Is PRESBYOND a type of LASIK?
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Yes. The surgical technique is LASIK: a flap is created in the cornea, an excimer laser removes tissue beneath it, and the flap is replaced. What makes it PRESBYOND is the planned difference between the eyes and the ablation profile, not a different way of operating.
Quick answer
Yes. The surgical technique is LASIK: a flap is created in the cornea, an excimer laser removes tissue beneath it, and the flap is replaced. What makes it PRESBYOND is the planned difference between the eyes and the ablation profile, not a different way of operating.
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.
- Topic
- PRESBYOND and presbyopia
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- Quick answer plus detail
- Sourced
- Yes
In more detail
That matters when comparing options. The flap, the healing, the dry-eye considerations and the rare complications are those of LASIK, and the extra considerations are those of a planned difference between the two eyes.
Related guides
Subjects this question touches
The pages that answer the subject behind the question, rather than the question itself.
- Procedure LASIK
- Procedure Femto LASIK
- Comparison LASIK vs SMILE
- Comparison LASIK vs PRK
- Place LASIK in Dubai
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.
People also ask
The closest subjects to this question, from both question banks.
- Can I have PRESBYOND if I had LASIK before? PRESBYOND and presbyopia
- Can monovision be done with laser surgery? Vision problems
- Can I have laser surgery if I need reading glasses? Vision problems
- Will I still need reading glasses after PRESBYOND? PRESBYOND and presbyopia
- Is there an age limit for PRESBYOND? PRESBYOND and presbyopia
- Is PRESBYOND suitable if I have cataracts? PRESBYOND and presbyopia
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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
- ZEISS PRESBYOND for age-related near vision changes
The manufacturer’s patient-facing explanation of PRESBYOND: the treatment concept, the recovery it claims, and the options it compares itself with. It is marketing material and is treated as a statement of what the product is, not as independent evidence of outcomes.
Used for The manufacturer’s own description of the treatment concept; What the manufacturer says about same-day reading and stabilisation, attributed to it; The distinction between PRESBYOND and conventional monovision as the manufacturer frames it.
Link checked 21 October 2026