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Närprogressiva

English translation: progressive reading (glasses)

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Swedish term or phrase:Närprogressiva
English translation:progressive reading (glasses)
Entered by: Sven Petersson

16:46 Oct 17, 2012
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments / Ophtalmology
Swedish term or phrase: Närprogressiva
Stand-alone - implying Närprogressiva glasögon
Plamen Nenchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 12:11
progressive reading (glasses)
Explanation:
Please see video!
:o)

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-17 18:20:53 GMT)
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"Progressive near-field glasses" yields ONE Google hit (Nils Andersson's entry).

"Progressive reading glasses" yields 17900 Google hits.
Selected response from:

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:11
Grading comment
Thank you, Sven
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4progressive reading (glasses)
Sven Petersson
4Progressive computer glasses
Anna Herbst
3Progressive near-field glasses
Nils Andersson
4 -2Concave progressive
Lene Johansen


  

Answers


36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Progressive near-field glasses


Explanation:
I don't think there is a snappy one word solution here.

Nils Andersson
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
progressive reading (glasses)


Explanation:
Please see video!
:o)

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-10-17 18:20:53 GMT)
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"Progressive near-field glasses" yields ONE Google hit (Nils Andersson's entry).

"Progressive reading glasses" yields 17900 Google hits.


    Reference: http://www.eschenbach.com/417be5bb-68eb-438b-a66e-de578fa01b...
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42
Grading comment
Thank you, Sven

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lene Johansen: Reading glasses usually have a positive prescription, prescription for near sighted people are negative.
2 hrs
  -> It has nothing to do with "near sighted"!
agree  Nils Andersson: That depends on the specific vision problems of the wearer. I would go with Google - when massively outvoted I yield to Google
4 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Concave progressive


Explanation:
If närprogressiva is to be interpreted as progessive lenses with a negative prescription, then the lens used to correct near sightedness is a concave lens. Progressive is progressive in either language.


    Reference: http://www.essilor.com/en/EyeHealth/VisionDefects/Pages/Myop...
Lene Johansen
Local time: 06:11
Native speaker of: Norwegian (Bokmal)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sven Petersson: It has nothing to do with "near sightedness"!
1 hr
disagree  Nils Andersson: For a slightly diffent reason. The gllasses could be concave or convex, depending on the details of the wearer's vision problems. Or both, since "progressive" implies that the focal width (and thus the concavity/convexity) varies over the lens.
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Progressive computer glasses


Explanation:
Computer glasses/lenses is the expression I am familiar with and this is how the progressive variation is described at http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/computer_glasses.htm
[A] popular lens design for computer glasses is the occupational progressive lens — a no-line multifocal that corrects near, intermediate, and, up to a point, distance vision. It has a larger intermediate zone than regular progressive lenses for more comfortable vision at the computer. But this leaves less lens area for distance vision. So these lenses are not recommended for driving or other significant distance vision tasks.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2012-10-18 12:24:38 GMT)
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Just a thought - if you would like a stand-alone the expression used in the text cited above - occupational progressive lens - might be a good choice.

Example sentence(s):
  • There are two types of progressive computer lenses: those prescribed for computer use for older adults who are presbyopic and those prescribed for younger adults who are not.
  • Though they sometimes are called "computer reading glasses," it's best to call eyewear designed specifically for computer use "computer glasses" or "computer eyeglasses" to distinguish them from conventional reading glasses.

    Reference: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/technology/personaltech/ea...
    Reference: http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/computer_glasses.htm
Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 20:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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