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Had my eyes examined today to get contacts. I have worn them off and on for many years. Of course I am in the over 40 range so the doctor suggested bifocals at a low power for my spare glasses. I asked if they had contacts which corrected for bifocal. He said basically no that the technology isn't really perfected yet on bifocal contacts. Then he suggested that basically I get the lense for one eye for nearsightedness and for the other eye for farsightedness. That just sounded too weird...like driving with one eye closed? Huh? My nearsightedness is far worse than the just minor blurry thing when I read. So in the end just went with regular contacts and readers at 125. But is it really true they havent developed real bifocal contacts yet or I just need to get a new doctor?
I wore the different-focus lens for some years. Had no problems with them after about the first 2 hrs. My opthalmologist told me many people can't wear them but for those of us who can, your brain interprets the correct side for whatever we look at. There are bifocal contacts but I have never worn them. They are not new. I developed dry eye and couildn't wear contacts at all.
It's called mono vision, one contact for closeness and one for far away. I have a little of it with my contacts, I had to have them readjusted, too much of it drove me crazy.
I wore the different-focus lens for some years. Had no problems with them after about the first 2 hrs. My opthalmologist told me many people can't wear them but for those of us who can, your brain interprets the correct side for whatever we look at. There are bifocal contacts but I have never worn them. They are not new. I developed dry eye and couildn't wear contacts at all.
I have dry eyes too and there is a new contact solution for that now called Lobob, I use it and have no problems.
My contacts also are corrected for monovision, and I love it. I took to it like a duck to water. It's no different from when you get a new prescription and your eyes take a day or two to adjust to the new lenses.
Also, the difference in the two contacts is not that pronounced. You will still be able to see long distances with your eye corrected for close vision -- just not as sharply as with your other eye corrected for distance.
As I told my optometrist: It's a miracle! I can read! LOL
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