Can I have PRESBYOND if I had LASIK before?
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Sometimes. Previous laser surgery is not an automatic exclusion, but it changes the calculation: there is less corneal tissue available, the surface may be less regular, and the original treatment plan has to be understood before a second one is designed.
Quick answer
Sometimes. Previous laser surgery is not an automatic exclusion, but it changes the calculation: there is less corneal tissue available, the surface may be less regular, and the original treatment plan has to be understood before a second one is designed.
A general answer about SMILE Pro, not advice about your own eyes. Only an ophthalmologist who has examined you can answer it for your case.
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- PRESBYOND and presbyopia
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- Quick answer plus detail
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- Yes
In more detail
The assessment needs your previous records if they exist, including the treatment zone and how much tissue was removed. A clinic that will plan a second procedure without them is guessing about the thing that limits the first.
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Sources & further reading
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- Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK)
The equivalent clinical reference chapter for LASIK, used so that comparisons describe both procedures symmetrically.
Used for How LASIK creates and manages a corneal flap; LASIK complication categories.
Link checked 22 September 2026
- PresbyLASIK and Laser Blended Vision: a review of the evidence
A narrative review of corneal approaches to presbyopia, including presbyLASIK and laser blended vision, describing the optical principles and summarising selected study outcomes.
Used for How corneal presbyopia treatments differ in principle; Background on why the ablation profile, not only the target refraction, is part of the treatment.
Link checked 21 October 2026