Air Optix Aqua Multifocal - Reviews and Ratings
What do you think about Air Optix Aqua Multifocal? What's your experience? What's good - what's bad?
Read what others have to say and tell us what you like or dislike about Air Optix Aqua!
Love it: 14 
So So: 2 
Forget it: 0
Marking
"Can you explain the markings? My doctor told me they had no markings but they do... I have my trial pair on now, so I can't quite check, but I think something like PL58 where the L is "Low" add. He had also given me PM57 where the M is "Medium" add but I am puzzled at the different digits..." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: mp
Date: April 19, 2010
Tryout
"I'm just about to try air optix aqua multifocals ...I have been wearing B&L multifocals for 2 years, they were very irritating for about 4 months, then settled down, but still easily irritated ..tried air optix as monovision, were the best for comfort, so looking forward to trying these...will keep you all posted..." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Jeannie B.
Date: April 18, 2010
modified monovision
"i wear a proclear multifocal for the nondominant eye only, and a single focal (accuvue) for the dominant eye. while still not perfect, this gives me very good distance vision. i hated the proclear dominant eye multifocal because it seemed like i was looking thru a megafone!" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: joe
Date: February 13, 2010
Really like these so far!
"Wearing a trial pair now with Medium Add in both eyes and the same distance Rx in both eyes. Tried monovision before and couldn't adjust. Gave up on multifocals after trying 2 different types a year ago and having problems with both due to mild astigmatism. In these, I have good distance, reading, and computer vision - and comfort! My vision is not QUITE as crisp as with progressive glasses, but it's very acceptable for those times when glasses will just NOT work (athletics, vanity, etc!). (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Emily
Date: February 12, 2010
Air Optix Aqua Multifocals
"First pair I can really wear all day and the multi focal psrt, while not perfect, are good enough...I recommend these!" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Brian Smith
Date: February 11, 2010
Air Optix Aqua Multifocal Lens
"Luckily I saw these advertised! They are very comfortable and my distance vision is very good now, not perfect but close to it. I can read with no problems. Before I was using B&L multifocals and my eyes were always dry and I couldn't wait to take them out. These I can wear for 10-12 hours with comfort. I highly recommend theses contacts." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Eloda Sam Veronesi
Date: February 6, 2010
Best lenses yet
"Luckily I saw these advertised! They are very comfortable and my distance vision is very good now, not perfect but close to it. I can read with no problems. Before I was using B&L multifocals and my eyes were always dry and I couldn't wait to take them out. These I can wear for 10-12 hours with comfort. I highly recommend theses contacts." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Alison in South Florida
Date: February 4, 2010
Best Bifocal Yet
"I have been through the following lenses: Accuvue Bifocals (no good),Proclears (really poor vision),Biomedics (OK, not good for extended wear),Accuvue Oasys (#2 now probably)(distance a little weak)Bausch & Lomb (Best bifocal until now-this is what I previously wore).
Air Optix great comfort like Oasys and B&L. Allows the doctor to more precisely adjust for better distance. Best reading and distance I have worn yet--just became my new lens.
PS: I hate glasses with a passion." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Troy
Date: January 30, 2010
Air Optix Multifocal
""I love that I don't need reading glasses anymore. What a relief" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Gill Heer
Date: January 23, 2010
First time trying contacts
"I wish you had added a correct side marking as I cannot tell which way is correct until I put it in wrong! Going to see if other options have markings." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Lisa
Date: January 22, 2010
Love Them!
"I can actually see to drive with these lenses! Tried mono vision last year and it lasted about two months. Couldn't see to drive and couldn't see the computer screen. Now I can do both! And my eyes don't feel like they have sandpaper in them. Yay!" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Carol
Date: January 16, 2010
Air Optix Multifocals
"I have a trial pair - just got on Saturday and they have to be the best I have ever tried. So very comfortable and I don't have to compromise my vision is 20/20 from both eyes. Love them." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Linda Rylands
Date: January 11, 2010
so-so
"They are better than the other multifocal options, but still only so-so. I had high hopes they would come close to progressive glasses, but they're not quite there yet. I don't know that I'll be purchasing them after my trial pair..." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: jacqui
Date: November 14, 2009
Elaborate
"Why are they better than other options, yet only so-so? I have been in Proclear MF for a year now, and the comfort is great, but I cannot tolerate another year of this substandard distance vision. I feel like my world has a shadow on it. What problems are you experiencing?" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Howard
Date: January 30, 2010
what is normal prescribing procedure
"Is it possible to use both eyes to see both ways instead of using one for up close and one for distance? I have one eye for distance with a low add. The other is a high add, with low distance vision. Problem is I can not see any distance or middle vision in the high add eye. After 5 hours, I can't see much out of either eye?
Is is possible to get distance vision, with maybe a medium add for close up?" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: s.keller
Date: October 21, 2009
Greatest Contact
"I have worn contacts for over twenty years and these are the best I have ever had. They are the first that actually do not feel like you are wearing contacts at the end of the day. I told my doctor they were the greatest multifocal that I had ever had also! I didn't have to give up anything for close up or distant. Usally the answer is we can't get it perfect, we might have to give a little here to get your distance good. Not at all the case with these!!!!!!" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: James King
Date: October 9, 2009
Air Optix Aqua Multifocal
"Air Optix Aqua Multifocal: we got our kit last week, one of the 1st Houston-area practices to receive the kit....this is a good product (as were the sphere & toric versions before it). Excellent material for comfort & extended-wear safety, and Ciba really hit a home run with the initial parameter release & kit availability. It gets tedious for us docs when new products are only initially available in limited near-sighted Rx's (no farsighted, and no "high minus"), but Ciba gave us all 3 add powers as well as plus powers & high minus all at one time. BRAVO, CIBA! This marketing strategy is MUCH APPRECIATED! ...." (Add a comment)
Posted by: Michael Prince, O.D.
Read the full article here: http://myeyepod.blogspot.com/
Date: October 20, 2009
Air Optix Multifocal
"Just came from my OD office, saddened by the fact that I will not be able to try these new multifocal lenses until January 2010! I forgot to ask him, and I don't know if he asked his rep about this, but will they be available for astigmatism? I currently wear your Air Optix for astigmatism in a monovision prescription, and while it works well, the multifocal sounds great. Love my Air Optix!" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Jody
Date: October 20, 2009
"Jodi - they will not be available for astigmatism-if you are good with the monovision,one distance other near, stay with it." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: steve
Source: www.optix-now.com
Date: December 21, 2009
The latest bifocal contact lens,
"Air Optix multifocals seem to be working pretty well for most people. Love technology!" (Add a comment)
Submitted by: GoldenEyeDoctor
Source: www.twitter.com
Date: August 20, 2009
I can see, I can see
"...I’ll just say that, after trying several pairs, I went with Ciba Vision’s Air Optix Aqua Multifocals. They’re just out on the US market, though they’ve been available in Europe for awhile. (Why is it that Europe gets all the cool stuff first?) And I can testify that they are extraordinary — the best of all the brands I tried on both close-up and distance vision..." (Add a comment)
Submitted by: Karen
Source: http://karenshanley.com/blog/
Date: August 9, 2009
