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If you use a computer a lot, get your optometrist to give you a distance prescription, and a "computer" prescription (which would probably be a few inches past arms' reach). Then buy distance glasses and computer glasses. This is much better - and cheaper - than trying to do the same thing with bifocals.
For frames, I much prefer plastic. The extended nose pieces on metal frames tend to become uncomfortable, where plastic frames will just set of the bridge of the nose. Same goes for the earpieces; thin ones on metal frames can cause discomfort with extended use. Plastic frames aren't going to have screws that hold the lenses in, nothing to get loose or lost or stripped out and unworkable.
Between work and home, I spend almost all my time on the computer! I never even considered that a separate longer distance pair could be helpful. Good to know.
My current glasses are plastic. This was me mostly cheaping out, but I did worry me a bit that metal would be uncomfy. I might get a metal spare just to see if I prefer that instead.
Thanks~
I can say that with metal frames, you're going to have better luck finding a comfortable lightweight frame at a brick and mortar store, and they're going to be expensive. I personally would not buy metal frames from an online store again. The cheap ones I've had are awful.