Can LASIK correct reading vision?
Standard LASIK corrects distance vision, and it does not restore the near focus that is lost with presbyopia. Some clinics offer specific strategies aimed at reducing reading dependence, and each involves its own trade-offs.
- Subject
- Vision problems
- Topic
- Presbyopia & reading vision
- Kind of question
- Can I…
- Procedures
- LASIK
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
In more detail
The strategies usually accepted include monovision, where the two eyes are deliberately treated differently, and a small planned amount of short sightedness in one eye. Both trade some distance sharpness or binocular comfort for near vision.
Whether either suits you depends on your prescription, your work and how you would feel about the compromise, which is why it is a discussion rather than a setting.
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