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The REAL Reason You Should Try Multifocal Contact Lenses (PLUS my Top 3 Brands)

Doctor Eye Health

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Multifocal contact lenses can help you stop relying on reading glasses. I break down how they work and my top brand picks.
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Many people are unaware that multifocal contact lenses exist, yet they offer a practical way to manage presbyopia without constantly switching between glasses. As one of the best reading glasses alternatives, these lenses function to help you see clearly at multiple distances.

I also share my professional recommendations for the best contact lens brands for daily and monthly wear. Whether you need toric lenses or standard multifocals, choosing the right material and schedule is essential for comfort and long-term eye health.

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Chapters:

0:00 The REAL Reason You Should Try Multifocal Contact Lenses
1:08 How do Multifocal Lenses Work?
3:33 Multifocal Lenses Pro-Tips
6:02 My Picks for Daily Multifocal Lenses
8:26 My Picks for Toric Lenses
10:14 My Picks for Monthly Multifocal Lenses
11:21 Bonus Tip!
12:13 Final Thoughts

20 Comments

@gailcates8826 3 weeks ago

I use two different brands of standard multifocal monthly lenses. I found an optometrist who was exceedingly patient in helping me find the best vision. I use Biofinity in my weaker eye for reading and I use air optix in my stronger eye for distance and I find those two together give me the clearest vision. Biofinity seems better suited for reading and air optix seems better suited for distance.

@BlackBeltGamers88 3 weeks ago

It's astonishing how much technology is in those little lenses!

@Sipu79 3 weeks ago (edited)

The one thing marketing doesn't say about multifocal lenses or implants (for cataract surgery) is that the light get split across multiple focal points, which means reduced contrast, reduced color clarity and blurry vision as your eye gets 3 images at once from different focal lenghts (instead of an accommodation of a young eye). The marketing is very strong, the benefit of multifocal contacts is that you can remove them, but IOL implants are permanent. If you are picky about your image quality, make sure you try contacts before committing to lens implants.

@ToyaF82 3 weeks ago

I did not know these exist.

@rejeanpaquet4375 3 weeks ago

I’m 63 and have been wearing Alcon DAILIES TOTAL1 lenses for several years. I really like them because they give me enough functional near vision to casually browse my phone and handle everyday tasks without constantly reaching for reading glasses.
For extended work at my multi-monitor computer setup, I wear blue-light-filtering readers for sharper, more comfortable screen vision. At restaurants, I can usually read a menu without readers as long as the lighting is good.

@robeeenz 2 weeks ago

You just changed my life. I’ve been wearing reading glasses for probably four years, and after seeing this video I immediately made an appointment to try multifocal contacts I tried a few on at the optometrist office. I left.. I’m only two hours in and I’m amazed. I was able to shrink the font on my phone and I can see again. I hate wearing glasses, so this genuinely feels life-changing. You are my hero.

@Chrisovideos 2 weeks ago

As someone who didn't need any glasses until about age 45, wearing these are the closest you will get to what your "normal" vision used to be like before presbyopia. I have been wearing Bausch and Lomb ultra multifocal for 10 years. Hardest part is putting them in since I can't see well up close due to a combination of presbyopia and slight (+1.00) farsightedness. I use bright light and a magnifying mirror. Once one is in I can see to put the other one in. Are they as good as wearing my progressives? no, but for most daily things they are perfect. I can easily see my phone and often forget I have them in, but do wear basic readers if I'm going to read for any length of time especially in low light. Anyone trying these for the first time needs to remember that there is a bit of a learning curve for your brain to figure out how to see through them.

@mödemlooper 2 weeks ago

I brought them up to my eye doctor and she was shocked I knew about them. This was a few years ago when they were barely available

@paulkempkes8292 2 weeks ago

The single most important reason to be fit with multifocal contact lenses is so that way when you get cataracts and want to explore the multifocal IOL options, your eye doctor can say, "Well, remember when we tried those multifocal contact lenses and they were kinda OK but also kinda sucked and you went back to your glasses after 6 months? Multifocal IOL's are very similar, except that when you decide to give up on them you can't just chuck them in the garbage and put your glasses back on. You're stuck with them. Are you OK with that?"

@Mindipulator 3 weeks ago

I'll stick to mono vision. Far more affordable. Has worked well for me for years.

@JeffHorn-f7p 3 weeks ago

Multifocal contacts tend to not work and most fail with them. The reason is the only people who benefit from already have an aging, clouding, dysfunctional lens which is why the patient is presbyopic. This aging lens results in decreased contrast sensitivity. In fact we know that the aging of the lens from birth results in increasing contrast sensitivity until about the age of 25 and then the CS is diminished over time. The reason why the MTF contact often fails is related to the reason that vision looks "softer" as you described in your video. As you know, this is due to reduced contrast (also the reason why more light can help). Since a multifocal contact splits light, the contrast is reduced. Now, add on the increasing aberrations emanating from the aging lens, which also reduces contrast, and you potentially have enough contrast loss that the patient will give up wearing them. Plus, as you noted, dry eyes results in less than wonderful results, and the contact itself may be drying the eye out, plus, the aging patient also has increasing incidence of dry eye disease. The bottom line is that MTF have a number of logistics going against them.

@friendofjesus225 3 weeks ago (edited)

I suffer from macular edema for the last 17 years. So my vision is horrible both near and far. I have been wearing multifocal contacts for many years and I can say that it is very tricky to find the “sweet spot” so patience is a must. I am constantly checking to see if any treatment options have developed for my eye condition for a more permanent vision correction. I have experimented with all forms of lenses and glasses.
Also I wear Acuvue Oasys and I suffer from dry eyes so they are truly a comfortable contact. They do not tire my eyes during the day and I wear them for extended periods of time. More than 12 hours a day. Hope this helps someone.

@christinat.7264 2 weeks ago

Didn't know this even existed!!!! Will check it out. Thanks!!!

@eTiMaGo 2 weeks ago

Astigmatism + presbyopia here, I remember when I got my first glasses (25 years ago...), asking the optometrist if there were contact lenses for this, she said maybe someday in the future... looks like we're in the future now!

@joelzarley 3 weeks ago

I’ve worn the Alcon Air Optix multifocal lenses for the last several years and love them. I never need readers anymore (I don’t even know where they are at this point). It took like 10 minutes to get used to them

@Pand3Js 2 weeks ago (edited)

I use the Acuvue multifocal glasses when I play sports. It certainly helps, but the vision is not sharp. So it’s a compromise, but at least you get to see both far and up close. When I’m wearing the multifocal contact lenses and I want to read something like a menu, it actually helps to wear reading glasses on top of them.

@tman46544 3 weeks ago

I had them years ago. I only stopped wearing them because at the time it made more sense with life. After I have cataract surgery I plan to start using them again if all goes well.

@yvonne140 2 weeks ago

I'm -9.0, and been wearing multifocals for years! My optomotrist tried using different lenses "mono-vision" and I was so dizzy I couldn't even walk out the office. Multifocals were the answer! Love them!

@TechTheTruth 3 weeks ago

I tried this about 5 years ago and it didn’t work for me and I went with a mono setup and it’s been good, but not great. Definitely gonna revisit…thanks for sharing!