Choosing the Right Lens Type

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Choosing the Right Lens Type

Guide to Prescription Lenses

Which Prescription Lenses Are Right for You?

Choosing the right lenses is just as important as choosing the right frames. At Mafami, we offer a range of prescription lens types designed to match your vision needs, lifestyle, and daily activities. Here’s a simple guide to help you understand your options.

Prescription Lens Types

Prescription lenses come in different categories based on how your eyes focus at various distances.

Single Vision Lenses

The most common type of prescription lens—designed to correct vision at one specific distance.

Distance Lenses

  • Feature one consistent prescription strength across the entire lens

  • Correct nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism

  • Ideal for everyday, all-day wear

Reading Lenses

  • Can be prescription or over-the-counter

  • OTC readers come in powers ranging from +0.75 to +4.00, with the same power in both eyes

  • Prescription reading glasses offer individually tailored strength and more accuracy

Intermediate / Computer Lenses

  • Designed for viewing screens 20–40 inches away

  • Typically have about half the power of reading glasses

  • Great for people who spend long hours on computers or other mid-range tasks.

Multifocal Lenses

Multifocal lenses have more than one viewing zone, allowing you to see at multiple distances without switching glasses.
If your prescription includes an ADD value, you likely need one of these lens options.

Bifocals

  • Two distinct viewing zones separated by a visible line

  • Upper section: distance vision

  • Lower section: reading vision

  • May require a short adjustment period

Standard Progressives

  • A seamless, line-free lens with three zones: distance, intermediate, and near.

  • Power changes smoothly from top (distance) to bottom (near).

  • Clear vision is strongest down the center of the lens.

  • First-time wearers should expect a 1–3 week adaptation period.

Workspace Progressives

Specialized progressives designed for close-up and mid-range tasks.
Not ideal for driving because they do not include full distance vision.

Near-Range Workspace Progressives

  • Perfect for people who work at a desk for long hours

  • Best clarity within 3 feet

  • Comfortable for reading, crafting, laptop work, and detailed tasks.

Mid-Range Workspace Progressives

  • Great for people who need to see across a room and focus up close

  • Offers clarity within 10–14 feet

  • Ideal for teachers, office workers, and anyone who needs both near and mid-range vision.