Varifocal Contact Lenses

In the past few years varifocal contact lenses have become more and more popular, especially among the baby boomer age group.  Varifocal glasses and contacts are designed to treat Presbyopia, a condition that becomes increasingly more prevalent as adults enter their mid life.

]While Presbyopia can affect people of all ages, it is usually more prevalent in people as they hit their 40s.  This disease is a condition where people lose elasticity of the lenses and results in blurred vision and halos seen around objects.

What are varifocal contact lenses and how can they help?

One of the main reasons that people with eye conditions choose these types of lenses is to avoid using bifocal glasses.  While bifocal glasses have a distinct line though them the varifocal lenses are unnoticeable and have become much more popular with this crowd.

The best way to acquire these types of lenses is to set up an appointment with your optometrist to see if you suffer from Presbyopia.  One idea that many middle age people are using is to buy a pair of bifocal lenses for night time and use the varifocal lenses in the day.

Multifocal lenses are available in both soft and rigid gas permeable lens materials and are designed for daily wear and extended wear.   Most users choose to use the soft lenses for 6-10 hours and are usually not designed for people who sit in front of computers all day.  Older users prefer the disposal daily lenses as they can get rid of their lenses and replace them if there is any type of problems.

The main positive behind these types of lenses is that it gives the user the ability to see perfect, or close to perfect, from all distances.  While most users with presbyopia have trouble reading and seeing from a distance, the contact is made to adjust to this problem and make both of these accessible.

Overall the use of varifocal contact lenses has made a rapid rise in the past few years.  Many people who have never had any problems with their eyes are suddenly being diagnosed with presbyopia once they hit their middle ages.