For years, I've been switching back and forth between bifocals and progressives. The bad peripheral vision with progressives annoyed me. Bifocals felt clearer. But I couldn't get the mid range, and that's a pretty serious deficiency while driving a car since I need to read the dashboard. And neither kind of lenses worked for me on the computer so I wouldn't wear my glasses.

I recently got new glasses, and I decided to try the Varilux (brand) of progressives. They cost extra which is why I avoided them. I should not have avoided them. They are much better. The peripheral vision is not great but it's not crap. I think I'm still learning how to use them by aiming my head optimally. But I can keep them on pretty much all day. So consider them next time.

I tried trifocals once, and the sections required too much aiming.