Progressive lens flexible film and method of manufacture thereof

Apparatus and methods are described including a progressive lens (20) that is configured to provide a far-vision correction and a near-vision correction. The progressive lens includes a single-focus, far-vision corrective lens (22) that is configured to provide only a portion of the far-vision correction, and a film (24) coupled to the single-focus, far-vision corrective lens (22). The film (24) defines a far-vision corrective portion (26) that is configured to provide the remainder of the far-vision correction, a near-vision corrective portion (28) that is configured to provide additive near-vision correction, and an intermediate portion (30) in which the film transitions between the far-vision corrective portion and the near-vision corrective portion. Other applications are also described.