Multifocal contact lenses can provide presbyopes with unprecedented freedom from spectacle correction. Depending upon patients’ visual needs and lifestyle demands, eye care providers now have a variety of multifocal (MF) lens designs to choose from––including several daily disposable and toric options.
However, many practitioners experience some level of frustration or inherent difficulty during the fitting process that may, in fact, dissuade them from even offering multifocal lenses to their patients. Some of the most frequently cited obstacles include: poor ocular surface health, unrealistic patient expectations, a lengthy follow-up period and/or an outright failure to fit the lens effectively.
In an effort to ease your fears about prescribing MF contacts, we orchestrated a roundtable discussion between three of the leading multifocal experts in optometry––David Kading, OD, Mile Brujic, OD, and Jason Miller, OD, MBA. Drawing upon years of clinical experience, countless success stories and even a few failures, they will help assuage your concerns about some of the most ubiquitous challenges associated with multifocal contact lens wear.
By : David Kading, OD, Mile Brujic, OD
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