Better Vision Without Looking Your Age

Mutifocal iols are currently used to try to correct distance and near vision.  While patients are often pleased by their improved near vision without glasses, many complain of poor optical quality for distance vision.  Due to great out of pocket costs and poor quality of vision under some circumstances, these lenses will have a very slow impact on the cataract market.

As the number of presbyopic patients, so does the demand for multifocal vision correction for these patients.  Currently, the two main 'non-spectacle' options are multifocal contact lenses and accommodative IOL's.  With the accommodative IOL industry growing, will it make a significant impact on the multifocal industry?  Not any time in the near future.

The market for high-performing soft bifocal lenses is huge, and will continue to grow as the Baby Boomers age and their disposable income grows.

This New York Times article describes many of the vision correction options available to individuals with presbyopia.  Because of the growing population of baby boomers, there is significant public interest in options that allow individuals freedom from reading glasses.  Multifocal contact lenses which provide distance, intermediate, and near vision correction are discussed.  Also...