Experience with multifocal contacts.

[Travelover]

Another mono contact user here. I have decent near vision in one eye and correct the other for distance vision. You would think that I'd have poor depth perception, but it has not been a problem for me over at least 10 years with this scheme. My only issue is in the mid range and I use cheap reading glasses to compensate for that.

Tried progressive contacts and could not make them work.

 

[Redbug]

I also am a long time gas permeable hard lense wearer. Since about 1974, and I am 55 now. I tried the short range/long range...one for each eye. That did not work out for me. I also hunt a good bit. I keep my prescription sharp more in the middle range and that works fine for me. I use reading glasses to read small print nowdays. Binoculars for far away stuff.

 

[N80]

Okay, I got the multifocal contacts. They are Bausch & Lomb PureVision 2. Been trying them for about a month. My experience:

1. Trouble getting them in. Some days I get them in first try. Bingo, no problem. Other days, I'll try a half dozen times, run out of time and tears and give up. They have a very large diameter and it is easy for an eyelid to fold them over. But the hardest thing for me is to tell if they are inside out or not. They say you can look at the shape and tell. I cannot. I can't tell until I get them in and they hurt, so then I take them out and start over. Everyone tells me to keep trying and it will get easy with time. So that's what I'm doing.

2. Dry eyes. It is an issue but by using drops a couple times a day it is manageable. Doesn't seem any worse with or without the contacts.

3. Lens movement. Occasionally I'll have to blink hard or even press on my eyelid to push the contact back into place. Maybe once or twice a day. No big deal. No worse than glasses

4. Prescription issues. First set, near and medium distance crystal clear. Wear them all day at work and everything is great. But go outside or drive and distance sucks. Was not sure if this was a prescription issue or just my brain not adapting to the distance (outside) ring of the contact. Anyway, go back for follow up and explain problem and he gives me a different prescription. Wow! Distance and intermediate vision are perfect.....but reading is now difficult. And this is confusing to me. I thought they could change each focus ring independently to tailor them to you needs. Apparently not. So now I've got to decide which prescription to go with. I really love have good distance vision for driving and outdoor stuff and might be willing to pop a pair of readers on for real up close stuff.

5. Life without progressive glasses. This is the part that keeps me pressing on trying to make the contacts work. So nice to have peripheral vision back. So nice not to have sweat and rain on my glasses. So nice not to be cleaning glasses all the time. So nice to be able to walk down stairs and over rough terrain without looking down at my feet. So nice to be without all the glare. But having said that, I'm still not sure the contacts are going to work out. I might give it another month. Will post update then.

 

[speedbump]

I guess we have all had most of the same experiences. Hated glasses (trifocals). Got tired of readers. I see fine at distances, but with the contacts I get a bit of double vision. But I can read now. Same thing on getting them in/out. Sometimes first try other times not so easy. I can shoot with no problem. The contacts really helped me with shooting and playing pool.

 

[jejeosborne]

I have multi focal contacts and have to also keep the distance only contacts as well. I can tell you that it is just something you will have to personally experiment with yourself. Everyone's brain to eye communications work differently. For me, the multi focal lenses work with the exception of quick action events. For example, I enjoy off road motorcycle riding and my brain isn't quick enough to process all that is happening as I buzz through the trees. When riding I use my single vision contacts but require cheaters to read my phone. Sucks getting old!

 

[N80]

I do track events in my 350Z. Not sure how contacts will affect that. I'm not racing wheel-to-wheel but there is passing. I think with the contacts with good distance and intermediate vision should be fine. But, I think in terms of looking around me for other cars and looking in the mirrors the contacts will be superior to my progressive glasses which I've been using at the track for the last 2 years. Also a pain to get glasses on with helmet on.

 

[N80]

I'm thinking about doing an experiment. The first pair were sharp up close and at middle distances. The second pair are sharp at middle distance and far distance. I might put the first prescription in my left eye and the second one in my right eye and see how it works. Can't hurt to try.

 

[grsthegreat]

I'm thinking about doing an experiment. The first pair were sharp up close and at middle distances. The second pair are sharp at middle distance and far distance. I might put the first prescription in my left eye and the second one in my right eye and see how it works. Can't hurt to try.

i have reading contact in left eye and distance contact in right eye. I wish i had a 3rd eye for the stuff inbetween hehe


but it has worked great for many years. beats the heck out if glasses.

 

[i579rbd]

I got LASIK last year for distance Vision and kicked myself for waiting so long. Now I keep cheaters by my reading chair, bed, in my truck and at my work desk. just got tired of chasing everywhere for one pair.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

The multifocal contacts just are not working for me. I can't seem to see close or far with them.

So, yesterday, I picked up a pair with my left eye for reading and my right eye for distance. The doctor had to try 3 lenses before getting my left eye so that I could read. My right eye seems to be good at distance now too. At least it's better than before with the multifocal lenses.

She said it would take about a week for my brain to get used to focusing with the new lenses. Today is my first full day of wearing them, and I feel that my brain has a long way to go before it gets used to focusing properly.

The good thing now is that when I do focus properly, things are clearer both up close and at distance.