Are Verilux eye glass lens really that much better that the average?

it hurts when people dont answer your questions seriously doesnt it?

That was " Varilux" , which was the brand name of the first progressive lenses on the market way back in 1965

Then Varilux 2 was a big improvement over the original for for many years and many other brands came out also and many were better than the Varilux 2

Neither has existed for several years now.

The invention of Progressive Free Form lenses used now are light years ahead in technology compared to the old Varilux lenses.

Brand names mean very little now in Progressive lenses.

go to an optician and have them explain teh features of each type of lens