Varifocal Contact Lenses
WHAT IS PRESBYOPIA?
This is a naturally occurring condition which begins to affect most people in their 40′s. It’s when you experience trouble when looking at things close up, small print, needlework etc.
The solution is a pair of reading glasses,but remember they are only focussed for close up, so your distance vision will be blurred. This is why people look over their glasses or end up taking them on and off a lot. If you already wear distance glasses this means carrying two pairs with you all the time and chopping and changing between them – what a faff!
Varifocal spectacles are a brilliant solution as they correct your vision for all distances, but what about the times when you don’t want to wear glasses at all? Well, read on!
MONOVISION
This is when you wear a contact lens in one eye to correct distance vision and in the other eye, one to correct near vision. Your brain does make sense of it! It works really well for a lot of people. A more advanced way of monovision is to have a multifocal contact lens in one eye and a single vision for distance in the other. This means that both eyes can see distance, but only one eye is used to see nearby objects. If you’ve never tried contact lenses, you’ll be surprised how easy they are to take in and out and how comfortable they are to wear.
If you’d like to trial monovision contact lenses, give us call on 01924 373697 to book your appointment.
