How does laser eye surgery treat reading vision problems?
Laser eye surgery for reading glasses is done using a technique known as blended vision. Where, one eye (usually the dominant eye) is treated for distance vision and the other eye is treated for near vision. The brain then blends these to images together to give you clear vision both near and in the distance. Around 85% of presbyopic patients find that blended vision suits them. If necessary the reading eye can be retreated to make it suitable for distance vision. Watch another of our patients, Brenda Bond, talking about how FOCUS helped running her hairdressing Salon so much easier: Types of laser eye surgery used to treat reading glasses Presbyopia is treated by either LASIK or LASEK surgery, depending on which is more suitable for the patient. Our state of the art laser, the Wavelight Allegretto ™, creates a profile called ‘Custom-Q’ which allows the shape of the cornea can be changed in such a way that even though the eye has been modified for reading vision, it still retains good
