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I'm using the Acuvue Bifocal.  My prescription is +.50, +2.00 add -- both
eyes.

I'm not an OD, just a 'user' so I don't know that much.  Here's my
experience.

I tried mono vision -- fine for general use, poor for any time you need near
binocular vision -- fixing things etc..  Then went to two contacts
correcting the near vision with glasses for distance -- works great and I
recommend it for people who spend most of their time in an office.   Reading
glasses give me a headache when I walk around with them on and are a pain to
take on and off.

Recently tried the bifocal contacts -- they are the best solution so far.
However, they are a compromise -- I find I have fair distance vision -- doc
says 20/30 -- I can drive fine, but have trouble at very long distances --
i.e. small street signs.  I also have trouble with very close work --
putting in a small screw.  That said they work great for the PC, reading the
paper and general activity.  Interesting thing is that I see better if I
don't concentrate on what I'm looking at -- kinda let it come into focus.
The lenses have several focus zones and your brain needs to figure out which
one to use for whatever you're looking at.  It works for me and I don't have
headaches.  These fit well and I generally don't know I have them in.  My
doc recommended wearing them a few days before making a decision.  He also
suggested trying eye with a lower power if the distance vision was a problem
(I haven't tried that yet).  I put these in when I got home two weeks ago
and haven't taken them out...I'll switch to new ones in a day or so.

kfs





" MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> kfs, please give us more details. I'm also thinking about multifocal
> contacts. What kind are you using--soft, RGP, segmented, aspheric? What
> brand?
>
> "kfs" <ksteiner@dls.net> wrote in message
> news:EkCdnRIL78psDEKgXTWc2Q@dls.net...
>
> > My OD suggested bifocal contacts three weeks ago.  So far, they work
> well --
> > for every distance except extreme close-up and extreme distance - they
> cover
> > 90+% of what I need.  It took me about 24 hours to adapt and now I have
no
> > problems -- and no headaches.
> >
> > Hope this helps -- best of luck!
>