Can You See the Zones in Acuvue Bifocals?

Moneyfornothin · #1 (**permalink**) 05-14-2008, 01:52 PM

I've never seen a pair of bifocal contact lenses, so I was wondering if when you held up an Acuvue bifocal contact lens, you could see the different zones. Would it look like a target or something?

Ffoont · #2 (**permalink**) 05-14-2008, 02:13 PM

How the heck to bifocal contacts work? Wouldn't they drift around so that the reading part was on top?

Cheezhed · #3 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ffoont

How the heck to bifocal contacts work? Wouldn't they drift around so that the reading part was on top?

I suspect they work like toric lenses in that they have a weight or ballast that's a little thicker than the rest of the lens and that stays on the bottom.

Either that or the magnifying (reading) part of the contact lens is heavier anyway.

I hope that helps.

Moneyfornothin · #4 (**permalink**) 09-30-2009, 11:21 AM

Still nobody willing to tell me (or show me) what bifocal contacts look like? Is it because people are having such a good time reading Lens 101 with their bifocal contacts that they can't stop and compose a reply to this one?

dianemarie123 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-05-2009, 07:57 PM

I can't see the zones. They stay centered on your eyes the way any other contacts stay on your eyes (mine only slide around and pop out if they're inside out or way too dry).

captainneo · #6 (**permalink**) 10-06-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by dianemarie123

I can't see the zones. They stay centered on your eyes the way any other contacts stay on your eyes (mine only slide around and pop out if they're inside out or way too dry).

I'm sure you can't see the zones when they're in your eyes, but I'd like to know, like moneyfornothin, if you could see the zones while the lens was sitting on your fingertip or in the lens case.

Cheezhed · #7 (**permalink**) 10-16-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Moneyfornothin

Still nobody willing to tell me (or show me) what bifocal contacts look like? Is it because people are having such a good time reading Lens 101 with their bifocal contacts that they can't stop and compose a reply to this one?

According to the picture posted by Moneyfornothin, the different parts of the lens are in concentric rings around the center. I always thought they were like bifocal glasses, with the top half being for distance and the bottom half for reading. Judging by the question asked by Ffoont, I guess I'm not alone in this.

dianemarie123 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-17-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by captainneo

I'm sure you can't see the zones when they're in your eyes, but I'd like to know, like moneyfornothin, if you could see the zones while the lens was sitting on your fingertip or in the lens case.

No, when they're on your finger they look like any other contacts.

Moneyfornothin · #9 (**permalink**) 10-19-2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dianemarie123

No, when they're on your finger they look like any other contacts.

Well, thank you very much for the eyewitness observation, dianemarie. It's good to get an answer from someone who has experience. Tell me, is there anything worse that posting a question in a forum and the only reply you get is "Yeah, I've been wondering about that, too"?

JohnK · #10 (**permalink**) 11-21-2009, 02:28 AM

I've been wearing soflens now for 3 weeks and am experiencing blurred vision at times. Also distance is a little less sharp than before. Problem is I now can't read or see the computer without them!

Anybody have a long time experience with these or other multifocals- acuvue?

Thanks,

John.

BigBanker1 · #11 (**permalink**) 11-23-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnK

I've been wearing soflens now for 3 weeks and am experiencing blurred vision at times. Also distance is a little less sharp than before. Problem is I now can't read or see the computer without them!

Anybody have a long time experience with these or other multifocals- acuvue?

Thanks,

John.

I know you're hoping for a quick-fix answer, but honestly all I can tell you is to ask your eye doctor about it. I wouldn't be comfortable giving you advice on line without being able to see your eyes. It may be that you need a different base curve or power.

keith · #12 (**permalink**) 12-06-2009, 10:45 AM

this site is terrible. who designed this?

Mondas2 · #13 (**permalink**) 12-07-2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by keith

this site is terrible. who designed this?

Well, Keith. Welcome to Lens 101. You get right to the point, don't you?

What's wrong with the design of this site? It's a lot like most forums, and better than some. It seems to work for most people. Are you going to say anything more, or just post a couple of . . . well, I can't call them "sentences" . . . and then disappear? Explain yourself. If you have some good ideas, maybe the Webmaster will use them.

JohnK · #14 (**permalink**) 01-03-2010, 06:56 AM

Now almost 2 months with the soflens multifocal and its getting better. Had a hospital eye check/ test to make sure the lens strength is ok. It's just different tha normal lenses, but my eyes seem to be adjusting now.

Anybody have experience with acuvue bifocals compared to soflens?

captainneo · #15 (**permalink**) 02-01-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by keith

this site is terrible. who designed this?

Keith? Keith? Where did you go?

I think we've been the victims of a bi**h and run.

Hello?

BigBanker1 · #16 (**permalink**) 02-09-2010, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by captainneo

Keith? Keith? Where did you go?

I think we've been the victims of a bi**h and run.

Hello?

I think you may be right about that, captain. It's too bad. Keith might have had some good suggestions that could help us out.

Moneyfornothin · #17 (**permalink**) 02-23-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnK

Now almost 2 months with the soflens multifocal and its getting better. Had a hospital eye check/ test to make sure the lens strength is ok. It's just different than normal lenses, but my eyes seem to be adjusting now.

Anybody have experience with acuvue bifocals compared to soflens?

Hi John K.

I'm afraid I can't help you with your Acuvue Bifocal/Soflens comparison, but I still would like to welcome you to Lens 101. How do those SofLens Multi-Focal feel these days?