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between, making lots of people interested to try them once they learn more."[4] Why are multifocal contact lenses an important option for correcting presbyopia? Here are three big reasons, according to a recent survey of people with presbyopia ages 40 and older:
1. You don't have to struggle to accommodate and cope with your presbyopia. Nearly half of the people surveyed (46 percent) said they just cope with presbyopia and use compensatory methods to help them see what they need to see.[3] Some of the most common ways people with presbyopia compensate include extending the arm away from the face to read small text, needing more light to see clearly close up and increasing the font size on a smartphone to read emails and texts.
2. Reading glasses are frustrating and cumbersome to use as a long-term solution because they break or get lost quite often. Ever forget where you left your readers only to find them on your head? People ages 40 and older who were surveyed owned at least one pair of reading glasses and nearly 7 in 10 said taking their readers on and off throughout the day is a real inconvenience.[3] They are also likely to misplace or lose them and over half (55 percent) said wearing readers would make them feel old.[3]
3. Multifocal contact lenses offer flexibility for active lifestyles. About two-thirds (67 percent) of those surveyed want to stop adjusting their lives around their vision as it relates to their reading
glasses.[3] Thankfully, multifocal contact lenses let you move with ease and confidence, so you can enjoy an active lifestyle. That's in comparison to reading glasses that get in the way of a rigorous tennis match or tussle with kids or grandkids.
If you've been ignoring presbyopia symptoms and challenges, visit www.SeeNearAndFar.com to learn more about your options and to find a doctor.
*Dr. Susan Resnick is a paid consultant for Alcon.
References
[1] 2015 Comprehensive Report on the Global IOL Market. Market Scope.
[2] Presbyopia. https://www.aoa.org/patients-and-public/eye-and-vision-problems/glossary-of-eye-and-vision-conditions/presbyopia. Accessed April 2019.
[3] Survey of 501 Presbyopes. Alcon data on file, 2018.
[4] Lemp J, Kern J. Alcon Multifocal Contact Lenses for Presbyopia Correction. Presented at the Canadian Association of Optometrists Congress, June 28-30, 2017. Ottawa, ON.
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