After carrying cheaters around my neck for the last dozen years because I didn't want to 'wear glasses' (even though I wore them every waking hour) I finally broke down and went to the eye Dr. a few weeks ago. I thought TxDot was using new lower resolution road signs, but it turns out they are much clearer with a bit of prescription for distance. Who knew. Apparently my wife and kids did - but I digress.

The Doc suggested progressive lenses (my cheaters were 2.5, don't laugh) and even though the eyeglass tech told me "Old people don't usually like progressives" - joke's on him - I took to them with no complaints. The only downside for me has been the blurred peripheral vision that is part of the equation with these lenses - but for everyday use I just point with my nose and all is good.

One of the biggest fears I ever had about getting a distance correction was that it would end my days of sight fishing. Clearly (pun intended) that was an irrational fear because I see so much better, I'm itching to get a pair of dedicated fishing sunglasses and give them a try. However, I'm wondering if I should do that in a progressive lens or have my fishing sunglasses be regular ol' bifocals. In the past I fished with bifocals and no prescription on top, so I'm used to that. The interweb says that progressives are great for fishing but that feels like a generic AI answer. I only fish for the intermediate distance (that's two in one post, personal best) at arms length and I don't know if that is a big deal on the boat when I'm either looking for a fish in the water or at the fly in my hand. Part of me thinks going progressive might waste valuable lens space (and introduce blurriness) on a correction I can do without for the time I'm wearing these particular glasses.

For the old & bifocal crowd, did you get progressive lenses in your fishing sunglasses? TIA.

Here is what I have.

I recommend the trivex lense. A lot lighter than glass and actually pretty scratch resistant. I have no problem with the progressive…don't even notice them.
These frames aren't as big and wrap around as some more dedicated fishing styles, as I use them as everyday sunglasses as well.

I'm one of the olds that really never could get used to progressives. I tried them and didn't care for it. So I went back to using several pairs of glasses. PITA honestly but it works for me. I have a pair of single vision glasses that I wear most of the time but I keep the bi-focals near me for times I need to read or see something up close. I bought a pair of Maui Jims with single vision distance for fishing and driving. Love them. Although its getting close to me needing to update the lenses now to a stronger prescription.

Good luck figuring out what works for you.

Thank you both for the replies. I have found out real fast that this is not a cheap game as we saw in AG81's post!

I as sitting on a small stack of frames that I've had through the years and found a lens provider that will make lenses to fit so I'm going to give that a try and see how I like it for 1/3 of what a new pair of Blackfins would cost with my prescription.

I got a pair of Costa Rx progressive glasses about 5 years ago. Super expensive, so I take really good care of them. But I couldn't live without them now.

I got progressive glasses a few years ago, but I did not get progressive sunglasses. I have a pair of Bajio sunglasses with their polycarbonate green glass (I have a pair of Maui Jim's with the blue glass, but they were a bit too dark, so I went with green this time) that work amazingly well for lake or stream fishing. I absolutely love them, and they are my everyday sunglasses in my truck. I do have to take them off when I am either tying a new lure/fly or reading anything on my phone, because I cannot see anything close up very well when I have them on, but I have had no issues.

They were not cheap, though, and I can't imagine how expensive they would have been if the lenses were progressive. Anyway, I just realized it's time for me to go back to the eye doctor and get a new prescription. As my son says, I'm pushing 50 now, and things are starting to break down! Ugh.

I've been studying on the same thing

89DogDoc94 said:

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I got a pair of Costa Rx progressive glasses about 5 years ago. Super expensive, so I take really good care of them. But I couldn't live without them now.

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and this is why I treat my fishing glasses as fishing only - I would (have) scratched them in my daily life; so now my fishing glasses are in the boat bag or on my face on the water.

I have Varilux lenses and they are awesome for my progressive prescription glasses

NW80 is pounding the table screaming go with that "goofy name" for a brown lens! I didn't like progressive.

He would have definitely shook his head at me when I clicked on green mirror for another $50.

I'm going to give them a try.

I am old, fly fish a lot and have been happy with progressive polarized sunglasses from Costco.
You could consider buying a pair of those as a test before buying the expensive fishing glasses.

Got some progressives a couple years ago. Had the same problem with the peripheral, and absolutely hated them. Still wear contacts during the day, and the glasses in the evening. What I found is if you stay with them, you will lose that fuzziness at the edges after a while and they will be like regular specs.

The brain will adjust it's post image processing.