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I have tried monovision but could not get used to it. What other options are there for someone in my situation?
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You could try a bifocal contact lens such as Acuvue bifocal, Ciba Focus progressives, or B&L Occasions.
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About 80% of people can get used to monovision - in other words 1 in 5 cannot. You are just unlucky in this.
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I had monovision and it was working fine. Now, I'm having difficulty reading. Changing the strength has only made it more difficult to read. Do you think progressive contacts would work better?
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A speaker at the British Contact Lens Association Conference held recently in Birmingham England noted that approxiamtely 33 percent of people prefer bifocal lenses, 40 percent do well with monovision, and the rest prefer eyeglasses. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to predict in advance which group you might fall in.
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Increasing the magnifiction in the near eye should definitly improve the reading. If you have been successful with monovision in the past and the adjustment was in the right direction it really should have worked. Bifocal contacts, especially acuvue seem to favor the ditance over the reading.
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I need a contact with bifocal vision. Have tried monovision, could not get used to them. Isn't there a new multivision lens just out, and how are they to adjust to?
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In March of 2003, I got contact lenses for the first time. Since then, I have been wearing two different pairs of bifocal/multifocal contact lenses.
I have Bausch & Lomb Soflens Multifocal contact lenses, and I also have CooperVision's Frequency 55 multifocal contact lenses.
I have been extremely pleased with the performance of both sets of lenses. However, as my add has now gone up again from +2.00 to +2.25, I am finding that CooperVision's Frequency 55 contacts offer me the best vision.
If you find a good OD, I am sure that he or she will be able to give you good advice on which lenses will be best for you.
If I can answer any other questions, please post here and I will respond.
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Presbylite bifocal RGPs give superb near and far vision with no compromise on either distance.
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Does anyone know how do the Frequency 55 Multifocal lenses compare to the Acuvue Bifocal lenses?
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Although I prefer the Frequency 55 Multifocals and the Bausch and Lomb Soflens Multifocals, I did also first try the Acuvue Bifocal lenses.
I did not have a good fit with the Acuvue Bifocal. Whenever my eye moved, so did the lens. My vision changed frequently from clear to blurred. My fitting size on the Frequency 55 is 8.7/14.4 and this is a perfect fit for me. My eye doctor (OD) told me that the Acuvue Bifocal was not a good fit for me because it was not available in the right fitting size.
Also, I have only been wearing contact lenses for the past year, and I also found that the Acuvue Bifocal was very soft and difficult for me to handle. The Frequency 55 and the B&L Soflens multifocal lenses are easier to handle because they are not as "floppy". They retain their shape, and don't tend to turn inside out.
Anyway, these are my opinions on the multifocal lenses. If you choose an OD who is used to fitting multifocal lenses, he or she will be able to guide you in choosing the right lenses for you.
Good luck!
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Go RGP bifocal - they give perfect near and far vision. I tried Focus and Accuvue softs and found them to be OK-ish comfort wise but vision was not 100%. The RGPs took a couple of weeks to adapt to but after that are more comfortable all day than softs and have extremely sharp vision.
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I have the Frequency 55 Multifocal Lenses, but have had a hard time telling whether they are inside out, believe it or not even when I am wearing them. I just switched from Acuvue and didn't realize what a convenience those lenses are in that they identify which is the correct way they go. Does anyone know an easy way to identify on the Frequency 55 Multifocals whether they are inside out?
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Regarding the Frequency 55 multifocal contact lenses: although I rarely have a problem with the lens turning inside out, this is what I have done when it has sometimes (though rarely) happened:
I put the contact lens in the palm of my hand, and I "wet" the lens with my Renu multi-purpose solution just as I do when I am cleaning them. I find that if the lens is the right way, the two sides of the lens will stick to each other (creating a half lens). If the lens is inside out, the lens will spring back and will not stick to the other side.
This method is just something that I have observed; it is not something that my OD or optician has mentioned. But, perhaps it will work for you. Good luck!
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Thanks, that's very helpful. I just started wearing these after wearing Acuvues for about 20 years. Do you recall whether they took some getting used to? I've found that they are actually pretty good for long distance, but not great for reading. How have they been for reading for you? Any suggestions?
I tried sleeping with them, but whenever I did they were "foggy" the entire following day. Now I'm taking them out daily and they are okay, but when switching from reading to long distance and vice versa, it's a bit difficult to focus.
Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated.
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Regarding the Frequency 55 multifocal contacts:
The first time that I was fitted with these contacts (March 2003), it took 11-14 days for my vision to become acceptable at both near and distance.
This year (April/May 2004), I had a prescription change, and it took me three weeks to become completely happy with the new Frequency 55 multifocal lenses. When I mentioned this to my OD, he didn't seem at all surprised.
The three-week period was really worth it to me: I now have 20/20 distance, PLUS I can read the smallest writing on any pill bottle! (My OD said that out of all the people that he has fitted in multifocal contacts, I am only the second or third person to be able to see as well as this!)
Based on my own (limited) experience, I think that I would recommend to someone that they just be VERY PATIENT with these lenses! They are definitely worth it.
BTW, my OD definitely did NOT recommend that I sleep in these lenses.
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Please tell me more about the presbylite lenses. I am trying to get fitted for them, and it has been difficult finding anybody that has even heard of them. I am hoping to get good distance and near. Is the intermediate good also? How do they feel on your eyes. Thanks.
Frank
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I have been wearing Bausch and Lomb Multivision lenses for about 6 weeks. I am wearing Bausch and Lomb Multivision contact lenses. At first they were great, My reading and distance vision were wonderful. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that my distance vision was greatly reduced, even when wearing my glasses. I went to my opthamologist (I had just had my annual exam 3 months prior). My vision in my right eye changed from -5.75 to -8.5 and the left from -6.25 to -8.75. She checked for cataracts and then sent me for a glucose screening thinking that it must be diabetes. My fasting glucose came back in normal range. My primary sent me for a CT scan of the head which was normal. Still no reason for such a drastic change in such a short time period. Just last night I realized that my vision change corresponded with my changing to multivision lenses. Is this a coincidence? Has anyone else had a similar problem?
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I was told by my OD that the best way to know if you are wearing the lenses in the correct way is to just place them in your finger...Look at the shape of it and identify if it looks like a bowl or plate. The bowl goes up smoothy and the plate edges go out....If the edge of the contacts are going out (plate) then you are not wearing them the right way.
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