This is a common question. It's important to stress that long-sightedness affects all of us after the age of 40 years. This is due to the loss of the lens-fiber elasticity so the normal lens in our eye loses the ability to change its refractive accommodative power (hence becomes unable to read / see near objects).
Unfortunately there is no procedure that is able to correct the loss of lens flexibility. The most common option offered to patients to compensate for their presbyopia is
- monovision - dominant eye for distance vision, non-dominant eye for near / intermediate vision
- presby-Lasik - where the cornea is reshaped into different zones of refractive power (similar to a multifocal contact lens).
To determine your suitability for either of these procedures after your primary Lasik procedure should be discussed in depth with your Ophthalmologist. Much of this depends on your post-operative corneal thickness which determines whether you are suitable for subsequent Lasik enhancement in future.
Best of luck with your Lasik procedure!
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