7 Ways to Tell if Bifocal Contact Lenses are Right for You
Let's face it, you are getting older and seeing through your
contacts is not as easy as it used to be. Things are not in
focus, and you just know that you are going to have to get
bifocals. However, not wanting to admit your age, you are not
too thrilled with looking "old". Thanks to modern medical
science, you may have the option of keeping your contacts, more
accurately, bifocal contact lenses. The following tips will let
you know when you are ready for the bifocal contacts.
1- The first thing that you will notice is that the smaller
reading material becomes harder to read. You might feel as if
you want a magnifying glass. As the eye aging progresses you
will find that performing tasks that are near you will become
more difficult, you may even need help.
2- As you get tired, if you are in poor lighting, reading poor
quality material or if you have many tasks that are performed
near you, you will notice that you are not seeing as well as you
expect to. At this point, you may want to get some reading
glasses that are commonly available in a drug store. These will
act as a magnifying glass and help to rest your eyes.
3- Finally, you will begin to notice that none of the glasses
from the drug store are helping your vision. The time is right
to start looking into whether or not bifocal contact lenses are
the right choice for you.
4- Getting the bifocal contact lenses will be approximately
$500.00 to $700.00 depending upon where you live. This cost
should include your contact lenses fitting as well as the
bifocal contact lenses itself. If this cost is too much for your
budget, you may be able to be fitted with Mono Vision lenses.
5- Mono Vision lenses accomplish much the same thing as the
bifocal contact lenses, but at a fraction of the cost. The way
Mono Vision works is to fit one eye with a near vision contact
and the other with a far vision contact. You will automatically
adjust to the eye that is right for the viewing that you want to
do, although it will take some getting use to. The price of Mono
Vision contact lenses is roughly $200.00.
6- Be sure to ask your doctor if it is possible for you to have
a trial period when switching to bifocal contact lenses. This
type of lenses is not right for every person and may not be
right for you either; it is nice to know that you will not be
locked into anything that you do not like.
7- Because the use of bifocal contact lenses is fairly new,
check with your optical insurance provider to see if they are
covered under your plan. If they are not, you may be able to
take advantage of your employers flex spending plan.