Can you get Lasik after 40?

Yes, you can. But remember LASIK is only able to correct myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism. While there is one type of farsightedness LASIK can address (hyperopia) this is not the farsightedness everybody gets as they enter into their 40s (presbyopia). Presbyopia is not correctable with LASIK hence the concern about doing LASIK over 40. However, it IS possible to "trick" the presbyopia problem using a strategy borrowed from contact lenses called Monovision.

_Written by J. Trevor Woodhams, M.D. - Chief of Surgery, Woodhams Eye Clinic