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by millions over the world to shift from traditional bifocals to newer and better progressive designs offering more crisp and clear vision. Regarding headache or dizziness is something usual whenever a human body goes through a shift of something you have been use to and then suddenly changing to a newer version will definitely take a human eye to adjust to the parameters of a newer technology and guess what even progressive lenses today has been made better & better over the years of its inception and today many companies are offering wider designs which have minimal distortions and adopts quickly to the anatomy of a human eye. Myth #4 ALL PLASTIC LENSES ARE UNBREAKABLE Plastic lenses are way more impact resistant then the traditional glass or mineral lenses but at the same time even plastic lenses do break when met with rough usage or accidental incidents like spectacle falling from a considerable height or falling while jogging or running or someone accidentally sitting on your spectacle while you forget your spectacle on your couch or met with Myth #2 IF YOU HAVE A HIGH REFRACTIVE PRESCRIPTION, THEN YOUR LENSES WOULD BE LIKE 'SODA GLASSES This is a common misconception, especially in rural areas, where the stigma of thick ‘soda’ lenses still prevails. Gone are those days of the so called “Soda Glasses” all thanks to the latest cutting edge technology and constant evolution of making lenses thinner and lighter. There has been much progress made in these areas by introducing technologies like Aspheric lenses which not only makes lenses thinner & lighter but also brings more clarity and comfort in the vision aspects as compared to non-aspheric lenses. Latest to join is Dual Aspheric technology to make lenses thinner & lighter even in powers ranging up to total power of -15.00 or +8.00. The oval cut lens making technology helps more in plus complex Rx to make lenses further thinner & lighter. So yes Soda Glasses are a history provided the consumer is educated about various technological advances in the spectacle lenses business. Myth #3 PROGRESSIVE LENSES GIVE YOU A HEADACHE OR MAKE YOU FEEL DIZZY This myth has made many patients shy away from progressive lenses. If something is expensive and it causes a headache or dizziness, obviously a patient would prefer the regular option. Progressive lenses technology is a path breaking technology and the most successful in recent years and has been preferred 35 VISION PLUS INDIA EDITION