Buyer’s guide
The best reading glasses for computer work
Focus at your screen, a wide clear area, less glare and a fit to your face.
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The short answer
The best glasses for computer work are focused at your screen distance, about 20 to 26 inches, with a clear area wide enough to use without tilting your head, an anti-reflective coating and a fit to your pupillary distance. If your desk holds a phone, a keyboard, a monitor and a person across from you, a multifocal lens made for a desk covers all of it. EV6™ holds clear focus from 18 inches to 6 feet.
Checklist
What to look for
- A power for your screen
Your reading power is set for a book, about 18 to 22 inches away. A monitor at 25 to 30 inches needs less. The strength guide has the table.
- A range that matches your desk
A desk holds several distances at once. A single-distance lens holds one of them sharp. A multifocal lens made for a desk holds the span.
- A wide clear area
In any multifocal lens the clear corridor narrows the farther the lens reaches. A lens that stops at the room is wider at the screen. See office and computer progressives.
- An anti-reflective coating
It cuts reflections of the screen and overhead lights off the lenses, for you and for anyone watching you on a video call.
- A fit to your face
Lenses work best centered on your pupils, which takes your PD. You can measure it at home.
Single-distance readers
When one distance is enough
If your screen work happens at one fixed distance, a single-distance pair in the right strength is a sensible choice. Our reading glasses come in +1.00, +1.50, +2.00 and +2.50, from $145, with lenses cut to your measurements.
If you also pick up your phone, read printouts or look across the desk, a multifocal lens holds those distances in the same pair.
EV6
EV6 price by brand
| Brand | EV6 from |
|---|---|
| L&F | $220 |
| Ombraz | $285 |
| RAEN | $310 |
| STATE Optical | $475 |
See the difference
EV6 at the desk
EV6 stops at six feet, so it has the widest corridor of our three ranges.
The same desk through two lenses. EV6 stops at six feet, and the width it saves shows up as corridor.
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Customer reviews
What customers say
“Great glasses…yet again”
This is my fourth pair from Lens and Frame and their EV Readers are amazing. Highly recommend this company.
“Perfect!”
These are something that you really don’t know how much you need, until you’re wearing them. They’re a game changer for me!
“customer service”
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“Best progressives EVER”
I’ve bought progressives from just about every company, but they were all so difficult to use. Lens & Frames are high quality and provide clear and perfect vision at every single level. I can see perfectly even while dri…
“LOVE”
These readers have changed my work life! I recently started a desk job and had to find something ASAP for my close up vision. I wanted something that was great quality and that I could use my HSA for and these are it! Th…
“One pair isn't enough...”
Quality frames and good vision. I'm about 90% happy with my vision when I used my new glasses for reading and computer. I say 90% because the 'reading power' I selected from from a pair of basic drug store readers and mi…
How it works
From your order to your desk
Pick a frame and a range
Each range comes in 35 frames from L&F, Ombraz, RAEN and STATE Optical.
Order your reading power
The power you’d use to read a book, from +1.00 to +2.75. Add your PD, which you can measure at home in about a minute.
We make them in about two weeks
We digitally surface, coat and edge the lenses in California. Shipping is free and takes about three days.
How they’re made
Made to your measurements in California
Digitally surfaced
The curves for your power are cut into a single lens blank by computer-guided equipment, accurate to a hundredth of a diopter.
A full stack of coatings
An anti-reflective layer stops the bounce-back glare. Oleophobic and hydrophobic layers keep fingerprints and water from sticking. A hard coat protects against scratches.
Edged for your frame
A multi-axis edger cuts each lens so the power sits exactly in front of your pupils in the frame you chose. We inspect the lens at every stage. If we find a blemish, we start over with a fresh blank.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
What are the best glasses for computer use?
Glasses focused at your screen distance, with a wide clear area, an anti-reflective coating and a fit to your PD. For a desk with a phone, keyboard and monitor, EV6 covers 18 inches to 6 feet.
What strength computer reading glasses should I get?
For a single-distance pair, a little less than your reading power for a monitor at 25 to 30 inches. For EV lenses, order your full reading power, because the lens eases it down to screen distance as you look up.
Are premium reading glasses worth it for computer work?
If you’re at a screen for hours, yes. A pair made for your desk is digitally surfaced to your power and PD, with anti-reflective coatings and a range that matches your desk.
Are computer reading glasses good for Zoom calls?
Yes, if the screen sits inside the lens range. An anti-reflective coating also cuts the reflection of the screen in your lenses, the glare other people see on camera.
Do they filter blue light?
Yes. Blue light filtering is built into the lens material of every EV lens at no extra cost, so it can’t wear off.
What if they aren’t right for me?
You have 30 days from delivery to return them for a full refund, with a prepaid label. Within 60 days we’ll remake the lenses at no charge if the power or measurements need adjusting, or exchange them for a different frame style, color or lens option. Start any of these through the contact form.
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