I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has monovision contacts and loves them -- or anyone who just couldn't adjust?  I need to know how long it takes.  I still can't see well after 6 days and my 0ptometrist says "my brain hasn't adjusted yet and to give it more time"  Thanks to anyone who can reassure me one way or another!

I've had them in both semi-permeable and soft and I love them.  

I found it easier to adjust to the semi-permeable ones than the soft, but I was determined.  I don't remember how long ago it was for the semi-permeable, but I think about 2 days, tops, though.

I think the soft took over a week, but I was also adjusting to coming off the semi-permeable, too.

I really, really hated wearing glasses over my contacts to read, though, and I find the monovision such a help to me.  I think it's definitely worthwhile to stick with it.

Thanks so much Mary!! I really needed to hear that someone  was successful.  Its getting better everyday  (I think) but I still can't wear them driving.  I will ask about the s.p. ones when I see him next week for my post check-up.  Again --thanks MaryO!! You are such a sweetie!

HI Eileen,I had them too for about a year. I 've always worn contacts , so adjusting to wearing them was no problem, but I do think it took a little getting used to wearing the monovision. Maybe a couple of days as I remember. I was doing fine with them until I lost my close vision one. I had a distance back-up as a spare, so tried that one and decided to stick with just the distance ones for both eyes. My vision for most part was so much better. I just wear glasses over them to read. I have a pair in every room! LOL ! Maybe I'll end up going back to the monovision at some point, but for now most of the time the distance lenses work fine. I don't do alot of close up work every day.Good luck !

Suzie

Thanks so much, Suzie for your input here.  I am not adjusting well at all to the monovision (I've never worn contacts before).  Each eye is fine when I cover the other --but together it's still blurry and exhausting to see.  I don't feel comfortable driving in them at all!!  I have an appointment on Thursday to get re-checked so I'll decide then what to do.  (that will be two weeks).  I was told my brain would make the adjustment --but maybe my brain doesn't do adjustments well! LOLAnyway, I know doing it the way you are is an option too.  I do enjoy being able to pluck my eyebrows with good vision again though.  Maybe I'll just put the close one in for that --then take it out. LOLThanks again for letting me know how you did.  I appreciate you taking the time to tell me!

I used soft contacts for almost 12 years while I was working.  I am now retired and don't want to bother with them anymore.  I really miss wearing them though.

I loved them the minute the optometrist put them in my eyes.  I walked out the door and drove home wearing them.  Maybe you need more or less correction in either one of the eyes.  I do remember there was a difference between my RX and the actual strength (power?) of the contact that I wound up with.  I also think I had a wonderful optometrist and I'm sure that had a lot to do with how successfully things worked out for me.  I'm sure there must be a lot of skill involved for the optometrist to know what strength contacts to try in a patient who has one eye doing nearsighted work and the other eye doing farsighted work.

I never had any period of adjustment, even when I had my eyes examined and received a new RX.  The optometrist knew just what I needed.

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Hi Lilyvee,I sure appreciate hearing your experience.  I am on week three  --and yes, he did adjust my reading eye down .25 to 3.25.  I am doing better,  I think.  I'm determined to do this if at all possible -- if only for the option of not having to find reading glasses for seeing my eyebrows (plucking) or looking at the caller ID.  I could get lasiks surgery --but I'd still have to wear reading glasses.  Again -- thanks for taking the time to let me know your experience.  Its great to hear that some people have such positive experiences.

My optometrist came up with a variation on the theme of monovision - I wear only ONE contact lens. One eye remains uncorrected, the other is slightly overcorrected by the contact lens, and I'm able to read, drive and even stare at my computer screen without any additional hardware (glasses or magnifiers.) It is delightful to wear and care for only one lens and not have to worry about misplacing (or accidently sitting on) reading glasses!   Cesca

HI, I had them for about a year and never realy did get used to them. They used to give me headaches if I had to read for any length of time. I went back to bifocals ( glasses) But I'm thinking of getting bifocal contacts now that they're less priecy than they were 6 years ago or so.

I have monovision lenses, and most of the time, I love them. They are especially good for working on the computer. I have noticed, though, that I have to sit on the left of the movie theater so that my right eye is dominant for viewing the screen. Driving at night also can be a bit difficult, but I have no problems reading, and no problems seeing distance.

I have the monovision, too - and I really love them. My reading eye prescription was very weak, so I don't usually wear a lens in that eye at all. I found that playing handbells, where I have to be able to read smallish notes from over a table-width away that I had trouble, but my doctor was able to make me a special left lens for that and now I can see prefectly well for any situation. I think that the monovision lenses are the best thing and I can see more clearly than with my glasses. I never noticed anything about changing sides of the movie theater, though, and don't have any night vision problems.

I had worn thes for 3 yrs and then needed an adjustment and my new doc and who ever they got themmade from just could not get them to work ----every thing was distorting etc. i do not know who made the mistakes-------- do not give up on these contacks -----i finally got the correct adjustment and man i have exceptional vision. when contacts are not working sometimes it is because the doc or the company who makes them etc ar emaking mistakes which happened to me. it took around4 months to get them fixed because i live in a smal town where the doc is only in part of the time. it is not always us who have the problem but it could be we need to find a better doc etc. sometimes we think they are god and many are not skilled enough and need to go back for further training----- love darling:D

I wear ONE contact. My right eye wears the lens and is overcorrected. My left eye is 'bare.' One eye sees distance, the other near. I haven't had to use reading glasses since my doctor suggested the one contact approach. He referred to it as monovision, altho the contact I wear isn't a bifocal. Maybe this will work for others. I love it!

Hi, I have worn the monovision and they were better than glasses but still not perfect. I had a hard time driving with them in especially at night. Also, there were so many distances that were just down right blury. The last time I had my eyes checked I decided to try the actual multi focal lenses. The Doc said that they have really come a long way in the last year or so with bifocal/multifocal lenses. But, they are more expensive. It took several trips back to the Doc to get just the right combination but now I love them. Those middles distances that were blurry with the monovision are not blurry now. Course nothing is as good as when our eyes use to work!! I can drive with these in and I can see much better. They are a little more than double the cost of regular monovision but I think I am about to decide they are worth it. Good luck BB

What are multi focal lenses? After trying various types, I am now on a distance lens for my right eye and a circular type lens that includes close and distance for my left eye. It worked fine for a while, but I need a little more close-up correction and my optometrist can't seem to get it right. So I have to wear reading glasses for threading a needle, small print, etc. Do multi focal lenses have a circular pattern? Thanks!

I don't know why I'm reading this thread since I had Lasik and no longer need glasses. I guess it's so I can feel really *good* about something in my life!