Tired of Reading Glasses?

Are you having trouble with your reading vision? Do you have difficulty reading labels, menus, newspapers, computer screens and other close-up objects? You're not alone.  Everyone over 40 will eventually suffer from presbyopia, or the need for reading glasses.

As your body ages, the natural lens of your eye loses its flexibility. This is what causes the need for readers.  Since it is a condition of the lens and not the cornea, it affects everyone; from normal glasses and contact wearers, to people with perfect vision, and even people who received previous laser vision correction.

Until recently,the only solutions to the loss of reading vision were reading glasses or bifocals. 

Monovision LASIK

Most patients who receive traditional LASIK will be glasses free until they hit their mid forties, and presbyopia sets in.  But there exists an application of the LASIK procedure that can help correct both distance and reading vision.  Called Monovision, this LASIK procedure adjusts one eye to see things close up, while the other eye sees things at a distance.   Your brain then balances out the images for a full field of vision.  While this may seem weird or uncomfortable, it’s actually the way our normal sight functions. Learn more.

Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)

Refractive Lens Exchange is essentially the same exact procedure as cataract surgery, but it can be performed before a cataract is detected.
With RLE, the natural lens of the eye is removed and replaced with an advanced multifocal or accommodating lens.  These lenses are designed to provide the patient with a full range of vision, acting like a permanent contact lens in the eye.  Another advantage?  Since your natural lens is no longer there, you will never get cataracts.  Learn more .

Glasses and Contacts

Sometimes the best option is no option, and patients simply want to update their prescription to include bifocals or readers.  If that’s the case, we’d be happy to update you with a great new pair of glasses or even bifocal contacts that will allow you to see things up close more clearly. 

Would you like to know more about the customized vision correction procedures at Victoria Eye?  It all starts with a comprehensive consultation. 

Schedule an eye exam today.