Varifocal/Multifocal contact lenses

Anyone have any experiances with varifocal/multifocal contact lenses when riding? I’ve never worn contacts and have been lucky enough not to have to wear glasses when riding. I don’t like wearing riding glasses because they just steam up or in at this time of year I struggle to keep them clean enough to see through.
My eyesight has been right on the extreames of both end of the spectrum, I’d had noticed that I was struggling more and more with both close up and distances and a recent checkup has confirmed that my prescription has gotten worse. As well as having new lenses, they have tried to sell me some of these contact lenses.
I want to know who wears them and are they suitable for riding?
Thanks

I think you need to go to an optician and try a pair. They didnt work for me, but I’m very short sighted and also struggling close up because my eyes are old! They will feel odd at first, apparently it takes several days for your brain to interpret what your eyes are seeing.

I’m in a similar position. I need reading glasses but can get away without them in good light. I wear distance glasses for driving and riding but could get away without, I’m only -.75 in both eyes. But I prefer HD vision when on the trails so wear contacts, but this really trashes my reading vision if I have to look at my phone or a map. I keep a pair of pound shop reading glasses in my pocket and this seems like an OK solution for now, but may try varifocal contacts in future.

I think the only reason I’d wear contacts if they were good for riding in. Not that bothered otherwise. I’m due to collect my glasses next weekend, I’ll ask to try some.

I am +2.25 in R eye and +2.75 in L eye and always ride with multi-focals. I have ridden with glasses once or twice and hated it. I have only ever had multi-focal lenses and I don’t notice the multi focal it just means I can see where I am going and I can read a map too

+6.25 and +6.5 and have one varifocal in one eye. I was having problems compromising with single vision lenses but sorted for everything now. Took a few days to adjust but it was worth it. If my eyes weren’t gradually getting worse i’d have surgery as the cost of lenses is now more, glasses are a pain in the arse/annoying, for me anyway…

I use them, for everyday as well – they do take some getting used to as the magnification is based on the dilation of your pupil, as opposed to glasses where its based on where you look (up/down etc). Moving from close to far, or light to dark I need to take a few seconds to adjust and blink a bit, I don’t even notice now. Other than that, I find them a good compromise for what I need to do.

I’m only -.75 in both eyes. But I prefer HD vision when on the trails so wear contacts, but this really trashes my reading vision if I have to look at my phone or a map

Both my eyes are about -2.0, but while I wear -2.0 in my dominant eye, I have -1.25 in the non-dominant. My brain sorts it out and gets the focus for distance from the 2.0 and the focus for maps from the detuned -1.25. Try with just your -0.75 in your dominant eye and see how it works!

I have +2.00 in right eye and +0.50 in left works for me. switched to dailies recently much better that 2 weekly I had previously used.

I wear one varifocal and one standard lens when riding. The varifocal means I can read maps, garmin, fix stuff without having to dig out my specs. The standard gives me clearer longer distance vision. My brain sorts it out.

I only wear lenses for riding, specs for daily use.

trying them, but not that impressed TBH – I think I get on better with a downgraded single view lens in my non-dominant eye. Might not work for those that want 20:20 vision but it’s a good enough compromise when I’m already looking through a smeared up pair of sunnies

I have a close up lens in one eye and distance in the other. It works for me. If it’s sunny I can do without the distance lens.

Hmm. Looks like I’ll have to make an appointment to speak with the optometrists about the options as some of you are using standard lenses at either end.
As I’ve not used them before, I think I’d have to get used to them in everyday life before I take them on the trails.

Thanks for all of the replys.

Give them a go, it’s normally a free trial

I use them & get on well with them. (I have mates who achieve the same thing by just wearing a ‘short sighted’ lense in one eye, and nothing in the other).

It’s amazing, but your brain seems to adapt/ cope.

Getting old is a bastard

@blurty, I hear you there.
I started to need glasses around 8 years ago. Now in my 50s they seem to be rapidly getting worse. I was hoping that they would stablise so I could have laser treatment.