When I turned 40, I notice that text would be blurry when I tried to read it up close. At first I ignored this, but after a year or so, I noticed that I was holding packages and books at arms length in order to see them. The first time I caught myself doing this I was horrified – isn’t that what old people do?
A trip to my eye doctor confirmed that my eyes were just getting older and a pair of bifocals or bifocal contact lenses were in order. Perhaps, you don’t want to admit it to yourself yet, but sooner or later you will need them too.
Even if you already wear lenses for nearsightedness as I do, your eye doctor can set you up with some contacts that can help with the up close vision and still correct your original problem.
Bifocal contact lenses can help with presbyopia which is the fancy name for not being able to focus at close distances. Since this is really a natural part of aging that 100 million Americans suffer from, it’s no wonder the contact lens makers have come out with several brands for this type of vision correction.
Even people who have never worn contacts or glasses, but are now experiencing presbyopia can benefit from bifocal contacts as it will save them from having to wear those funky granny glasses your grandmother wore!
Putting bifocal lenses in is a breeze, once you get used to it. The lenses are made with an indicator that will let you know if they are inside out so that you can stick them in your eye the right way the first time and not have to fool around with taking them in and out. They are also slightly tinted so if you drop one, it should be easy to find. If you don’t want to mess with cleaning them every day, you can get bifocal contacts that are extended wear or flexible wear for convenience.