Topic
Progressives
5 articles on progressives from The View Eyewear.
Digital Freeform vs Standard Progressive Lenses — What the Upgrade Actually Buys You
Freeform-surfaced progressives compared against conventional molded progressives — how each is made, the real difference in daily vision, price gap, and when standard is genuinely fine.
Rodenstock Progressive Lenses — Germany's 145-Year-Old Answer to Varilux
Rodenstock B.I.G. EXACT progressives explained — biometric measurement, corridor design, price versus Zeiss and Essilor, and why German independent opticians reach for it first.
Reading Glasses vs Progressives — When It's Actually Time to Upgrade
Drugstore readers or progressive lenses? A straight-talking guide to presbyopia, lens tiers from $300 to $900, and the arms-length test that tells you when to upgrade.
Varilux Progressives — Are They Worth $600+ in 2026?
Varilux XR runs $700-$900+ with coatings. Here's who actually benefits from the premium, who should pick Shamir or Hoya instead, and how to tell a fit problem from a lens problem.
Shamir Progressive Lenses — Israel's Quiet Challenge to Essilor and Zeiss
Shamir Autograph III delivers freeform progressive performance at $250-$450 — undercutting Varilux X and Zeiss Precision Pure while matching adaptation rates at the boutique level.