A method for creating a numerical representation of a bifocal spectacle lens (1, 10, 20) for the purpose of the production of the bifocal spectacle lens using free-form technology, wherein the numerical representation of a bifocal spectacle lens (1, 10, 20) includes a distance portion (3, 13, 23), a near portion (5, 15, 25) and a transition section (7, 17, 27) situated between the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25), wherein - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) is optimized, - the near portion (5, 15, 25) is optimized in view of optical power for near vision, - the transition section (7, 17, 27) is determined or optimized in such a way that the latter creates a continuous transition between the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25), wherein the transition section (7, 17, 27) is determined or optimized after the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25) have been optimized, and - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25) are subsequently put together with the transition section (7, 17, 27) to form the numerical representation of the bifocal spectacle lens (1, 10, 20), characterized in that - the method is computer implemented, - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) is optimized in view of optical power for distance vision, - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25) are optimized independently of one another, - for the purposes of optimizing the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25), a numerical representation of a spectacle lens for distance vision and a numerical representation of a spectacle lens for near vision are optimized, and - the numerical representation of the bifocal spectacle lens (1, 10, 20) is created by virtue of being put together from a segment of the optimized numerical representation of the spectacle lens for distance vision, a segment of the optimized numerical representation of the spectacle lens for near vision and the transition section (7, 17, 27). - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) is optimized, - the near portion (5, 15, 25) is optimized in view of optical power for near vision, - the transition section (7, 17, 27) is determined or optimized in such a way that the latter creates a continuous transition between the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25), wherein the transition section (7, 17, 27) is determined or optimized after the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25) have been optimized, and - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25) are subsequently put together with the transition section (7, 17, 27) to form the numerical representation of the bifocal spectacle lens (1, 10, 20), - the method is computer implemented, - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) is optimized in view of optical power for distance vision, - the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25) are optimized independently of one another, - for the purposes of optimizing the distance portion (3, 13, 23) and the near portion (5, 15, 25), a numerical representation of a spectacle lens for distance vision and a numerical representation of a spectacle lens for near vision are optimized, and - the numerical representation of the bifocal spectacle lens (1, 10, 20) is created by virtue of being put together from a segment of the optimized numerical representation of the spectacle lens for distance vision, a segment of the optimized numerical representation of the spectacle lens for near vision and the transition section (7, 17, 27).