What Are Multi Focal Contacts?

Depending on the design of the contact lens, multi focal contacts provide a range of powers in the same lens, using one of two methods.

The alternating vision method means your eye focuses on one of the options in the lens depending on the task. Whereas the simultaneous vision method means your eye see through all the power options and automatically chooses the correct focus depending on the task.

Multifocal contacts are available in different forms, soft, GP, and silicon hydrogel. Talk to your optometrist about the different options and which one is right for your child’s eyes. It is important to mention that there have been major advancements in contact lens design over the past years, which means that the comfort, quality of vision, and ease of use are all vastly superior to the contacts used ten years ago. For information about orthok read Understanding Orthokeratology.

The most common form of multi focal contacts uses concentric circles with different powers depending on the task. For example close work like reading, verses far focus activities like watching sports or going to the park.