Bifocal Contact Lens

Have you reached an age where the eye doctor is talking about bifocal lenses and how they can help you see better? Anyone with vision problems knows eventually they will need to have bifocal lenses to help with their changing eyes, however if you are new to the corrective lenses world you might find the information below very interesting. Those who need bifocal contact lenses have blurry eyesight when looking at close range objects while still needing correction for further distances.

If you know of someone or you are having trouble with eye haziness even at arm’s length you probably have a condition known as presbyopia. Those with presbyopia will need to have bifocal correction, thus the demand for bifocal contact lenses for those who don’t want to wear glasses. A study showed that in 2014 the demand for bifocal contact lenses will be close to double what it is now.

Until recently, bifocal wearers had few options when choosing corrective eyeware. Glasses with bifocal lenses were the most common option. Luckily, no-line bifocal lenses were developed, and the glasses became somewhat more attractive. Some struggled with the “one contact lens” option, called monovision, but this seemed to result in a lot of squinting for the users and usually required a difficult adjustment period.

Soft and RGP contacts are the two main varieties available for patients suffering from presbyopia. As with the regular wear lenses, they can be disposable or made for long-term usage. The disposable kind is the most popular since the user has the option of using a new pair every day.

Bifocal contact lenses work just like bifocal glass lenses do; two powers of glass in each lens provide different focus adjustments, one for far away (distance) and another for close up. Both adjustments are contained in each contact lens. Different manufacturers make different types of bifocal lenses, and it may take some experimentation to discover which type is right for you.

Some bifocal contact lenses are made with a concentric design. Like concentric circles, one adjustment is in the middle of the lens, and the other adjustment is around the outside of the lens. The two are distinct, with a sharp delineation between the two. Although they sound difficult to use, most find that they eye will adjust and use the proper ring with a little practice.

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