CooperVision this week has announced a new one day Multifocal contact lens.
It is the ProClear Multifocal One Day.
It sounds an awful lot like modified mono vision. Instructions from the manufacturer are to place this new lens on the non-dominant eye, and a regular ProClear One Day lens on the distance dominant eye.
I will try it, and see what happens.
Cooper Vision, with the new logo designed by Sigal + Gale has just released the Biomedics Multifocal contact lens.
This is the first hyper permeable silicone hydrogel Multifocal from Cooper.
It has a similar design to the Frequency 55 and ProClear Multifocal lenses.
I expect to have increased wear time, and a higher reading prescription than the Ciba Vision (Alcon) Air Optix Multifocal lend that has been my favorite for the past 18 months or so.
Let’s see how it actually works on the eye!
A new material from the UK is now available in the USA!
With this new material I can order lenses that are customized for you!
The new lenses can correct large amounts of astigmatism, nearsightedness,farsightedness, and presbyopia (being an adult).
The new material is being used by four different companies in the United States. I have started working with 3 of them as of now. The lenses are available in monthly or quarterly replacement schedules.
Please let me know if you are interested in getting fit for the lenses.
Many of the people that may be eligible for these lenses may be covered by medically indicated contact lenses in their vision insurance. Please call to let me know if you want to discuss these issues at 914-835-6990.
Unilens has just released a new MultiFocal contact lens that is highly customizable.
It can correct large amounts of Presbyopia ( aging vision or “being an adult”), and astigmatism.
It is the first to do so in a hyper- permeable, breathable lens material.
Interested? Call me at 914-835-6990.
This may be the one that can correct your vision the way You want it corrected!
These rules have been verified by: Contact Lenses Today
1. Contact lens care solutions are allowed on board in carry on luggage by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) because they are used for medical or cosmetic reasons (e.g., eye drops, saline, etc).
2. If the care solution is larger than 3.4 ounces in size (or is not in a contained, zip-top plastic bag), it must be declared to a TSA agent by the person traveling with it. However, it can still be brought on board as a carry on, even if it is larger than 3.4 ounces in size, as long as it is declared. (This is news to me!)
3. These rules apply to all contact lens care solutions, regardless of composition (including hydrogen peroxide-based care solutions).
That does not mean that you may run into a TSA agent at a security check point that is unaware of these rules. Please do not argue. Just accept the loss and hope for better training for that agent in the future.
One of the newest contact lenses available in the US today is the Air Optix Multifocal.
I have been prescribing this type of contact lens for the past 4 months.
Ciba Vision has come out with a winner!
A person can place these hyperpermeable (lets your eyes breath) silicon hydrogel(soft contact lens material) lens on the eye and see great far away, and pretty darn good up close.
I take my hat off in appreciation to Ciba Vision for coming out with a really great product that is healthy and allows for good comfort and great clarity.
This is what I call the need for a different prescription for viewing things up close and far away.
It happens when people have reached the tender age of between 38 and 43 years old.
You can correct his issue, called Presbyopia, with eyeglasses, contact lenses, or laser vision correction.
Correcting Presbyopia with:
Eyeglasses 1. A pair of glasses for distance viewing and a pair of glasses for reading.
Eyeglasses 2. A bifocal with a line, the top for viewing distance, and the bottom for viewing up close. This technology was invented in 1784 by Ben Franklin. We can do better with the next options…
Eyeglasses 3. A “no line bifocal” or a progressive addition lens to allow you to see far away, your computer, and up close with one pair of glasses! This usually works the best!
Contact Lenses 1. Your contact lenses allow you to see far away, and you use readers to see up close.
Contact Lenses 2. Monovision. One eye is set up to see far away, and the other eye is set up see up close.
Contact Lenses 3. Multifocal contact Lenses. Yep, This one works the best! It is under constant development by today’s 4 major contact lens manufacturers. It may take some time, but it is the best for viewing naturally at all distances!
Laser Vision Correction 1. Both eyes are corrected for you to see far away. Reading glasses are used in the same manner as Contact Lenses 1.
Laser Vision Correction 2. One eye is corrected for distance and the other eye is corrected for near vision. This is also the same as Contact lenses 2.
There is no Laser Vision Correction 3 as of yet. Technology has not been able to come up with a multifocal laser correction that works. It is being developed, and I will be sure to let you know when something promising comes along.
Questions? Send me an email…
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