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A Guide to Multifocal Contact Lenses

multifocal contact lensesMultifocal contact lenses are designed to suit people who have difficulty with near and far vision.

If someone already requires glasses or contact lenses for distance vision, they may also need reading glasses to focus on objects in their near vision. In order to solve this they will tend to swap between two different types of glasses or use multifocal glasses. Multifocal contact lenses can replace multifocal glasses and provide the user with the flexibility and convenience contact lenses allow.

Smokers at risk from sight loss

smoking sight lossAge-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss for people over the age of 55 in the western world.  AMD is a degenerative retinal eye disease that causes progressive loss of central vision. AMD affects the macula – the part of the retina responsible for clear vision needed for daily activities such as reading or driving.1

According to the World Health Organisation the only established modifiable risk factor is smoking. People who smoke more than double their risk of developing AMD yet this is not widely known. 1