Can long sightedness be corrected with laser surgery?
Laser correction can address long sightedness in suitable eyes, but where the condition is mild and only affects reading vision after forty, a different problem may be the real one, and it may have different solutions.
- Subject
- Vision problems
- Topic
- Hyperopia (long sightedness)
- Kind of question
- Other questions
- Procedures
- LASIK, SMILE, PRK
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
In more detail
Distinguishing between long sightedness and presbyopia matters clinically, because they look similar from the inside and are treated differently. That distinction is made during an examination, not from symptoms alone.
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- Procedure SMILE
- Comparison LASIK vs SMILE
- Comparison SMILE vs PRK
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- Procedure LASIK
This information is for educational purposes and does not replace an examination by a qualified eye-care professional.
General answers cannot tell you what is happening in your own eyes. Only an examination by a qualified ophthalmologist can do that.
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- The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
The UK professional body for ophthalmologists, which publishes standards and commissioning guidance for refractive surgery services.
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Link checked 22 September 2026