Presbyopia: A normal part of ageing

Chances are, if you know anyone who knows anyone who's tried varifocals, you've heard the horror stories! We've heard everything from "my next door neighbour's cousin didn't get on with varifocals" to "I don't want varifocals, they're for old people!", but the most common thing we hear is... "I didn't get on with varifocals when I tried them 15 years ago." My reply to this statement is always, "would you be happy with the mobile phone you had 15 years ago?" and the answer is,