Can PRK results correct both distance and reading vision?
Patients over the age of 40 typically experience some degree of presbyopia, or “aging eyes,” that causes a loss of reading vision. Presbyopia is caused by a stiffening of the lens, the internal focusing element of the eye. Since laser vision correction, including PRK, only operates on the cornea, the external focusing element of the eye, we can’t directly address the problem of the aging lens. Instead, we offer monovision, wherein Dr. Hyver corrects one eye for distance, and produces a target amount of nearsightedness in the other eye for reading purposes. Learn more about monovision and your reading options.
