This is a common complaint by many people who are doing a lot of reading, working in an office environment and have to wear glasses for reading. On a typical day, most office workers spend more than six hours in front of a computer screen. Even for those with excellent vision, staring at a VDU screen all day can cause eyestrain, headaches, watery eyes – the list goes on.

When considering a person’s daily tasks in the office, most would benefit from being able to focus comfortably at distances from 30cm through to infinity. Many people who do need correction for near vision either use reading glasses or progressive lenses. The problem with “conventional” reading lenses is that they are designed for distances between 30cm and 45cm. Anything beyond that cannot be seen clearly through the glasses. The problem with “normal” progressives on the other hand is that most people find reading and intermediate areas are too smal for comfort when used over a longer period of time for close and intermediate distances.

The truth is that mostly a person’s near vision requirements are linked with intermediate vision requirements (see table below).

One of the best lens choices for situations like these are so-called Access lenses. These lenses provide the wearer with clear vision over a full near to intermediate range. Remaining in the office environment, this means that wearers will be able to see the keyboard clearly as well as look across from their desk at a computer screen or a person sitting across from them. Depending on the actual prescription, Access lenses give the wearer clear vision in a range between 40cm and up to 4 meters. Combined with a good and easy care anti-reflection coating, these lenses are hard to beat for anyone needing good near vision correction with an acceptable working range.