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Can Lasik correct presbyopia?

my optician said i have presbyopia and thats why i need glasses for reading. Is this something lasik can correct as my optician said i was best to just stick with my glasses

Yes Lasik can correct presbyopia by means of either monovision or CK treatment. Monovision works by using the laser to correct one eye for reading and the other eye is corrected for distance vision. There is also a new technique called CK treatment (conductive keratoplasty) which can treat near vision but unfortunately it only typically lasts for 3-4 years. Many people opt to have their distance vision corrected and then use cheap over the counter ready readers as required for reading.

my optician said i had presbyopia and it was really annoying as i had to start wearing reading glasses which i hated. I ended up having that CK treatment and i can read pefectly now! I had it one year ago and so far so good!