As a wearer of progressives, I thought I'd like to get a pair of mid-range glasses just for reading music. They did work fine, but I sometimes forgot to take them with me when playing with other people. Eventually I decided that the difference between those and my progressives wasn't all that significant, so now I just keep my progressives on. My guess is that this is an issue that will vary from person to person.
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