the good doctor on: Fighting the Fog

Blog #42 “Fight the Fog”

When we think of fog, usually a London scene comes to mind, with gas lights dimly breaking through on Baker Street, steps skipping across the cobblestones. The fog, making it very difficult to see.

On previous blogs, we have discussed spectacle lenses, and Covid measures, and of course, fogging. We have also come up with some good products to reduce this fog, but they are not full-proof.

The ultimate answer is no glasses. Nice, but you do need to see.

Why not try contact lenses? There are excellent contact lenses available. Many people are being driven to explore the possibility of contacts by the incessant fog on their glasses. If you have a job that requires wearing a mask all day, fog is a problem. And if you are like me, you need a bifocal, then what do you do? Several companies are working on developing and improving their bifocal contact lenses and we have some great products like Total One in a multifocal. Johnson & Johnson has just introduced their new Oasys multifocal and Bausch and Lomb have just introduced the new Ultra Daily in a multifocal.

The more recently developed bifocal contact lens works on the principal that we usually have a smaller pupil when reading. These contact lenses have alternating rings of distance and near power that focus the light simultaneously on the retina. They require some learning curve, with your brain developing the ability to pick out the clearest option when needed. This particular technology does not work for everyone but is definitely worth a try. There are several other options in bifocal contacts, and you need to discuss your best choice with your optometrist.

It would appear masks are here for the near future, so how best to de-fog our life?

Til next week,

the good doctor, Dr. Mark Germain, Burlington Eyecare