Yes, they exist and I wear them. I am near-sighted with astigmatism. With age, I was wearing little readers and that wasn't working for me. So, I gave up contacts, after 40 years, and just used glasses. Recently, I started hearing about multifocals. There are only a few brands that also correct for astigmatism. I use C-Vue. They are large, light blue tint, and very comfortable. Previously, I wore Preference Torics and find the C-Vue more comfortable.

My close and mid range vision is excellent. I'm picky and would like my distance to be better but we just can't get the correction to work any better. I currently see 20/25 and realize many would think that is great, t's just that I'm used to seeing better.

There is a free trial, so try them out.

Thanks for the info, it was very helpful. I always like to get the personal story. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the information. I also have an astigmatism, am nearsighted, and use my bifocul eyeglasses to read. I hate them. I'm going to look into the multi focal toric contacts,

Don't you mean you're farsighted, skatss? If you need bifocals to read, than you're probably farsighted. I'm nearsighted and I take my glasses off to read.

Hi gang!

I am fairly new to this forum, but I am trialing multifocal lenses, and I am having issues. I have a slight astigmatism (-.75 both eyes), but the fitter is trying to fit me in standard multifocal lenses by increasing the power. I am experiencing the issue of less-than-sharp distance vision, and if I get the distance to a point I can stand, the reading is poor and working on the computer requires readers. Also, I have distortion if I look at things in the distance at an angle. In your experience, is that the astigmatism that is not being corrected?

The fitter has ordered Proclear Multifocal Soft Toric lenses to try, but I am wary since they supposedly move slightly up or down as you look down to read and up to see in a distance. I did consider moving my monitor up slightly to see if I could use the upper part of the outer near vision ring to see it without readers. Does anyone have experience with these? I saw where one poster had used the C-VUE, and I see where they have a disposable lens out now. It looks like the same design as the Proclear. Does it move up and down? Do you feel that sensation?

I have a corneal scar on one eye just inside the field of vision, and I have some concerns about a lens moving up and down over that and comfort. (It is on the top of the pupil.) I have gotten pretty good comfort from the Air Optix Aqua multifocal lenses that are not toric, but again, in order to get distance vision to my satisfaction for safe driving and such, I feel I have little help with reading. I could almost live with readers for the computer; at least they would stay at the computer desk (where I work about 10 hours a day) if I could get adequate reading and distance vision. I could be comfortable working out, watching a movie, or driving with my contacts only, except the smaller buttons on the dashboard are blurry. With my torics and no multifocals, I get very frustrated when I want to read just one sentence on something or see a price tag or see the X to sign my name at the pharmacy, and I don't want to dig for my readers in my purse. If my 14-year-old daughter is with me, I am asking her to read this or that for me, which she is tired of doing, as you can imagine.

Why don't they just increase the power on the near vision portion of multifocals to help people see at a distance and near? I guess I don't understand the design of a progressive contact lens versus a progressive lens in glasses.

I see better with my progressive glasses than these contacts. Of course, the glasses have correction for astigmatism. I am not sure if that is the issue or not. I have read that wearing multifocal contact lenses is a give and take, but a monovision system just does not work for me. I thought the progressives would be simultaneous vision, and I have read that you can wear two distance center contacts of the Proclear Toric Multifocals and use the near area on the bottom for reading and the top possibly for the computer (if I raise the monitor slightly?). That is a theory and may not work at all.

The person with the C-VUE success was encouraging, but again, there was the giving up of 20/20 distance vision, and I am not sure I can handle that. I may be back in my Softlens Toric 66 lenses with readers hanging around my neck or having driving glasses or something. I had high hopes for multifocals, but my vision is an important thing, so we will see how it works out. I would appreciate any words of encouragement.

I am begging to accept that, at least until technology improves, I may have to settle for keeping $14 readers all over the house and have some half readers to drive.

I will post back when I try the Proclear Multifocal Toric lenses and let others know my experience there.

Thank you for your time.

Greetings mysterylover.

How many times to I get to type that?

Sorry to hear about your troubles.

Astigmatism usually looks like blur rather than distortion. You might want to check with your eye doctor on that distortion you see. Is it like looking through a fun house mirror? Lines are wavy instead of straight?

I'm afraid I don't know much more about your issues than that. Hopefully some others will come along and help you with the rest of your questions. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful that that. I wish you well.

Thanks for your reply. When I say there is distortion, for instance, green lights and red lights are sideways ovals instead of circles when driving at night. I never had that with my toric lenses. It is almost like I am seeing an extra shadow of the same on top of the circle of the light. I think that might be the astigmatism, but I am not sure. I put a call into the fitter today, but it was later in the day. Maybe I will hear back tomorrow. I think my expectations may be just too high. After all, many people where readers, so I might just have to accept that if I have to give up clear distance vision. I welcome any other comments though.

Hello Mysterylover,

I suspect that your circular traffic lights appearing as ovals may be a lack of focus due to the lack of astigmatism correction, particularly at night.

We will all be interested to hear what your CL fitter advises though.

knotlob

Your "sideways ovals" almost makes me think you're seeing double a little bit. Like the traffic light is two circles overlapping so they look like an oval.

Like knotlob said, we want to know how this all works out for you, so please let us know what the doctor says. I wish you well.

How are things going, mysterylover? Have you started wearing the Proclear Multi-Focal contact lenses yet?

Thanks for thinking of me. I picked up the Proclear Multifocal Toric lenses last Friday, so I have had them nearly a week. The fitter ordered 2 near-center and 2 distance center lenses, which I highly recommend with these lenses.

My first trial was in the traditional way, with the near-distance lens in the dominant (right in my case) eye and the near-center lens in the left eye. The near-center lens gave me better vision near, far, and in between (the computer, where I spend sometimes 10 hours a day) from the start. The distance-center lens gave me very poor vision even at a distance. Usually later in the day it would finally seem to settle and stop moving, but it only gave me distance vision that was not much better than the near-center lens. The BC of this lens is 8.4, where the Soflens-66 torics I have worn for years is 8.5. It seemed that would not be much, but I am a bit worried. I did, however, stick out trying the combination until I realized that there was simply very poor vision on the computer. Having never tried monovision, I was not sure my left eye would ever take over and be able to fix that.

I decided to see if I could try two near-center lenses, especially since my distance vision was remarkably good in the near-center lens in my left eye (not what I expected at all and probably not the norm). I have only been trying the two near-center lenses since Wednesday, so this is my 2nd full day with them. My biggest issue has been getting the right lens to stay still. Every time I blinked or looked a direction, the lens would move off my eye and have to settle again. Essentially, my vision was blurring, clearing, blurring, clearing most of the day. I did recall reading that sometimes that is due to drying, and I have been told I have dry eyes. The fitter had given me samples of the Systane Ultra preservative-free vials to try when the Soflens Multifocals (no toric, of course) were giving me a drying feeling later in the day, but I had used them all. Today, I broke down and bought some. I took the lenses out, put a drop in each, placed them back in my eyes, and put one drop in each. Then, of course, I had to wait a while to let them settle again. I don't like that these lenses do seem to take up to 30 minutes to settle, but I am hoping that may shorten with time.

Well, the constant lifting up and down or rotation did seem to stop with the drops. After about 2 hours, I was able to see better out of my left eye, and I am begging to get a more even feel, though my vision in all fields is a bit worse in the right eye. The computer is not hurting my eyes now, but I do have some blurring when blinking or glancing. I am very hopeful that I can tolerate these lenses because, when the lenses are in place and not moving, they give me better vision than I have ever had. If they fail, I think I am going to feel quite disappointed, even though they are expensive.

I would say that my advice to those who want to try multifocal lenses would be to be prepared to be patient. Every person is different, and their priorities are different. I really was not happy about giving up computer vision, so I am stressing keeping that and the distance. Having to adjust where a book or fine print is in my field really does not bother me. Comfort is also important, since I wear the lenses so many hours and see better with contacts than with my glasses.

Has anyone here found that dryness of the eye can cause the problems with a lens moving? I worry that the right lens may be rotating some, causing the blurring from time to time. I plan to have the lens fitter check it, but I wanted to see if the drops would help the lens at least be rotated in the same place and stop having to move off the eye and then settle over and over. That seems to have helped, so I still have not lost hope.

My backup plan was to use the Soflens Multifocal lens with prescription glasses to correct my astigmatism on the computer if these failed. However, having the astigmatism corrected is so great in all fields that I fear that will really seem a disappointment. I remember thinking my vision was the best it could be before I ever wore a toric lens. Then, I was completely thrilled with the improvement of the toric until presbyopia came into the picture and messed things up. Now that I have been introduced to the multifocal world, it would be difficult to go back to wearing toric lenses with readers for the computer and half readers for seeing the dashboard when I drive.

I have read that there is a C-VUE Advanced Toric monthly lens that now has trials. I am not sure what the design is like, but you can order them in all types of base curves, axes, and strengths. I also have no information about how comfortable they are, but they say it offers advanced hydration. My fitter has not mentioned these lenses. I am wondering if they are very expensive or hard to fit or just so new that she has no experience with them. I might at least mention them, since they would be my last resort if both of these lenses cannot stay comfortable and in position.

I will keep you updated on my progress. I hope my journey helps someone else.

Well, it certainly sounds like contact lenses have been a challenge for you, mysterylover. You've been through a lot. I'm glad that things seem to be getting better and that somethings are starting to work for you.

I found something new called "C-VUE Advanced Custom Toric" contact lenses. (They may be so new that your eye doctor has not heard of them yet.) Is that the lenses you're asking about?
That word "custom" tells me that you can get them in just about any parameters you need. I don't wear them so I don't know how comfortable they are either. The website says that they are "quarterly replacement," which means you can wear them for three months. This is the description: "The all new C-VUE Advanced Custom Toric is an extremely customized specialty toric lens that features exceptional deliverability, in new convenient blister packaging available in hioxifilcon D, a material which offers advanced hydration properties that allow it to retain 97% of its moisture resulting in outstanding all-day comfort."

I'm not sure what "extremely customized" or "exceptional deliverability" means, and Spell Check thinks "deliverability" is misspelled. I'm thinking the Ad Writer Guy had too much coffee that morning.

Poor ad copy aside, you may want to ask your eye doctor about them. Let me know how it goes.

I went in to see my fitter today to see if the Proclear Multifocal torics were lifting or rotating. She said there was a small bit or rotation on the right, but it should not be enough to be intolerable. Apparently, I am just very sensitive. It may be because the lens is intended to move slightly up and down as you look, but I think it may be the base curve being 8.4, rather than the 8.5 I have been wearing for years in my torics. They were giving me a headache with the clear, blur, clear and movement I could feel, so I think they are not an option.

I did ask about the Monthly C-VUE Advanced Multifocal Toric lens. My fitter did say that they did fit the regular Multifocal from this company but had not done the toric. However, she asked the senior tech there, and she permitted her to call and see if they could order these. They are new, and as a result, apparently they are charging for shipping, which other companies don't do for trial pairs. I offered to pay the shipping if it was a great deal, since I am essentially their guinea pig with this lens. Anyway, they said it would be 10 days before they were here due to the customization. They did sort of disagree with getting the exact same prescription I had in the Proclear lens, even with regard to the astigmatism correction and distance correction I have had for years. They calculate strictly by what your glasses prescription is, not by what you as the patient feel gives you the best vision. I am hoping these work, but since I do have the corneal scarring, I am hoping that, since this company charges for shipping of the trials, they will let a trial based on my experience dictate what prescription we might order next if we need to adjust to make me happy with the vision on all fields. My distance vision in my left eye is slightly compromised, so I tend to up the power there by a quarter. To have that "even" feel, I usually up the right one as well, with no problems.

The good news is that the design of these lenses is the same as the B&L regular Multifocal, which I like. It is also weighted at the bottom, like my Soflens-66 torics I have worn for years, so hopefully stability will not be an issue. They are customizable in that you can get the exact base curve (got my 8.5), diameter (got my 14.5), axis and and powers up to I think +2.50 add (not just low or high adds). The one I have on order actually has the astigmatism corrected more and the near-sighted correction corrected less than toric lenses of my past, including the Proclear. However, the marriage of the near-center aspheric multifocal and the toric may cause a different need with the design or something. It is funny that my astigmatism with my glasses is really only -.50 and in my torics I have had for years it is -.075, and the C-VUE company recommended I increase the astigmatism correction in this lens even more. Has anyone else had that? My power is a -4.75 on my glasses, and they recommend a -4.50 for these lenses. I had said if only B&L made a multifocal toric, it would be the answer to the blur on the computer and the glare/distortion in driving that I have with the Soflens Multifocal. The instructions of the C-VUE Multifocal monthly toric actually say that the design is actually by B&L and the same as the B&L multifocal lens. My timing may be just right, with this lens having hit the market only in October of 2009.

The only bad part is that I have to wait for the 10 days for the trial pair, and wearing the Proclear Multifocal torics during that time just won't work. I am wearing the Soflens Multifocals and wearing my lowest readers while on the computer. I can deal with the glare of night driving until then. (It is obvious, but not dangerous and not nearly as bad as with the Air Optix Multifocals for some reason.) My .25 readers do help the glare on the computer a bit, but I don't really need the strength at all. I am praying on this lens, since I really need a toric and am tired of not seeing the dashboard when I drive and not being able to read price tags.

The poor fitter has been so great and patient. I told her she was likely just wanting me to take something and leave at this point. If this fails, she might be needing a huge vacation from the stress of dealing with me.

If she works on commission, she should at least make some money on these. They seem to be even more than the Proclear Multifocal Torics, but at this point, I am willing to pay to get good vision. I guess nearly not ever being able to wear contact lenses again due to wearing my lenses too long and not getting new ones sooner, causing the corneal scars, has made me want the best vision I can get and to be very picky and to treasure my eyesight. I will keep you posted when the C-VUE trials get here. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

If they are good for me, I can be a spokesperson for people who have difficulty with the Proclear design. This design is very much like wearing my progressive glasses but without the glare or constant cleaning of glasses I would have to do. Thanks for caring.

Hello mysterylover

Thanks for that detailed report. I will watch your progress with interest. Seems to be even more development in speciality multifocal toric lenses by your post. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the manufacturer's recommendations when switching to a different brand/type of lens. My RGP prescription is quite different to the Biofinity soft lenses I used to wear.

These trial lenses will likely be a first pass and the optician will be able to tweak the prescription to optimise your vision.

Good luck

knotlob

Thanks for that bit of advice that comes from your experience. That's why Lens 101 was created, so people can share their stories and help each other through the hard times.

That's just what I was thinking, BDE. Two circles that overlap would look like an oval.

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Hey all,
My new CVUE Multifocal Toric lenses came in yesterday. I am planning on picking them up tomorrow. I had some eye irritation in one eye, so I am sort of delaying the trial to give it the best chance possible of success. I am very hopeful, so I don't want to jinx anything. I might mistake irritation as discomfort or something, you know? Anyway, I will keep you posted on how things go. I have an appointment with the fitter next week in case we need to tweak the prescription or something. Keep your fingers crossed that all goes well!

Oh, I think the description of the overlapping circles is very accurate, by the way. I am 99% sure that is due to the astigmatism not being corrected. My vision is good at a distance and up close overall, but the street lights and the computer are places where I notice that loss of crisp vision I had with my torics (well, torics with readers on the computer). I just hope these new lenses are as comfortable as the torics I used to wear 13-15 hours a day some days!

I think it is sensible to allow your eye irritation to subside before trying the new lenses. I wish you success with the lenses and please do let everybody know how it goes.

knotlob

You're this close to life with new CVUE contact lenses. I'm anxious to hear your reports as they come in about them.

Hi all,

I am doing the trial with the CVUE toric multifocal lenses, and I am not sure what to think. As I mentioned before, the CVUE people did not want to accept the prescription I have worn in my toric lenses for the last 6 years and insisted on their calculations. My vision is sort of cloudy at a distance and not nearly as sharp as I am accustomed to having with the torics at a -4.75 rather than this -4.50 for distance. On the computer, I can definitely tell that there is astigmatism correction, but the right eye is much better than the left, where I have the corneal scarring, and it seems like I am off balance. Reading is also not crisp, like it was with the Proclear multifocal torics or even the Soflens Multifocals without the toric. I am a bit perplexed at why this company insisted that I must have a new prescription in their lens. It is supposedly the same design as the Soflens Multifocal but in a toric. The thing they seem to have been hung up on was the fact that I am comfortable with the exact same prescription in my contact lenses as I am in my glasses (-4.75 for distance, -0.75 for astigmatism, +2.00 for add power). That is exactly what I was wearing in the Proclear toric multifocals (near-center in both eyes), and yet, the person who took the order from my fitter kept saying that my power should be less in my contacts that my glasses and so forth, to the point where the fitter, having never worked with their toric multifocal lens before, accepted that maybe it had something to do with the merging of the multifocal with the toric; she does, however, fit the CVUE multifocal. However, this multifocal toric is new, so they just have never fitted it. As far as comfort goes, so far, they are really quite comfortable. They are much thicker than the Proclear or any other toric I have tried, but I am not having any problems. I am continuing to wear them just to see if I can tolerate them in terms of comfort. Does anyone know what happens to your vision if your astigmatism is over-corrected? My prescription for astigmatism is very low, even borderline for correction, but I have been in toric lenses for 6 years, since I really noticed an improvement with the Soflens 66 toric. My RX is, as I said, -0.75 for astigmatism, but these lenses are for -1.25, which seems way over-corrected. Apparently, the company is charging for trial lenses, and it did take about 7 working days for these to come in. I am trying to come up with a way to get as close as possible before ordering a 2nd pair with maybe a different prescription. I wonder what would happen if I tried the Soflens multifocal in my normal toric correction for distance and add power (same design as these) and the fitter places a loose lens for astigmatism correction over them for -.075. I am going to email the fitter, as I am supposed to see her Tuesday. I think we could get a fit in these lenses, but if they charge a large amount for shipping the trials, I don't want to keep ordering trials. I am not sure yet whether that charge will be passed to me or not. I think the toric is definitely a help on the computer, but I wonder if it is too strong. You would think that the tests done by my fitters over the year would be correct. I would welcome any suggestions.

Hello mysterylover

Thanks for that interesting post.

CVue seem to be applying the standard calculated Vertex correction to change from spectacle to contact lens prescription. The difference is -0.25D as they have applied.

I'm not sure what the impact of over strong astigmatism correction is, apart from poorer eyesight. I don't think that the eye lens can adjust for astigmatism. If your spherical correction is too strong, then you will probably get a headache as your lens is trying to correct the over correction from the contact lenses or spectacles. As you say your -0.75D astigmatism is borderline on whether to correct or not.

I switched from soft lenses to hard lenses to get some astigmatism correction (about 0.50D) without the need to go to torics. This as you noted does make quite a bit of difference.

Presumably your CL fitter will be able to check what your actual prescription should be when you wear the CVUE lenses, using over refraction where they try different loose lenses in the special frames you wear at the opticians for the test.

It's a pity that companies can't use reasonable post cost to send the trial lenses to you. I always get annoyed when I want to buy something costing $8 and then they add a standard courier charge of $40 onto that (especially given the low value of the original item. It's bad enough when the item is expensive). Maybe you can negotiate some sort of discount with your fitter, etc. if the lenses do prove to be incorrectly specified by CVUE. After all, your CL fitter is learning from this exercise also.

knotlob

Right. What he said.

Thanks for your comments. I will see the fitter tomorrow. What is quite disturbing is we know what my prescription is based on the trials over the years. As I said, I have been wearing the Soflens 66 toric for 6 years, and the prescription has not really changed. I realize that the CVUE people were likely using the calculations you mentioned with the -.25D, but MY FITTER knows her patient and about the scarring on my left lens, and that scarring is in my visual field. I am blessed to be able to wear contact lenses at all, according to my ophthalmologist. The way I have dealt with the slight fogging in the eye is to increase the power in that eye to the same as my glasses, and because I want a sense of balance in both eyes, I just up the power in the left eye for an even feel. I simply don't get the thing about increasing my astigmatism, especially from -.075 to -1.25. I guess the frustration comes with the fact that everyone knows that, with this borderline astigmatism, fitters will order an increased distance power to accommodate for the lack of astigmatism correction in a regular lens, and my fitter started out doing that with several normal soft multifocal lenses in case the worked first. Since they carried the trials in stock, she did not have to answer to anyone about how much of an increase it took in the distance power to help me see clearly enough. In he non-toric Soflens Multifocal, my distance was all the way to a -5.25 to make me content with my distance vision for driving. My fitter never said that was simply too much considering my toric power would be a -4.50 by their normal calculations. She simply let me try different powers in a lens that felt comfortable and let me have trials with stronger distance until I was happy. She was the professional, and she could see my history and such. I guess she figured if the lenses did not give me headaches to wear that she would not worry about the increase.

My worries now are just how she will go about trying to figure out the correct prescription in these lenses. Does anyone know if the fitter can put lenses in front of these contacts with less astigmatism and more power for distance and let me see how that works in the office? It might be harder to tell what the near vision and intermediate will be like (especially without my computer there and he glare that computers add to the picture), but the +2.00 add has been the acceptable add power. These CVUE lens are supposedly the same exact design as the Soflens multifocals. As a matter of fact, I read that Soflens actually makes them for CVUE to sell. Do you think that it would be easier to try to decrease the astigmatism and increase the distance with loose lenses or to see if the fitter has in stock a trial pair of Soflens multifocals in my prescription without the toric (-4.75, high add) and then put a loose lens in front to see what amount of astigmatism correction I am happy with at various distances before ordering another trial pair? If she does not have that prescription in the Soflens multifocals in stock, she can order them, and I think those trials come in pretty fast (might be here by the end of the week).

What kills me about this whole thing is that I think that these lenses have the potential to be perfect for me. I have had them in now for nearly 12 hours, and they are completely comfortable. We all know that comfort is very high on the list of reasons to buy a lens. I just honestly believe that the CVUE people should have listened to my fitter. I have had my lenses fitted in this contact lens department for all these years. They know what I need to be happy. I am the customer, and I am paying the price, which is not cheap, for these lenses. The one cool thing about this lens was that is was so specialized in terms of being able to customize the fit, and yet, they would not listen to the fitter who was placing the order. I got the feeling she started to place the order, and their first question was what my glasses prescription was. She gave that to them and then tried to explain that I have been taking that full RX in my toric contacts for years.

I guess I am concerned that she will call back to order again based on findings tomorrow, and they will question her ability, which really is frustrating. She is trying to please the patient. I cannot imagine them fussing over what the fitter says works for the patient when technically, it looks like I could order this lens online with whatever prescription I wanted to plug into the order section.

Oh well, I am starting to rant. I am just a bit frustrated because I have this gut feeling these would have been the perfect lenses if they had had the correct prescription I have been happy with in terms of distance and astigmatism correction for years. Now, we are faced with trying to figure out the best way to make sure that my normal prescription is indeed best with this lens, which may be tedious, and then we have to order another trial pair, costing more time and money to ship.

Wish me luck tomorrow! This poor fitter has really worked so hard to please me. I hope she works on commission, so I can at least make a sale in the end for her. At least these lenses are expensive enough for her to hopefully make a decent commission or bonus for all the time she has spent with me thus far. There are probably not many fitters who would have been this nice and patient, especially ordering a lens that is this new with a charge for the trials. I will post back here later to let you all know how things go. If we get the prescription correct, I could actually look forward to wearing these lenses for years and years and just increasing the add power for the reading portion as needed. I am not sure what the max on the add is, but I don't think +2.00 is that close to the top, which would leave me room to age more in terms of presbyopia over the years. I will be in touch.

Thanks for all the support. Hopefully, my experience with these multifocals will be helpful for someone else. I will say that when I saw them and how thick they were, I was really worried about comfort. I don't feel them at all. I cannot see a mark to indicate where the bottom is, even though they are supposedly bottom-weighted, like my Soflens toric lenses, which have marks on them to indicate top and bottom. I have found that gravity puts them in the right place pretty quickly, so it is no big deal...just a bit odd. They are totally clear (no slight blue tint or anything). I dropped one in the bathroom sink (had it closed, thank goodness), and my husband had to help me find it since I had one in already and could not see it at all. I do think they won't tear easily though, which I have read that some people have found the Proclear toric multifocals to be easy to tear because they are so thin.

I hope that my journey will encourage others to at least give multifocal soft lenses a try. I have been very motivated, so I have been patient and not given up. Since I have my own business and can spend up to 12 hours a day on the computer but also drive during the day or night and need to read a great deal to do my business, I really have been determined to find the best lens for me. I have really sung the praises of the fitter, and I will likely write a letter to the office to let them know how great she has been when we finally hit the mark. She deserves a raise! I have assured her that I won't just not buy a pair of lenses after all of this; she will definitely make a sale of some sort. I am hoping she can get a feel for how to improve on this lens in terms of the vision tomorrow, and maybe by the end of next week I will be a happy camper. Wish me luck!

I think you might be right about that overlapping circle thing, Weird and BDE.

So, how did your appointment on the 19th of May go?

Thanks for asking. The appointment with the Unilens CVU multifocal torics was interesting and frustrating. Since the fitter had never worked with that lens before, she called the company, since my vision was so off. She got some strange instructions to put a pair of frames over my lenses and to add loose lenses to see what helped my vision to somehow arrive at a new RX. Then, when she called them, they gave her a recommendation, but they told her that after about 3 or 4 trial pair that they would cut ties and no longer work to please the customer (and they charged $15 to ship each trial pair). For the cost of those lenses (came out to basically $1,000 a year, but the fitter said she would cut me a deal for a year's worth if I bought them), I figured they should be happy to help be get great vision. I was really not sure that we would ever hit the mark without having the trials.

Well, we went back to square one and started working with increasing and decreasing powers with the Soflens Multifocal, leaving the toric out of the picture to see how crisp we could get the vision. I was not totally happy with the options she sent home with me to try in my daily life. I kept wishing those 2 near-center Proclear multifocal torics I tried would have fit better because they gave the best vision in all fields. I finally broke down and put them in again, and low and behold they stayed in place! The vision was also a dream, although we are planning on doing a check next week to see if we can tweak for maybe a tad better distance vision and possibly less starring around lights. On the computer and reading are great. The distance just seems a tad weak. I kept wondering why there would suddenly be a difference. Well, earlier, I think I mentioned my eye being irritated and trying to wait to try the Proclear lenses until that cleared when they first came in. I ended up with a sinus infection and adding several medications to my normal list that I take already. I was anxious to try the lenses, and I tried them as soon as the irritation was better but not before stopping all the new medications. I suspect that those medications changed the pH of my eyes or the moisture or something. This 2nd trial, I was off those medications, and the lenses are no longer moving like before.

I am now tickled to death that I will be able to see near, on the computer, and at a distance. We may increase the distance or the astigmatism slightly if that helps my distance a bit, but these are definitely the lenses I will buy. They are half the price of the CVUE. The CVUE is not a bad lens, and I did have comfort, which is important. However, the Proclear MF torics are also comfortable. I use drops maybe once or twice a day, depending on the environment.

By the end of next week, if we make a change, we might have the trials with any changes (fitter is ordering various different lenses with increased distance or increased astigmatism in hopes one will be the exact change to make things super sharp) and might be ready to order the final product for a year. I may seem picky, but for this price, I want the best vision I can get. I will post again when we have a final verdict.

For all those interested in multifocal torics, I think there is a best lens for you, but you really have to have a terrific, patient fitter who will listen to you and be willing to work with you. I have been blessed and told this fitter I am going to write a letter to my doctor recommending she get a raise.

I am really in vision heaven though. I can even see the dashboard while I drive!

Well mysterylover

It's encouraging that you are seemingly making progress.

I must say I am appalled at the attitude of Unilens. Given the price of the lens, I would have expected some decent customer service. Instead, they sound like they regard customers as an unavoidable irritation. Best shot of them if you can get on with the Proclear MF lenses.

knotlob

Good to hear from you, mysterylover, and it's good to see the phrase "I am now tickled to death." After all you've been through, I'm happy to read that you have found the Proclear Multifocal contact lenses can give you good vision at a good price. It looks as though your patience has finally paid off.

Thanks for telling us about your new contact lenses. I hope they serve you well in the coming years. Keep in touch, we want to know how you're getting along.

I'm sorry you didn't have such a positive experience there, mysterylover. I hope you find something that fits better in the near future, if you haven't found it already.

I'm with you knotlob. I hope the Proclear Multi-Focal lenses work out for mysterylover.

The first thing that caught my attention was the part about your eye doctor calling the company (I'm assuming Unilens) and they would "no longer work to please the customer." What cement head came up with that policy? Customer satisfaction should be top priority in any company.

I'm glad it worked out for you anyway. It's good to be in vision heaven.

I thought I read something about toric bifocals just today. Hang on . . .

Nope. That was about RGP torics. Sorry.