See also eyeglasses

— family needs, during 12M .. Big risk: exceeding USD 1200 limit when I need it for something unexpected. So better spend big amounts close to Sep.

• boy and girl would likely need new frames or lens
• wife want sunglasses

— price range in ToaPayoh
Excluding frame .. $350 – $4xx but $250@pointOptical. 
~ Eyelab .. $180 = $140 progressive + $40 adaptive. Consider my own frame.
If you choose Transition lens, then $330 = progressive + adaptive
Frame is $50 – $70
~ $538 deal .. 2 pairs of house-brand progressive + adaptive + frame
Reminder: use two similar frames.
One would be the Transition model. The other could be the most basic model, just for my learning and comparison. But I don’t really need two units, according to my yellow goals.  Two units would derail my plan to make use of some old glasses (never used).

— 1st pair .. $820 Mar 2021. No adaptive
lesson -> higher price, better branding, and bigger focal area translate to quality to me. Quality is defined by customer needs.
— 2nd pair .. In the end, I bought another Zeiss progressive for $500. It’s comparable to  a $300 lens once we deduct the frame + light-adaptive costs. In terms of price, this is the mid-range among my 3 progressive lenses.
Bought partly for the ear hook.
— 3rd pair .. $240 = unbranded progressive and adaptive $140+40 + frame $60
I also bought $10 worth of ear hooks
— claim: annual claim limit = $1200+