Potential benefits:

• Improves range of vision without glasses
• Able to function at distance (driving), intermediate (computer), near (reading)

Potential side effects:

• Near vision may not be as strong when compared to multi-focal lenses
• Near vision can be varialbe
• Glare/halo
• Neuroadaptation (brain adjusting to a lens)

Alternatives:

• Multifocal lens
• Monovision (one eye corrected for near and the other for distance)

*All results are individual and can vary among patients