Monovision corrects one eye to see at a distance and the other to see up close. Many factors like lifestyle, personality and visual need determine whether you are a good candidate for monovision. The surgeon can individually discuss this with you ... more

Monovision works very well for many people. However, in some people, they may feel a little unbalanced or even have a change in their depth perception. So if somebody is thinking of monovision, whether it's with contact lenses or refractive surgery, ... more

Monovision is a way of providing adequate distance and near visual acuity without spectacles. With monovision, one eye, usually the dominant eye, is corrected for distance vision, and the other eye is corrected for near vision. Monovision is an ... more

METHODS: Fifty current monovision lens wearers were fitted with ACUVUE Bifocal contact lenses (Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Jacksonville, FL). Visual function and subjective vision ratings were assessed with habitual monovision lenses at the ... more

Monovision is the name given to the art and science of fitting contact lenses on a patient who has developed presbyopia. Presbyopia is the unavoidable change in vision that occurs at around 40 years of age, causing difficulty in reading small print. ... more

By Robert Baron (robert@aviationcrm.com) THE ACCIDENT October 19,1996. 1638 EDT: Delta Airlines Flight 554, a McDonnell Douglas MD-88, descended below the visual glidepath and collided with terrain on approach to New York's LaGuardia Airport. There ... more

Monovision is the name given to the art and science of fitting contact lenses on a patient who has developed presbyopia. Presbyopia is the unavoidable change in vision that usually occurs at around 40 years of age, causing difficulty in reading ... more

Case 3: “Doc, just make me 20/20, I can deal with readers” Case 4: “I want better distance vision, but don’t want to lose my near vision” Case 5: “I want better near vision, but don’t want to ruin my distance vision” Case 6: A change of heart! Case ... more

When deciding on a contact lens for your presbyopic patients, you first need to decide whether monovision or multifocal is the best approach. Fitting Pearls for Multifocal and Bifocal Contact Lenses Options are important. If you provide a wide lens ... more

As part of the natural aging process, our eyes gradually lose the ability to focus on near objects. As our ability to focus on near objects diminishes, reading small print or reading in dim light becomes increasingly difficult. This natural loss of ... more