Bifocals & Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a condition that makes it difficult for most men and women over 40 to focus up close. As our arms get “too short” we begin to need reading glasses or bifocals to read books or computers. The changes of presbyopia are due to aging of the focusing muscles. Although there is no “fountain of youth”, there are several options for dealing with the frustration of presbyopia. A common solution is available to nearsighted patients - just remove your glasses! Of course, in order to see in the distance, the glasses must be put back on.
An alternative to glasses is to use one eye's vision for distance and the other eye for near. This is called monovision. Monovision can be achieved using contact lenses, LASER, or lens implants.
A new option for correcting presbyopia is a multifocal lens implant or I0L. Several multifocal lens implants have been FDA approved over the past several years to help treat patients with presbyopia. We have experience with the following multifocal lenses:
- Crystalens
- ReSTOR
- Rezoom
