ZEISS Progressive Lenses in NYC
We make ZEISS progressive lenses to order for your prescription and your frame. Choose a frame at any of our stores, or bring your own.
How Long It Takes
Progressive lenses take 3 to 7 business days. Single vision glasses are different: they are typically ready in about one hour, because we keep over 1,000 ZEISS single vision lenses at each store.
What Progressive Lenses Do
A progressive lens gives you clear vision far away, at arm's length and up close, in one lens with no visible line. The power changes gradually from the top of the lens to the bottom, so you look straight ahead to drive, slightly down to see a computer, and lower still to read.
ZEISS ClearMind Progressive Lenses
ZEISS ClearMind is the newest progressive design from ZEISS, and it is the one we fit most. Most of our patients wear ClearMind Individual 3, the most personalized version, which is calculated from your prescription, your measurements and the frame you choose. ClearMind is designed to give a wide, comfortable middle zone for screens and conversation, with smooth changes between distances. If another ClearMind design suits your prescription and frame better, we will tell you at your fitting.
How We Fit Your Progressives
A progressive only works as well as it is measured. When you choose your frame, our opticians measure each eye separately, mark where your eyes sit in the frame, and adjust the frame to your face before the lenses are ordered. When your glasses are ready, we fit them again and check your vision at every distance.
Choosing a Frame for Progressives
Most frames work well with progressives, as long as the lens is tall enough to hold the reading area. Our opticians will check this with you while you try on frames, and you are welcome to bring a frame you already own.
Getting Used to Progressive Lenses
Most people settle into new progressives within a few days. Wear them full time from the start, turn your head toward what you want to see rather than moving only your eyes, and lower your eyes, not your chin, to read. If anything still feels off after a week or two, come back and we will check the fit.
Lens Options
We make ClearMind progressives in thinner high-index materials and with ZEISS coatings, including ZEISS BlueGuard. Your optician will recommend the right lens material for your prescription and frame.
Getting Your Progressives
Your Prescription
Bring a current prescription from any eye doctor. If you need a new one, our optometrists can examine your eyes at the store.
Ordering From Outside New York
Our online lens configurator is for single vision prescriptions. For progressive lenses, contact us and we will help you order. Read how ordering prescription glasses online works.
Specialty Lenses in a Progressive
Avulux lenses can be made with a progressive prescription. Ask at your fitting.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Visit a Store
Call the store closest to you, or stop in with your prescription.