LASIK Instead of Reading Glasses?

Sometime between age 40 and 50, the typical person will begin to need reading glasses whether they have had LASIK or not. This condition is called Presbyopia: the loss of the ability to see up close due to the eye’s lens losing flexibility. Anyone who has needed to use readers, as they are often called, knows just how frustrating and irritating presbyopia can be. Many people have had excellent near and distant vision without glasses all their lives until those dreaded readers become necessary because of presbyopia.

This need for reading glasses can often be greatly reduced through a special LASIK technique known as monovision which has successfully given thousands of patients the ability to see both close up and far away.

The technique known as monovision enables Dr. Davis to make your non-dominant eye slightly nearsighted, while correcting your dominant eye for distance vision.For most people, this technique can virtually eliminate the need for reading glasses as the brain processes and blends the vision from both eyes whether you’re looking at close up objects or further out in distance.

If you are considering LASIK and are approaching or already in your late 40s, be sure to ask about monovision as an option during your Free LASIK Consultation.