Does anyone have experience with a mono contact lens?

[roody]

At age 57, all I need is reading glasses. This a.m. I tried one lens in my stronger reading eye for a couple of hours. I felt sort of queasy and still do. Reading up close was great though. I managed to buy a pair of shoes and socks walking around downtown. Comments? Suggestions?

[OregonBlue]

1. Wore one for years. Takes a few days to get used to but they do work.

[Rageneau]

2. Been wearing one for years

I have about the same (20/400) vision in both eyes. Wearing mono contact lenses in both eyes made me unable to read up close without reading glasses. One day a light bulb mysteriously appeared over my head. A moment later, I took one lens out and started getting by with just the other one. After an afternoon of slight (very slight) disorientation, my eyes caught on and each started specializing. Now I see distances through my left, read with my right, and neither of them seems to know the difference.

I'm sure someone will tell me I'm ruining my eyes this way, but (like most people who insist on giving unsolicited advice) they'll be wrong.

[The Wielding Truth]

3. I tried one lens for distance and one for close and lost the middle

vision. I didn't like not being able to see that middle distance so I didn't continue the contacts and I went just to readers. I have recently bought progressive lenses but I feel like I am always searching for that just right spot that is the clearest. I like my readers best.

[hlthe2b]

4. I did it for years... You are talking about "Mono vision"

as a strategy. I had lasik on one eye for distance and left the other pretty much alone in order to maintain another 10 years or so of distance reading. Prior to lasik, I followed the same strategy with contact lenses.

Some people never get used to it. Some have constant headaches from it. Fortunately, though I get migraines, they are not linked to monovision. What I do find, though is some eyestrain in low light, so I had some glasses made to give me 20/20 distance in the other eye for driving at night.

[Jane Austin]

5. I've worn them for more than twenty years.

As I've gotten older my eyes have gotten worse, so I wear two lenses of differing strengths - the right one is my distance eye and for aiming a camera and my left lens is for reading.

I hate glasses, which always seemed to fall off when I bend over, and my mono-vision contacts have been a huge blessing.

You'll get used to them as soon as your brain sorts things out.

[blue neen]

6. I had the lasik surgery for the mono vision--one eye for reading, one eye for distance.

The doctor said it would take about 6 weeks for the brain to adjust--it's not just an eye adjustment but a brain adjustment. Six weeks was just about right.

It was one of the best things I ever have done...honestly, it's the best vision I've ever had (severely myopic). :)

[BonnieJW]

7. I've worn mono lenses for 25 years.

I'm 61, very nearsighted and need reading glasses too. I've been using the left eye for reading and the right for distance for 25 years. Works great. I tried the multi-focus lenses last spring, which allow both eyes to see distance and reading, but they didn't work out. The company wasn't reliable and the lenses were so thin they tore if you just breathed on them. I'll wait a bit longer.

[roody]

8. Thank you for your input.

[uppityperson]

9. I have had one and have widely varying eyes.

one eye is 20/20, other 20/200+. For yrs I read with one, saw with the other. Tried a hard contact (back in those days) and was amazed that I could see better, but decided the hassle and discomfort weren't worth it.

I got my first pair of glasses when was in college and could barely stand them. I had to work to get my eyes to focus together and to make things the same size since had only 1 corrective lens. Then I worked at moving my head, turning my head, and refocusing. It took over a week until I could walk with them without running into things, falling down or feeling nauseated.

I got used to putting them on, taking them off, for work and it took a minute or 2 to adjust, either way. Eventually you will get used to them, just don't go in any potentially dangerous situations until you are ready.

I now have some computer/reading glasses that correct both eyes, sometimes use them, sometimes not. Good luck to you.