Can LASIK correct presbyopia?
LASIK does not restore the lens’s ability to change focus, so it cannot undo presbyopia. It can be used in strategies that reduce reading dependence, at the cost of some distance sharpness or binocular balance.
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- Vision problems
- Topic
- Presbyopia & reading vision
- Kind of question
- Can I…
- Procedures
- LASIK
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
In more detail
Those strategies include monovision and a small deliberate under-correction in one eye. Both are compromises, and whether a compromise is acceptable depends on your work, your hobbies and how you drive at night.
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