How do bi or multi focal contact lenses work?

Question

So I wear multifocal glasses with 4 lenses in them and I understand how they work. But I can’t understand contacts. How do you look through the different lenses if the contacts move with your eyes?

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Answer 1

For bifocals, one solution is to have a different lens on each eye. It doesn’t work for everyone, but if your brain can accommodate the difference, you can have one eye for distance and the other for reading