A presbyopic patient who requires no distance correction may be a good candidate for

• A. Monovision
• B. Bifocal lenses
• C. Multifocal contact lenses
• D. Daily wear soft lenses

Answer: (A)

Monovision uses different focusing powers in each eye to provide both distance and near vision. For a presbyopic patient who doesn’t require distance correction, you can keep the distance eye plano (no correction) and give the other eye a near focus. The brain then learns to use the distance eye for far tasks and the near eye for close work, giving functional near vision without glasses or more complex lens designs. This approach is straightforward and often well tolerated, with a trade-off that some people experience reduced depth perception while adapting to fused images from both eyes. The other options involve lenses designed to provide both distances in a single lens or rely on a full distance correction in both eyes, which isn’t as well suited to someone who truly doesn’t need distance correction.