Can PRESBYOND be reversed?
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Not in the sense of restoring the cornea you started with. Laser treatment removes tissue permanently. A further procedure can sometimes reduce or alter the correction, including reducing the difference between the eyes, but it is another operation with its own limits.
Quick answer
Not in the sense of restoring the cornea you started with. Laser treatment removes tissue permanently. A further procedure can sometimes reduce or alter the correction, including reducing the difference between the eyes, but it is another operation with its own limits.
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
- Sourced
- Yes
In more detail
Ask what is possible for your cornea specifically, and what the clinic would do if you could not tolerate the difference between your eyes. A vague reassurance is not an answer to that question.
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Subjects this question touches
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- Procedure SMILE Pro
- Comparison SMILE Pro vs LASIK
- Place SMILE in Dubai
- Procedure SMILE
- Comparison LASIK vs SMILE
It describes what is generally true. Whether it applies to your eyes depends on measurements taken during an examination, and two people asking the same question can receive different answers. Read the answer as a starting point for the conversation, not as its conclusion.
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Sources & further reading
We prefer primary sources. Where a claim comes from a manufacturer, a single study or a regulator, it is labelled as such below.
- 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
- Assessing the Visual and Refractive Outcomes of PRESBYOND Laser Blended Vision Treatment in Myopic and Hyperopic Presbyopic Patients in Western Australia
A retrospective, non-comparative series of 125 consecutive patients (250 eyes) treated with PRESBYOND using a MEL 90 excimer laser and VISUMAX 800 femtosecond laser, followed for six months. Two authors disclose relationships with the manufacturer.
Used for What a six-month series reported for distance and near vision; The retreatment rates it reported, separately for myopic and hyperopic patients; The study design, size, follow-up and declared conflicts that limit how far it generalises.
Link checked 21 October 2026