Are you a presbyopic patient? Do you use Multi-focal Contact
Lenses? Well, if you answered yes to either one of those
questions, then you are going to love this article. Technology and
advances in medicine have made some recent break-throughs.
Let's look at how those advances can work for you.
Huge Advances in Soft Multi-focal Contact Lenses
by: Steve Cogger
Many of our emerging presbyopes are already accustomed to the comfort
of soft contact lenses, switching them to GP multi-focal is far from an
ideal solution.
Soft multi-focal contact lenses have been around for a long time, yet
the available add power was minimal and the success rate was not at a
satisfactory level. Well, those days are over.
Big name contact lens companies like Cooper Vision and Bausch and
Lomb have come up with new planned replacement multifocals. These big
name manufacturers are only the tip of the iceberg. Unilens, PolyVue,
and Blanchard, to name a few, have each created their own successful
designs. Varying add powers on many of these lenses allow us to create a
truly personalized vision system for our presbyopic patients. There are
even successful options for patients with high astigmatism. Westcon and
Unilens are just an example of labs that manufacture custom soft toric
multi-focals with a high success rate.
As we all know each patient presents a unique case. The most
important aspect for any contact lens specialist is to have all these
lenses and knowledge of fitting characteristics at their disposal.
Designing a custom vision system for a presbyopic patient takes time
and patience on both the practitioner and patients part. As always,
patient education and realistic expectations are the most important
ingredients for a successful multi-focal fitting.
About The Author
Steve Cogger is a contact lens specialist from New York City and a
fellow of the Contact Lens Society of America. In order to
provide a resource for all lens wearers, he is also the
webmaster of
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