Oh joy! Oh joy! I have been fitted with rigid gas permeable bifocal contact lenses that actually work! I can read the phone book, then the next moment look out the window and watch the squirrels run around in the trees…all crisp and clear!
I’m nearsighted in one eye, farsighted in the other, astigmatic in both and presbyopic in both. I have a phobia about wearing glasses and frankly, I don’t see well with them. Soft contacts were like looking through Saran Wrap. This is soooo cool!
I was very worried because I’d heard that the gas permeable lenses were hard to get used to. Well, that was true. For two weeks I felt like I had buttons sitting on top of my eyeballs…and we went through six pairs of lenses to find the right fit, prescriptions, etc. But…with my wonderful contact lens tech, my fabulous doctor and stick-to-it-tiveness…I CAN SEE EVERYTHING NEAR AND FAR AND IN BETWEEN!!!