Bifocal Contact Lenses

The normal progression of gaining wisdom and being chronologically gifted presents challenges to the eyes that we need to resolve. Needing some assistance for reading is one of those issues.

If you are currently a successful contact lens wearer, you will not have to give up your contact lenses because of this change. The process of not being able to read at a near distance slowly increases. At that point, there are some normal and logical stages to realize, understand and go through to successfully maintain clear and comfortable near vision.

I. The first is that you become aware that small reading material is harder to see.

II. This progresses to a point that, to perform near tasks, you will need some assistance. You especially notice this when you are tired, later in the day, if you have a lot of near tasks, poor lighting (fine restaurants), and poor print quality. It then makes sense to use some form of reading glasses to assist you during this 10-20% of your reading time.

III. This will progress over the next 6-24 months. It may be time to consider the next choice as the need for reading glasses increases to a point that you wonder why you should be using both contacts and glasses so much. That is when it is time to consider the next choice.

The timing of these next steps is very critical!

IV. Bifocal contact lenses come in both firm and soft types. These are sophisticated processes and designs.

V. Another alternative is a technique called MonoVision. This unique method can provide a direct answer to the problem of reading with contact lenses. By fitting one eye for near vision and the other eye for far vision, a bifocal type system provides a convenient answer. We will gladly set up this system so you may see how and if this would be a good answer for you. If it does give you a great answer, it is the easiest, most convenient, and economical answer. And you will be very happy contact lens wearer for years.

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