Seven Ways: Keeping presbyopic patients in contact lenses

Teaching yoga part-time, I see other teachers put on glasses to look at their class notes, then take them off again for a stretch. This says to me that optical practices aren’t letting enough people know about multifocal contact lenses, even though presbyopia is a natural part of time passing and will affect most of us. When we notice changes in prescription and a patient’s proximity to presbyopia, therein lies the opportunity to open the dialogue early. If we don’t, the patient may settle for less-than-optimal solutions.

My passion is to get patients to try out the lenses for themselves and share their experience, rather than relying solely on the testimony of loved ones. Often, they are amazed with the quality of vision and freedom they provide. It’s a rewarding feeling to see how much patients can love their lenses. One of our duties is to inspire and support our patients to make that informed choice.