Foster Grant Conan Multifocus Reading Glasses

These are my go-to glasses. I spent several hundred dollars on a prescription set of progressive lenses, and within 6 months I needed a stronger prescription. My optometrist recommended these and I am so grateful. They allow me to work on my computer screen and see up-close writing such as my phone without changing readers. I like the way they look and fit. At this price, I leave a pair on my desk in my office and keep one with me.

To agree with earlier favorable reviews, my specific situation is this:Had cataract surgery early today (Aug 23, '18) with (now) both eyes done "far" and thus, need for "readers" for close work.I ordered in advance, the 1.0 model of these items, and after just a 1/2 day of using them, I hope they don't break at the frames, because....with the dilations wearing off, I can already see how my distance vision - say, flatscreen HD at about 8-10 feet - my vision in both eyes is almost as crisp as my (now) 20/20 vision in both eyes with my new intraocular lenses.And yes - the "multifocus" idea does work, even as my today's surgical dilations wear off, in that my close vision is sharp, up to about 2-1/2 feet away and on out to the TV. I'm impressed, and I use a laptop on a chair-arm support to use the internet as we all do, and this makes it possible to watch TV and do the closer work (not REAL close, like 1 or 2 feet away) - do the closer work with ease of vision.Note: the farthest focus is at the top of the lens, and with the 1.0 mag I ordered, there is just slight magnification at the top of the lens. At the bottom it's about a 2.0 focus requirement.Good product. If the frames DO break, I would consider buying two more pairs, until I tire of replacing them or buy prescription trifocals to make life easy. I wear this single pair of spex, constantly.I would add, now on Sept. 19, that fully recovered from cat surgery, I can read with one pair of these multifocals, up to one foot away; and for "far", I can see clearly up to ten + feet away. Further, and there is slight magnification, so for say, driving, I don't use anything over my eyes save perhaps for plain sunglesses; closer than a foot? I use a 2.0 or even a 2.5 for very close work. Great product!Second update: Uh oh! Now, on Sept 22, '18, the hinges suddenly ? have begun to work loose from the frames, same as described in many earlier reviews. I'll buy another two pairs, and if quality control not improved for this subsequent purchase, I'll look for other brands. I LOVE these multifocals, as they work wonderfully, technically - but if the hinges continue to break, I'd recommend avoiding them. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment....

I bought these as a higher-strength replacement for the same Foster Grant reading glasses that I have now. They're exactly as described, and I'm pleased with their appearance, performance, and comfort.I deducted a star because they were sent in a plastic envelope lined with small bubble-wrap. This provided minimal protection during shipping. Fortunately, they arrived in excellent condition, but I would have preferred a sturdier, recyclable small box.The fabric glasses case is too small. It matches the frame width and height, but there isn't enough material to accommodate the depth of the closed temples / arms. I'm not comfortable jamming the glasses into it. I should not have to buy a separate case that fits properly because of a design defect.

They do look kinda dorky, but they're sturdy, and the lenses are a real notch above any other OTC reader I have tried. They are really graduated from almost no power to max rated power, top to bottom. I have three pair in various powers. Higher power is excellent for shop work.

Once I discovered these multifocus readers, it changed my life. I use a computer at work and to be able to read something and look up at the screen without having to take my readers off was a huge change. In addition, these look nice. I've actually had people ask where I got my glasses. They are READERS! I now have a pair in my car, at home, by my bed, and at my office. The only thing that is a disappointment is taht one of the frame hinges breaks about once every 3 to 6 months.

I bought these exact same glasses 2 years ago and they were fantastic. Very comfortable, good quality plastics, nice finish, and solid hinges. I needed a second pair so I thought I'd buy the same ones. This time around, the quality has definitely dropped. The plastic is poorly finished, the arms are crooked out of the box, the hinges are loose and wiggly. The previous arms had a wire in them to help reinforce their shape, but the new ones don't have the wire. Foster Grant is obviously trying to save some money on their production, but you will notice the poor quality. I paid about $30, I would say these are no better than $10 gas station reading glasses.

Not really multi focal. Very little difference from just the cheapie "readers". Also, one of the lens cracked at the top corner for no apparent reason. Not worth the $.

I've recently had to start wearing glasses, I've only ever worn readers before. I took my prescription to and eye lab, ordered some progressive lenses along with distance glasses, spent $600. The distance glasses were ok (but I don't really have a problem with distance anyway) the progressives were terrible, I've returned them twice to have them redo them and they still don't work for me. On a whim I looked at the FG progressives, I really like the quality of their readers, so I thought I'd give them a shot...for $35 what did I have to lose? OMG these glasses are great!!! Nice quality, great feel to them, very sturdy. I can wear them when I go out no blurry vision, I can read with them, I can do it all <3 I still use readers for computer stuff as I don't like having a small area for reading, but at least I can wear the progressives the majority of the time. What a relief!! Now if they just come up with a transition/progressive that would be perfect!!