Any bi-focal contact lenses wearers out there?

Question

I have an upcoming appointment, and have been told that there are now contacts for bi-focal wearers. I have looked them up, and remain completely confused about them. What can you tell me? What do you recommend?

just a note...I don't have astigmatism....

Answer 1

Bifocal contact lenses are good.
There is a full range available in optical designs and your optometrist/eye doctor will decide what to give you
You will not get to know where the transition from distance to near comes.
You will feel like "single vision" lens but will perform like bifocal.
Go ahead, there is lot of excitement waiting for you when you can do all your work without add-on spectacles.

Answer 2

Bi-focal contacts just don't work for some people. I wear progressive lenses glasses (also called multi-focal). I tried all sorts of different bi-focal contacts. Finally my doctor and I decided they just weren't for me. He also told me that you will never get the crisp vision from contacts that you will get from glasses. So I'm sticking with glasses.

Answer 3

I have worn bi-focal contact lenses for four years and they are great. I'd had stigmitism for years and these lens eliminated the need for reading glasses. It took like four appointments to get the right lenses, but in the end, they worked out well. They are not one for close-up, and the other for far away.

I recommend them, but I'm told they don't work for everyone.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

You have two different contacts, one for close-up vision, the other for far away. When you wear them your brain sort of figures it out and you can see both distances.

There's also another that the lens itself is a bifocal and has a small weight in the bottom (so you can't put it on upside down).

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

Corrective contact lenses can only be prescribed by qualified eye doctors .For many eye disorders, gas permeable lenses can be used. More details and information at http://eye-care.in/contactlens.html