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A dilemma, isn't it? The one good thing about being nearsighted is that you can still see up close (at least without your glasses on) when you become Presbyopic in middle age. The reason for this is that with a myopic (nearsighted) eye being larger than normal, your...

LASIK does not actually treat Presbyopia, at least not in in any direct way. So it is not really a treatment option. However, it IS possible to create monovision -a way to "trick" the near vision problem by creating/leaving a little bit of planned myopia (nearsightedness)...

Not really. You will see a very bright while light and then a colorful light show. You may see movement and figures in the periphery of your vision but not really to a degree that could fairly be called "seeing." Remember, though, that the eye is well anesthetized, so you...

In general, people with pre-existing dry eye problems should avoid laser vision correction such as LASIK. That is because every single patient who has it done will experience at least a transient further decrease in tear production afterwards. This is due to the...

No. _Written by J. Trevor Woodhams, M.D. - Chief of Surgery, Woodhams Eye Clinic

Unfortunately, there really isn't in all but the rarest cases. [If you are developing cataracts due to taking oral steroids, stopping them will often halt the progression of the cataract.] Cataract development is more akin to aging, like getting gray hair, so it is not...

I wonder if you mean to ask "How can one eye be both nearsighted AND farsighted." Unless one is talking about mixed (compound) astigmatism, you can't actually have a myopic (nearsighted) AND hyperopic (also called "hypermetropic") eye. But you can be nearsighted AND...

There is not really any sort of "guardrail" number of diopters that can be successfully AND safely treated with LASIK. In general, the higher the prescription to correct your myopia (nearsightedness) and astigmatism, the more stress you are creating on your cornea over...