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Huge Advances In Soft Multi-focal Contact Lenses
By Steve Cogger
Huge Advances in Soft Multi-focal Contact Lenses
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 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.
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