Is LASIK right for me?

LASIK surgery can correct nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia) with or without astigmatism for most people with common prescriptions. So, if you are over 18-years old and in good health, you may be a suitable candidate for the procedure.
During the LASIK procedure, your surgeon creates a flap in your cornea and reshapes it to improve your vision. If you also have astigmatism, your surgeon can reduce the blurriness caused by this condition at the same time. However, suitability for any surgical treatment will depend on the degree of your prescription as well as the stability and health of your eyes. Only a doctor can recommend a treatment following a consultation.
LASIK has a high success rate and most patients report achieving 20/20 vision or better after the treatment. Always discuss the suitability of LASIK for your particular needs with your eye doctor, as everyone’s personal circumstances, eye health and expectations for their vision are different.

Your eye doctor can correct presbyopia based on the LASIK procedure steps using monovision or the micro-monovision protocol PRESBYOND. During a monovision treatment, your surgeon corrects your non-dominant eye to improve your near vision and adjusts the dominant eye to focus on distant objects. After surgery, your brain automatically selects the image from the eye that provides the clearest focus depending on the distance of the object you are looking at. This adaptation allows you to maintain clear vision at various distances without the need for reading glasses. Nevertheless, you may still need to wear glasses if you need to focus for extended periods (such as when driving or concentrating on high-precision close-up work).

It takes a little while to adjust to having each eye focused at different distances. Talk to your eye doctor about a trial with monovision contact lenses. These mimic the effect of monovision laser vision correction so you can see if surgery would be suitable for you in the long term.