Multifocal Contact Lenses

[Arcticdude]

For the techie folks out there. The newest multifocals are made from a silicone hydrogel material. We've know for years that silicone would be a very healthy material if (and that was a HUGE if) it could be made to hold moisture. That bridge was crossed about 15 years ago, so the newer materials are vastly superior to the older ones. Much healthier, much easier to handle and much easier to wear! Some of these are FDA approved for 30 nights continuous wear. Put a pair on the 1st, take them out the 31st, throw them away and put a new pair in. Truly 24/7 correction without surgery.

For some patients, I think it's a better option than LASIK, whether they need bifocals or not.


This material is also available for the nearsighted folks, the farsighted folks and the people with astigmatism. The only thing we don't have are colored contacts in the new material. The only reasons to not be in the newer materials are an abnormal prescription (strengths outside the parameters made), your allergies are too much (in which case you should be in a daily disposable lens), or you prefer to wear gas permeable (hard) lenses or you want colored contacts.