Treating Presbyopia with Bifocal Soft Contact Lens

Presbyopia is not, as most sufferers suppose, a disease. Instead, it is an eye condition in which eye muscles and the surrounding faculties weaken with age. As it is normally, aging muscles lose elasticity (the ability to contract is the most common trait lost), nearsightedness and farsightedness are the common aftereffects, eyesight failures accompanying old age.

Therefore, Presbyopia cannot be avoided. Sometimes it even manifest early, as studies have shown that this condition emerges often in late 40s and 50s. And because Presbyopia is a focus defect, relief can be found on corrective glasses and lens.

Such as Bifocal Soft Contact Lenses. Bifocal soft contact lenses literally mean bi-focus lens, having a concave part for distance seeing and a concave part for near seeing (usually on the bottom part of the lens). Bifocal soft contact lenses are different from other corrective contact lenses in a way that the bottom edge is flattened to prevent the lens from rotating every time the eye blinks.

Another form of Presbyopia correcting lenses is the multi-focal lens that is markedly different from bifocal soft contact lenses. These lenses have two known design: the concentric design with each of the multiple prescription rings alternating to both near and far aspect; and the aspheric multi-focal contact lens whose prescription powers are merged together across the lens center. Since the bifocal term is widely used, multi-focal lens are sometimes referred to as bifocal contact lenses (can mean literally, too, since it also allows prescription focus on near and far aspects).

So, how do you treat your Presbyopia? Bifocal soft contact lens is a go-to for those who disdain the use glasses. And those that engage constantly in outdoor activities. A typical bifocal soft contact lens fitting session is a lengthy process where you can test several designs for bifocal contacts allow you to read comfortably prints without the need to grip the reading material farther from your eyes in order to see. Bifocal soft lenses are singular to each and everyone, that makes fitting with bifocal soft contact lenses (and eyeglasses) a lengthy visit to the eye care specialist. And it is also noteworthy to remember that while most eye specialist offer free trial, they do charge for the fitting process as well as several prescription drugs and products.

Bifocal soft contact lenses however, aren’t 100% vision corrective. And remember to ask questions and consider several options carefully. While bifocals, multi-focal, aspheric models, and those that have concentric ring designs may be a relief to contact lens user, it may cause serious headache and queasiness to others.