| Unlike bifocal contact lenses, a monovision-treated lens | | | | offer satisfying distance vision as well as acceptable |
| has only one power. Since bifocal contact lenses have | | | | close vision. |
| two focal points on a single lens, people may take a | | | | Monovision is sometimes a dilemma for some people, |
| period of time to adjust to the power change during | | | | that it may bring neither perfect distance vision nor |
| vision switch. The fitting technique monovision provides | | | | close vision. In addition, the two eyes may be not in |
| another effective solution to prescription eyes. | | | | perfect coordination so that depth perception is |
| Using monovision, you can wear a contact lens for | | | | affected. |
| distance vision on your dominant eye and another lens | | | | Monovision contact lenses’ fitting requires more |
| for close vision on the other eye. With proper | | | | skills and more time. The wearer’s vision |
| coordination, the two eyes perform well in seeing at all | | | | dissatisfaction can be magnified even by a slight |
| distances, creating acceptable and comfortable vision. | | | | change in the lens power, which may also spend |
| Although monovision is rarely used, they fit most of the | | | | several days to adjust. In this consideration, monovision |
| people without awareness of “distance eye” or | | | | contact lenses fitting may be mostly charged twice |
| “close eye”. | | | | the fee for a standard contacts fitting. |
| Two monovision variations are designed to suit | | | | Monovision contact lenses can also be used for a test |
| personal vision demands. First type is mini-monovision. | | | | to refractive surgeries, such as LASIK, conductive |
| Some people may find that standard monovision can | | | | keratoplasty and so on. These surgeries may realize |
| not provide clear distance vision. Mini-monovision adds | | | | monovision for your eyes. But a prior two-week test |
| a slight magnifying power to the close lens. People with | | | | of wearing monovision contact lenses is necessary. |
| mini-monovision can get a perfect vision if they spend | | | | You can ask your doctor for more information about |
| much of their time in distance vision and only a little | | | | the difference between monovision and bifocal lenses, |
| close vision. The other variation is modified monovision, | | | | and then choose the better one for your personal |
| which combines a single vision lens for the distance | | | | needs. |
| eye and a bifocal lens for the close eye. This type | | | | |