Multifocal contact lenses help you see at different distances, as they have multiple sections to see close up, far away and even distances in between. One pair of multifocal lenses can be used while driving, using a computer, reading a book and shopping.
When we reach the age of 40, our ability to see nearby objects declines. This is known as presbyopia. Multifocal lenses offer a way to improve and enhance presbyopic patient’s vision. Multifocal lenses alternate your vision using two or more powers. When you wear multifocal lenses, your pupil alternates between the different powers from the top to the bottom of the lenses.
There are two types of multifocals- they’re simultaneous vision and segmented or alternating vision.
Simultaneous vision lenses have specific zones for distant or near vision. As the name suggests, you can simultaneously see between the different sections. Now, they can be distinct or smoothly blended between the edges of different prescription sections. Segmented or alternating vision lenses work the same way as bifocal glasses- the middle and top section of the lenses correct distance vision and the lower section corrects near vision.
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