Briller med glidende overgang

English translation: Progressive lenses

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Danish term or phrase:Briller med glidende overgang
English translation:Progressive lenses
Entered by: Louise Kragh

13:12 Dec 15, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Other / A special type of glasses
Danish term or phrase: Briller med glidende overgang
A special type of glasses, or rather a special type of lenses.
Louise Kragh
Local time: 16:16
Progressive multifocal lenses
Explanation:
Usually bifocal, but could be trifocal: Progressive multifocal/bifocal/trifocal lenses
http://www.allaboutvision.com/lenses/multifocal.htm
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Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 15:16
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4 +2Progressive multifocal lenses
Diarmuid Kennan


  

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Progressive multifocal lenses


Explanation:
Usually bifocal, but could be trifocal: Progressive multifocal/bifocal/trifocal lenses
http://www.allaboutvision.com/lenses/multifocal.htm

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 15:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Ek: I'd leave out the "multifocal" as the term "progressive lenses" encompasses bifocal lenses as well. See http://www.allaboutvision.com/lenses/progressives.htm
4 mins
  -> good suggestion

agree  Hans Wang: It seens you have found the right answer :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_lens
1 day 2 hrs
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