Monovision is an alternative contact lens option.
Monovision with contact lenses.
If depth perception is too compromised, Monovision may not be a good choice.
Monovision can be customized to the individual according to their daily activities
or their profession.
If you need cataract surgery in both eyes,
your doctor might have you consider Monovision.
Monovision allows a constant clarity in each eye
and requires less chair time than bifocal fits.
Modified Monovision: Patients who choose this type of Monovision
wear one contact lens that is a bifocal.
Some people may feel that Monovision does not provide clear enough
vision for either distance or close-up viewing.
People who adapt well to a Monovision contact lens fitting typically are
able to tolerate a CK procedure.
Many people have good results with Monovision, and are able to reduce their use of reading glasses.
People who have previously used Monovision with contact lenses tend to adjust more easily to this method.
Overall, people who use Monovision tend to adapt easily and
see both distance and close-up items reasonably well.
Monovision can reduce the need for reading glasses,
while still helping the patient to see items that are far away.
CK also provides a type of Monovision, but with a more full range of vision in the corrected eye.
Another negative feature to Monovision is the fact that each eye works separately
and not together like normal eyes would.
A lot of people have good results with Monovision, and have the ability to lower their usage of reading glasses.
If multifocal lenses aren't comfortable or
don't give you adequate vision, a Monovision contact lens fitting may be a good alternative.
In most cases,
an eye care professional will recommend using Monovision contact lenses for a time before committing to a surgical solution.
With Monovision, one lens is prescribed to see
better at a distance, and the other lens is prescribed to see better close-up.
The good results that many people experience using contacts for Monovision are not usually seen when
a Monovision Rx is tried with glasses.
A doctor's method of fitting can either be Monovision or multifocal, and they can choose from silicone hydrogel,
soft, or GP lens materials.
Cataract surgery may be performed to correct vision problems in both
eyes, and in these cases, patients are usually advised to consider Monovision.
Monovision of any kind, whether it's Monovision LASIK® or Monovision with contact lenses,
involves some compromise and not everyone adapts well to it.
Monovision may sound odd the first time you hear about it, but
this technique has been used very successfully with contact lenses for many years.
This creates a mild form of Monovision, meaning that one eye is corrected
for near vision while the other eye is stronger for distance vision.
After an adjustment period of a week or two, many people have good results with Monovision and are able to rely less on their reading glasses.
Another type of contact lens correction for presbyopia is Monovision, in which one eye wears a distance prescription,
and the other wears a prescription for near vision.
For Monovision patients, the dominant eye will be
fitted with the contact lens that is suited for driving or other activities that require focusing on objects far away.
Of course, your surgeon may also
consider you a candidate for surgical correction of presbyopia such as Monovision LASIK, which can improve your near vision without reading glasses
or bifocals.
If you notice a significant blurring of your distance vision during this test with both eyes open,
you may not be a good candidate for Monovision with conductive keratoplasty.