Foster Grant Women's Zera Multifocus Reading Glasses Cat-Eye

These progressive readers are my absolute favorites. Their ideal size ensures comfort, and they do not cause dizziness when walking.Unfortunately, the manufacturer no longer produces this specific pair. Therefore, whenever I find them for sale, I purchase three or four to ensure a sufficient supply.

WORKS FINE, NO PROBLEMS

At this price, I can keep a pair in my purse, a pair in my car, a pair in my travel bag. Seem sturdy enough for the opening and closing of a foldable.

Reading glasses are the bane of my existence. I've worn glasses since I was 4 years old and got gas permeable contacts when I was 16. My contacts deal with an astigmatism and I see (distance-wise) much better with my contacts than when I wear glasses. But as I've aged, my near vision has gone down the crapper, and I find that I can't see anything small without help. I've tried so many pairs of reading glasses, and even begged my eye doctor to prescribe a lens so I could get real, well made readers with quality lenses. No such luck.But I've finally found reading glasses that I actually LIKE. These Foster Grant Multifocus glasses are great! First, the lens itself is the closest to a "real" lens than I've every encountered: it's not dingy, foggy and dark which is the case with other cheap readers. There's no distortion, pockets of waviness or other distracting optical aberrations. My eyes don't feel stressed after wearing them for extended periods.I really love this particular design, as well. Originally I bought a pair of wire rimmed readers but that style has the hinged nose piece,which is fine when you're wearing them, but if I put them on top of my head (like so many of us do when we want to keep them handy but need to look to the distance), the hinge would tangle in my hair. I'd look silly untangling them, it would leave my hair a mess, and worst of all, pull out clumps of hair.This style looks good - they're big enough to cover the eye but aren't silly looking. I like that they cover the whole eye - I'm not tempted to look over them, which I think makes me look older. They have a nice weight, but they're light but feel well made.Speaking of well made... I've had these glasses for a couple of months, and a while ago I managed to put a stack of textbooks down on top of them. The one ear piece was badly bent but I was able to just bent it back into place. Honestly, they should have been goners as soon as it happened, and I kept waiting for them to actually break, but it took more than 5 weeks. I just ordered 2 more pairs, one for home and one for school. They're expensive, but well worth it.

Really like the multifocus lenses and little distortion. Things I don't like are the color--wine transparent, no. Front looks black opaque with sides dark tortoise shell but, again, more opaque. Packaging was poor; only wrapped tight in bubble wrap (no box,) came in an envelope with other things, so I was glad they weren't broken. As others have said, case is cheap and too small.

Thank You!Since having cataract surgery last year I have been a slave to reading glasses. After years of being near sighted I chose distance vision with my surgery. I can now see out side without glasses, everywhere, especially at the beach watching my grandchildren when then are in the water or collecting shells. Driving at night? Now no problem! I love it! What I didn't like was reading glasses...putting them on to read, taking them off to do something then finding I put them down and walked away then had to find them....many times day. I couldn't read the directions on a microwave package and run the microwave. Worst of all I am a nurse, and I couldn't read my Medication Administration Record, ie- "MAR" and then look up and see the patient to give the med without putting my glasses on my head, or taking them off. The change in focus actually made me nauseous.These Multifocus glasses have changed my life! I can now do my medication passes without removing my glasses. I can read a book and look up to answer a question from my husband without feeling dizzy. I can read directions of how to cook something and then follow those directions without removing my glasses. I am happy!When I had my cataracts surgery the Doctor asked me how would I be less dependent of glasses. I thought as I was nearsighted, that having long vision sight would make the difference, so that was my choice. It worked for long vision, but then close vision became the problem and a new adjustment.These multifocus glasses have solved this new problem. Yes I need to wear the glasses as often inside as I did my others outside, But my dependency on glasses for sight is really less, and less expensive.Seeing outside long distance, not a problem. Seeing inside with multifocus lenses lets me get through my day without pulling off my readersand spending time looking for them again to read something. I love them. I wish more stores carried them. My only problem is that they are not widely available. The ones I have are not stylish for me. They are stark black, my coloring would like brown.

These glasses get scratched up so easily. I thought I was saving money by buying these. As it turns out I am spending so much money replacing them after they scratch within a couple of months. I had 3 pair crack around the lenses and the lenses fell out. I thought it was the way I cleaned them or maybe not being careful with them. When I was very careful and cleaned them with the cloth provided or microfiber cloth the scratches still continued to show up. I like how they fit and the multi focus. I would like to see this style in a lighter color.