If the cornea has sufficient thickness left you can still do some LASIK. Especially if you have not got cataracts because you are still relatively young (around 50 years of age). If the cornea has no more thickness left because of the first LASIK, then you cannot undergo any further LASIK and should get a lens implant.
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If I have corrected my myopia can I develop lao hua yan (presbyopia)?
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Can myopia, presbyopia and astigmatism be corrected in 1 surgery?
Your question is one that many laser manufacturers have tried to answer for decades. Firstly, do be aware that laser vision correction (LVC) was never intended to solve the issue of presbyopia in middle age. LVC (eg PRK, LASIK & ReLex SMILE) does try to attempt to address some limitations of presbyopia via various techniques like monovision or improvements in depth of focus.
Is it possible to go for LASIK again if I now have presbyopia?
Some patients are eligible for, and do choose the option of an enhancement procedure after previous Lasik. You should discuss this with your Ophthalmologist after a detailed clinical examination. However, you should consider that a small degree of residual myopia is actually useful for a person in your circumstance as it helps you with your near vision. In fact for patients who are presbyopic and considering Lasik, we commonly intentionally leave them under corrected in the non-dominant eye, in order to give them functional near / distance vision in both eyes (a technique called mono-vision).