MONOVISION LASIK

Monovision lasik reduces the need for reading glasses. Monovision can be used with Lasik or contact lenses. In middle age, near vision lenses are necessary for almost all people. At this age, the natural crystalline lens in the eyes become firm enlarged and loses flexibility. This will decrease the ability of the crystalline lens to vary its shape for different ranges of focus. This condition is known as presbyopia and mostly seen in the people between the age of 40 and 50 years. When presbyopia occurs, for reading people use glasses, bifocals, or trifocal lenses. Pople who have hyperopia (farsighted) generally

use glasses, bifocals, and trifocals plus powered for reading plus-powered lens helps someone who is presbyopic because these lenses provide a small amount of myopic (nearsighted, shortsighted) vision.

Myopia means that you cannot see things far away but you can see things close very well. People can remove their glasses to read if one has a small amount of myopia. If one has no problems with presbyopia but if contemplating refractive surgery and at age of 40, a person may require reading glasses due to a phenomenon that is called Sudden Presbyopia.

Bifocals and trifocals are used for both near and far vision and there is no need to put on and take off a pair of glasses. Reading glasses give a plus power and generally used to correct hyperopia. If any changes occur in your vision you should examine your eyes and detect the problem closely.

Presently there is no a trustable surgery technique or medications that will help to cure presbyopia but there are many permanent and semi-permanent techniques that help to overcome the trouble caused by presbyopia. Monovision lasik is one of most popular techniques for presbyopia. Monovision lasik is helpful in reducing the need for glasses bifocals, or trifocals for reading. In Monovision lasik, one eye is corrected for near vision and the other eye is corrected for distance vision. How to achieve monovision varies and it depends upon the patient's current eyesight.