Can monovision be done with laser surgery?
Yes, monovision can be created with laser vision correction: one eye is corrected for distance and the other is left or corrected for near. It is a deliberate compromise, and the usual advice is to try it with contact lenses first so you find out whether your brain tolerates it before anything permanent is done.
- Subject
- Vision problems
- Topic
- Presbyopia & reading vision
- Kind of question
- Other questions
- Procedures
- LASIK, SMILE, PRK
- Last reviewed
- 22 September 2026
What this answer depends on
- Whether you have tried monovision in contact lenses and liked it
- How much night driving and detailed distance vision you need
- Your dominant eye, which determines which way round it is set
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Link checked 23 September 2026