Progressive contact lenses

If you normally wear progressive glasses, you can also wear contact lenses suited to your vision needs. Progressive contact lenses can help you easily switch between prescriptions, from near, to far, and in‑between – without the need for additional glasses.

They provide ‘real world’ vision, which is great for days when you don’t want to wear glasses, or they can be worn every day.

How do progressive contact lenses work?

There are two main designs of progressive contact lenses that work in different ways:

Simultaneous vision

Probably the most common type, these lenses have specific zones for close or far vision. These zones can be distinct or more blended to allow for a gradual change in prescriptions. Essentially, your eye will look through both prescriptions at the same time, but will use the section of the lens that you need, depending on what you’re looking at.

Segmented or alternating vision

This design works in a similar way to bifocal glasses ‑ the middle and top segments of the lens contain your prescription for distance, and the lower segment has your prescription for close vision.