18/07/2022
Progressive Lens Recommendation System:
The secret to successfully adapt to progressive lenses lies not in any particular brand/company but in the dispensing.
Progressive lenses are a boon to the digital citizen. Even though progressives were developed mainly for
the spectacle wearer who is a presbyopic computer user, this product proves to be beneficial to almost
all users aged 40 and above. With newly evolved lifestyles, it goes without saying that the need to have an
eye for detail is indispensable for every individual. For many spectacle users, clarity alone of vision at a
designated distance may not suffice. The necessity to continuously and repetitively switch looking at
objects at varied distances is what brings many a spectacle user to progressive addition lenses or
progressives as they are more commonly referred to. These lenses offer clarity of vision at all required
visual distances to the user.
The first progressive lenses were made as long ago as 1959. Ever since,
advancements in manufacturing technology and computerized lens designs have helped progressive
lenses evolve into modern day flawless products. Nevertheless, choosing the ‘right’ progressive lens remains to be an intimidating experience to many. Spectacle users remain
anxious about spending considerably large amounts of money while it remains uncertain whether the
lenses will provide them with what they are looking for. The challenge also somewhat remains in the
correct dispensing of these lenses.
Various renowned lens manufacturing companies around the world have perfected lenses that are
designed to bring the user back to natural vision. However, these lens designs differ from each other in
some of their key parameters while being manufactured. These differences are enough to actually
render considerably different visual experiences to the user. In simpler words, not all lenses may provide
the same ease of adaptation or comfort to each and every individual. But with the appropriately chosen
product dispensed with skill, each user can get reap the benefits of this technology. Different lens
products focus on optimizing different features when it comes to visual comfort while compromising on
certain other features. Based on the profession, workplace environment, and lifestyle, a user needs their lens to have specific allowances made in the precise areas so as to provide maximum
comfort.
We at Paranjpe Opticians have addressed precisely this issue with our unique methodology,
thus simplifying the process for the user as well as the dispenser. The satisfaction that a user derives by
wearing perfectly dispensed eyewear depends on various factors such as utility, versatility, visual
comfort and also, the cost. A very advanced, expensive product which is not suited to the user’s lifestyle
might sometimes not provide the same comfort that a medially priced but perfectly designed product
surely will. Our scientifically developed Recommendation Algorithm suggests the most suitable lens
options to each user based on their profession, lifestyle, prescription and spending preferences. This ensures a
near perfect satisfaction ratio among all fitted pairs of specs dispensed by us. In our experience of over
66 years, when it comes to dispensing eyewear, it is not about fitting the best product in the world but
rather about fitting the product that best suits you. Therein lays the difference between dispensing as opposed to selling.
