Bifocal contacts?!
Question: Does anyone out there wear bifocal contacts? I am having a very hard time (two doctors and 10 differant contacts later) seeing as good in them as I do in my glasses, especially close up. I understand there will be a little differance, but when I can't read the names on my cell phone, or price tags, what good are they. I'm not going to use reading glasses with them, I might as well were my glasses. Am I expecting too much? I know absolutely NO ONE that wears them, so I was just wondering what anyone that does has to say. Thanks I appreciate the input.
Answers: Does anyone out there wear bifocal contacts? I am having a very hard time (two doctors and 10 differant contacts later) seeing as good in them as I do in my glasses, especially close up. I understand there will be a little differance, but when I can't read the names on my cell phone, or price tags, what good are they. I'm not going to use reading glasses with them, I might as well were my glasses. Am I expecting too much? I know absolutely NO ONE that wears them, so I was just wondering what anyone that does has to say. Thanks I appreciate the input.
I'm not sure what brand of contacts your Dr's have tried. There is one that has worked very well for most of our patients. It the Purevision Multifocal by Baush and Lomb. Ask your Dr about it. It works more like a progressive lens. It gives you better vision at intermediate (cell phone/computer) distance than true "bifocals". Good luck!!
I don't wear them myself, but I do have patients that wear them successfully. Your vision will be compromised though. An alternative would be to wear monovision lenses, one for close up, one for distance. More of my patients prefer this.
I do not wear them but I do know that they are very hard to fit. I would try what they call Monovision. It's when one eye will do your reading and the other will see distance. Most people I know have been very successful with this.