What About Monovision LASIK?

Individuals suffering from presbyopia can benefit greatly from having the Monovision procedure. A huge majority of individuals suffering from presbyopia are people between the ages of 40-50 years of age. Presbyopia can occur when the crystalline lenses on our eyes lose their ability to vary their size and shape to accommodate vision. One of the heralding signs of presbyopia (also jokingly referred to as "middle-aged eyes") is when you cannot read something without holding it further away. Monovision correction can either be achieved through LASIK eye surgery or it can be done through the use of contact lenses. Obviously using LASIK will make using contact lenses to correct presbyopia obsolete.

Until the past decade or so, presbyopia was treated by prescribing reading glasses, bifocals, or trifocal lenses. In individuals that were already nearsighted (myopia) or farsighted (hyperopia) the glasses will be the normal prescription lenses with a space on the bottom to address the presbyopia.

Monovision with contact lenses is a work around solution for presbyopia and most individuals tire of using the contact lenses to restore roundness to the eyes. A Traditional LASIK procedure will enable your doctor to quickly reshape the eye to remove the anomalies that are causing the eye to no longer be round. For patients that do not want or cannot afford a traditional LASIK surgery, the NearVision CK has been specifically approved by the FDA for monovision correction. It works by the use of radio waves to change the shape of the cornea and create a small amount of myopia in the non-dominant eye. This myopia provides near vision, while the other uncorrected eye provides distance vision. NearVision CK is considered temporary because the effect does diminish with time, however the regression of the NearVision CK effect is very slow and can last for years.

The only way to know which procedure is best for your own individual vision correction needs is to schedule an appointment (usually free consultation) with a doctor that is versed in monovision as well as different types of LASIK and PRK.