Bifocal & Multifocal Contact Lenses

What are multifocal contact lenses and how can they help improve your life?

As we grow old, particularly after the age of forty, the lens of the eye becomes less flexible. As a result, it is more difficult to focus on objects close to us. The process is completely natural and is called presbyopia.

For many years, reading glasses had been the only way to deal with the issue. Even if you wore contact lenses on a daily basis, you had to put on glasses to read or do any close work, which made a number of people give up on contacts altogether and go back to wearing spectacles full time.

Fortunately, contact lens manufacturers have found a solution to the problem in the form of bifocal and multifocal lenses. These utilise special designs that feature at least two different optic zones. Each of these zones is responsible for clear vision at a specific distance (near, intermediate, distant). This way you can see well everything around you and there is no need for any additional vision correction.

Imagine simply putting on your contact lenses in the morning and forgetting about them for the rest of the day! No more frantic searches for glasses when you just want to send a quick text message. No more asking for help reading an expiry date at a shop only because you left your spectacles in the car. Just sheer pleasure of great vision all the time.

Which multifocal contact lenses are the best for you?

As all contact lenses, bifocal and multifocal ones come in many versions to meet the needs of different people as closely as possible. At the Optyk Rozmus online shop you can choose between daily, monthly and extended wear lenses. In addition, the category includes multifocal toric and extended range contacts for patients with more complex refractive errors.

• Daily multifocal contact lenses, as the name suggests, are replaced once a day. As there is no maintenance required, they offer extreme convenience. What’s more, since there is no possibility of deposit buildup, the lenses are always fresh and comfortable. The newest and the most innovative example of such products are Dailies Total 1 Multifocal from Alcon.
• Monthly multifocals usually feature advanced surface treatment technologies to prevent deposits from growing and affecting their visual performance or the comfort they provide. Sometimes they are even certified for up to four weeks of extended wear, which means you do not have to take them out even before going to sleep. If you're looking for something like that, ask your optometrist to fit you with Biofinity Multifocal.
• Multifocal toric contact lenses are designed to correct vision in patients with both presbyopia and astigmatism. Using cutting-edge designs, such lenses offer perfect sight all day long, not compromising on comfort or any other important aspect of contact lens wear.

When buying multifocal contact lenses, please remember you need to have a special prescription from a qualified practitioner. Such a prescription includes additional details about lens parameters without which it is not possible to ensure optimal vision and comfort. In case of doubt, please contact your eye care practitioner.