Welcome to the fascinating world of bifocals! Here you can find out more about bifocals’ history, how to use them, types of bifocal eyewear and what causes people to need bifocals. Here’s a short guide that can answer some of your questions about bifocals:

· What are bifocals?
Known as two lenses in one, bifocal lenses were developed by the brilliant mind of Benjamin Franklin in his attempt to minimize the hassle of switching between corrective lenses for near vision and corrective glasses for long distance. Their importance in the history of optical breakthroughs places them on a high rank among the most useful optical inventions of all time.

· What causes people to wear bifocals?
The case is presbyopia, a medical condition that is corrected through bifocal lenses. It refers to the inability of people to see clearly both at a near distance and at a long distance. Mostly diagnosed in elder persons, it has now become a very common visual condition that many people develop in their lifetime.

· How do you use bifocals?
If you might be a bit confused about how bifocal function and how people use them you can find out more about the processes patients need to undergo when wearing bifocals. Normally when counseled by your optician adjusting to wearing bifocal glasses or contact lenses should be a pain free process. You can read more about this process on our “How to use bifocals” page.

· Are there more types of bifocal eyewear?
According to your preferences and comfort needs you can now choose from many types of bifocal eyewear from bifocal glasses to bifocal contacts or even bifocal sunglasses! You will find more about the advantages of each type of eyewear and in this way decide which one is best fit for you!
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