Would I be a good canditate for contacts?

I am considering trying contacts again after a 17 year absence from
them. I am age 60 now. I stopped wearing them when I was in the early
forties because the single vision was not working any longer.

I realize that the whole technology has changed now with disposables,
etc. I spend my day at a desk with the computer. I am tired of
looking at the computer with my head cocked back. I have been wearing
PALs for around 8 years and have never had trouble with them (except
for computer use). I am thinking that contacts might be good for work
because I could wear reading glasses over them to see the desk area and
computer well and then just take them off when I need to leave the
desk. Also contacts would work well for golf and some other
activities.

My prescription is:

right: sph -0.50 cyl -1.00 axis 105
left: sph -4.25 cyl - 0.50 axis 105
reading: +2.50 for both eyes. The doctor wrote on the prescription to
consult on slab off.

I have never had slab off before.

Could I get use to contacts after so many years away from them? With
the above prescription, can I use the bifocal contacts?

Would contacts either with bifocal or using reading glasses enable me
to read better from both eyes at the same time?

Also one question on slab off. I have read on this board in old posts
that slab off should not be used on PALs. Is this still true? I hear
different answers on this one from the opticans.

Thanks
Bob

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> I am considering trying contacts again after a 17 year absence from
> them. I am age 60 now. I stopped wearing them when I was in the early
> forties because the single vision was not working any longer.


> because I could wear reading glasses over them to see the desk area and
> computer well and then just take them off when I need to leave the
> desk. Also contacts would work well for golf and some other
> activities.


I wore reading glasses over contacts for many years and was very happy.


> My prescription is:
>
> right: sph -0.50 cyl -1.00 axis 105
> left: sph -4.25 cyl - 0.50 axis 105
> reading: +2.50 for both eyes. The doctor wrote on the prescription to


> Could I get use to contacts after so many years away from them? With
> the above prescription, can I use the bifocal contacts?


I started wearing contacts when I was 45. I found soft lenses to be very
easy to get used to. Experience varies on this. With the big difference
in power, contacts should give you better vision. This is why I went to
contacts. I don't know about bifocal contacts. I understand that they
work for some people but not others.

--
Dan Abel
Sonoma State University
AIS
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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I am considering trying contacts again after a 17 year absence from
> them. I am age 60 now. I stopped wearing them when I was in the
early
> forties because the single vision was not working any longer.

What proof do you want more?

Why are you so stubborn?