Bifocal Contact Lens Review – Soflens
See also my post on the newer Bausch & Lomb PureVision Bifocal Contact Lens.
I have been wearing Bausch & Lomb Soflens multi-focal contact lens for about 2 years. I tried a couple of other brands and even wore one for a couple of years before settling on the excellent vision provided by the Bausch & Lomb Soflens. In my opinion, the advantages of the Soflens are many:
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Excellent vision at distance, intermediate, and reading. This was very important to me. I, of course, wanted excellent vision for driving. I also spend lots of time on the computer and the intermediate distance was important and finally, although I could use reading glasses, the whole point of bifocal contact lenses is to not need them, so this is important too.
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Comfort. The Bausch & Lomb are very comfortable. I put them in and forget I am wearing them. I do not feel the need to use eye drops during the day.
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Ease of putting in and taking out. They are very durable and very easy to handle. In two years of taking them in and out every day, I have never nicked or torn a lens. I throw them away after 3 – 4 weeks because they do become a little uncomfortable from protein build up and this is the healthy thing to do (changing to fresh lenses as recommended).
With all the benefits, are there any negatives to the Baush & Lomb multifocals? Yes, there is just one negative that I am aware of, that is, they are not approved for sleeping (extended wear). My optometrist actually recommended that I try sleeping in them. I did and it was no good. They were uncomfortable and my eyes felt dry. It was not a good thing.
With this great of a review, you would think that I would never consider changing but low and behold I found out that Basuch & Lomb has a new multifocal lens called PureVision that has all of the advantages of the Soflens and can be worn for up to 30 days and nights. Wow, I’ve got to try them.
While researching, I also took a look at places to pick up contact lenses on line. Here’s a source that has a low price guarantee and additional reviews from their customers:
