One of the most challenging but rewarding types of contact lenses to fit are the bifocal contact lenses. When they work, they really are great. You don't have to adjust your head in order to see things above you as you do with normal bifocal glasses. There are various manufacturers and and styles of bifocal lenses available. The patient and the doctor sometime have to spend a lot of time in getting the appropriate lenses fit. I have had some patients come back several times in order to arrive at the optimal contact lenses.

Sometimes, the older way of fitting the over 40 contact lens wearer is the best. The patient would wear one contact lens for reading and one for distance. The third modality is having the patient wear two single vision contact lenses for distance and then wearing reading glasses over them.