progressive lens

American  

noun

1. a multifocal eyeglass lens that provides a continuous range of focal power between near and far distances.

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Etymology

Origin of progressive lens

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The chief must be comfortable speaking extemporaneously — and often in front of cameras — about the work of the police department through the progressive lens of the city’s elected leaders, including the mayor and City Council.

From Los Angeles Times

Since Buchanan writes on tax policy through a progressive lens, he said he felt that he could become a target at any time.

From Salon

Someone has been hiding books lately — specifically, those that explore politics through a progressive lens, or criticize President Trump.

From New York Times

Seen through a feminist, progressive lens, assisted reproductive technologies have emancipatory potential; they have the power to expand the definition of family, creating new familial configurations and notions of relatedness.

From The New Yorker

Essilor specialised in plastic lenses, which were replacing glass, and it also had a magical product: “Varilux”, the world’s first progressive lens, invented by an Essel engineer named Bernard Maitenaz in 1959.

From The Guardian