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Will I Need Reading Glasses After Lasik?

asked 1 year ago by anon
Latest answer by Christopher Coad, MD
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Is there anything that can be done before or during Lasik to prevent the need for reading glasses?

4 answers to Will I Need Reading Glasses After Lasik?

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Reading glasses after LASIK

Individuals above the age of 40 normally experience a condition known as presbyopia, in which reading glasses are often needed. To restore reading vision, one eye can be fully corrected adn the other partially corrected so that reading vision is maintained. This is known as monovision, and  although a compromise,  works quite well for many people. 
Sandy Feldman, MD

San Diego Ophthalmologist
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Reading Glasses after LASIK

There are several things that can be done during the LASIK procedure to lessen the need for reading glasses afterwards. Every patient has one eye that is more dominant than the other. The dominant eye, typically, though not always, aligns with your dominant hand(ie, right eye and right hand dominant). I almost always aim to make the dominant eye perfect in the distance. The nondominant eye can then be adjusted in such a way that the distance is 95-97% better, but it keeps a good amount... more
Anthony J. Kameen, MD

Baltimore Ophthalmologist

www.kameen.com

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His is an age related change called presbyopia

It depends on several factors with age probably being the most important. As the eye ages, even if they have excellent distance vision, start requiring reading glasses after 40 years of age. This is an age related change called presbyopia.
Christopher Coad, MD

New York Ophthalmologist

www.lasikdoctornyc.com

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Reading glasses after LASIK

Like paying taxes, virtually everyone will need some help with near vison when they have full distance correction and are older than 45-55 years of age.  The issue is that for people who are nearsighted, they can take off their glasses and read well even beyond this age.  When the vision is corrected at distance with glasses, contacts, or LASIK there is a need for help up close. The alternatives include having monovison which leaves one eye slightly nearsigted, wearing... more
Jon Dishler, MD

Denver Ophthalmologist

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