnification. I also love the height of the frames. Unfortunately, the material used is weak, or the manufacturing is. If you are okay with spending $30+ every few weeks, these glasses are for you. If not. . . well, that's your choice.

Fair, inexpensive frames with all-glass lenses. iThe lenses are all glass. There's a hard line where the unmagnified lens changes to the magnified portion, in the style of old bifocals. The lenses are very clear and the magnification was good for me.As others have said, these are one-size-fits-all, or unadjustable. On me, they shift forward down my nose too far while in use, so I'm consistently pushing them back up my nose. The frames are also very institutional. They're not exactly ugly but simple and without refinement. My daughters both said that they remind them of the prescription glass frames athletes wear to play their sport. Very utilitarian.The magnified portion of the lens is thin and low on the lens. This is good for anything I'm holding but not great for things in front of me. I have to tip my head back far to see anything on a shelf, a computer screen, people's faces, etc.I was hoping to use these for daily wear but the aesthetics and angle of the magnified portion make daily wear impractical and undesirable. I'm a videographer though and these will be good for days when I'm on shoots and need to see both the camera in my hands and the subject out around in the set. I will have to use my all-magnification readers when I'm editing or otherwise using the computer.

My package showed delivered, but I hadn’t received it. The supplier immediately responded and sent a replacement pair out! Plus, the glasses are well made and look great.

These seem fairly sturdy and the magnified portion is a good size for my use - reading menus or cell phone. The clear upper portion of the lens is relatively distortion free - hard to get without an expensive optical lens. I wish the nose piece was wider for my larger nose - they tend to sit just a tad high and can't be adjusted but the reading angle works so ...