Occupational lenses for computer and reading

Occupational glasses in your own frame

Occupational glasses are work glasses for people with presbyopia who spend long hours between a screen, paperwork and their desk. Occupational lenses, also called office lenses, put near and intermediate vision first, because that is where you work, and leave distance vision to your everyday glasses.

With Lens4Glasses you don’t need a new frame: you send us your glasses, we make the lenses to your prescription and send them back fitted by registered optometrists.

Who are office lenses for?

They are usually recommended from around 40, when presbyopia starts. They are a good fit if any of these sound familiar:

• You wear progressives and tilt your head back at the computer to find the screen zone.
• You use reading glasses and the monitor, or the person in front of you, looks blurry.
• You work long hours indoors: office, home working, front desk, reception or a clinic.
• You switch between a laptop, a second screen and documents all day.

They don’t replace your distance glasses. For driving or being outdoors you need a different pair.

Occupational, progressive or reading glasses

Many customers use both: progressive lenses for everyday life and occupational lenses at their desk. If you only read, near single vision lenses may be enough. We explain it with examples in what type of lenses to choose.

How to choose your occupational lenses

1. Measure your workspace. Think about the furthest thing you need to see sharply while working. If it is the screen, 1.3 metres is usually enough. If you also look at someone across the desk, choose 2 metres. For meetings, a room or customers, choose 4 metres.
2. Pick the coating. Anti-reflective coating removes glare from office lighting and screens. The blue light + UV filter is designed for people who spend the day in front of monitors.
3. Match the thickness to your prescription. 1.5 up to ±2, 1.6 from ±2 to ±4 and 1.67 from ±4 to ±6. Rimless and semi-rimless frames need at least 1.6.
4. Have your prescription ready. We need your distance prescription and your near addition, the same as on a progressive prescription. If in doubt, our opticians check it before we make the lenses.

Occupational lenses: range and price

There are two ranges: a white-label occupational lens from a major European laboratory, from €129 a pair in index 1.5 (from €159 with anti-reflective and hard coating), and the ZEISS occupational lens with DuraVision Silver anti-reflective included, from €249. Thinner lenses cost from €199 in index 1.6 and from €299 in index 1.67, and a rimless frame adds €30; the working distance doesn’t change the price. The configurator shows the total, per pair and fitted in your frame, before you pay. To compare with other lenses, see how much it costs to replace glasses lenses.

How to replace your occupational lenses, step by step

1. Configure your lenses online: range, distance, frame, index, coating and prescription.
2. Send us your glasses in a hard case. Return shipping is free on orders over €50. Collection is free in mainland Spain and Portugal; elsewhere its cost is shown in the basket before you pay.
3. We check your prescription and contact you if any fitting measurement is missing.
4. We make and fit the lenses and send your glasses back. It usually takes 5 to 10 working days.

Adaptation and warranty

The working zones of an occupational lens are wider than those of a progressive, so getting used to them is usually easy. Even so, you have a 90-day adaptation guarantee. All lenses also come with a 3-year warranty.