Will I still need reading glasses after PRESBYOND?
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Some people do, and the published series report reduced dependence on spectacles rather than none at all. Very small print, low light and long reading sessions are the situations where glasses are most often still wanted.
Quick answer
Some people do, and the published series report reduced dependence on spectacles rather than none at all. Very small print, low light and long reading sessions are the situations where glasses are most often still wanted.
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
- Answer length
- Quick answer plus detail
- Sourced
- Yes
In more detail
Anyone who promises you will never wear readers again is making a promise the evidence does not support. The honest question to ask is how patients at that clinic tend to fare for the tasks you actually care about, and what the plan is if near vision is not enough.
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Subjects this question touches
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- Condition Presbyopia
- Non-surgical option Contact lenses
- Non-surgical option Glasses
- Comparison Glasses vs contact lenses
- Procedure SMILE Pro
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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.
- 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
- One-Year Outcomes and Satisfaction Following Non-Linear Aspheric Micro-Monovision LASIK (PRESBYOND) for Myopic and Hyperopic Presbyopia
A retrospective single-centre study of 638 eyes in 319 patients treated at one Polish clinic between 2019 and 2023, with visual acuity at one, three and twelve months and a non-validated satisfaction questionnaire. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
Used for Twelve-month visual acuity outcomes for myopic and hyperopic patients; Patient-reported satisfaction, with the caveat that the questionnaire is not validated; What one year of follow-up can and cannot establish.
Link checked 21 October 2026