Multifocal Contact Lenses For People Over 40

If your 40th birthday has come and gone, you may have started to notice some changes in your vision — holding written material further away to clearly read the fine print, or having a harder time adjusting focus from distant objects to near ones. This is called presbyopia.

What Is Presbyopia?

Presbyopia is the natural and gradual loss of your eyes' ability to focus on near objects. The crystalline lens in your eye focuses light onto the retina and adapts its shape depending on what you focus on. From infancy until your late 30s or early 40s, the lens is usually clear, thin, and very flexible. From age 40-50, the lens becomes considerably thicker and much less flexible, making it harder to focus on near objects.

This farsightedness can be corrected with reading glasses, bifocal or multifocal glasses, monovision contact lenses, or multifocal contact lenses.

Multifocal Contact Lenses for Presbyopia

Multifocal contact lenses contain multiple lens powers to provide vision correction for different visual zones, so you can clearly see objects that are in the distance, nearby, and everything in between. Certain multifocal contact lenses have 2 lens powers (bifocals) and others have a more gradual power change, similar to progressive lenses.

Note that multifocal contact lenses are not perfect for all situations — some patients may need to try several brands or designs before finding one that works well for them. Our team will guide you toward the ones best suited to your eyes and lifestyle needs.

To discover options beyond reading glasses, call St. Clairsville Eyecare in St. Clairsville to schedule your contact lens consultation today. Call (740) 695-0444.