I am 46 and finding it more and more difficult to read in low light. Can Lasik help me?
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Dr. Walman is correct that you are likely experiencing presbyopia. Certainly your age is about right. Also, some conditions such as poor contrast sensitivity, which may cause smudgy vision in poor light, can be treated very successfully using custom LASIK, custom PRK or custom Epi-LASIK.
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Since you do not mention any other previous problems with your eyes or vision, you are most likely reaching the time in life when seeing clearly at short distances becomes more difficult. This is called presbyopia, and is caused by your eyes loss of ability to accommodate or focus at close distances. You should have an evaluation to rule out any other possible causes and review your options for achieving clear, comfortable reading vision. Lasik may be an option for one eye but I would not advise it unless you have first experienced seeing to read more clearly with a contact lens in one eye.
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As explained here, it sounds like presbyopia is your main problem; however, if you also have astigmatism and/or hyperopia, Lasik will indeed, in appropriate candidates, help the situation. In addition, if you have some minor corneal irregularities that are contributing to your difficulties, utilizing Topography Guided Lasik, the newest of Lasik technologies that can neutralize irregularities and actually improve night vision, has the potential of improving your ability to read in low light.
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No, Lasik will not correct presbyopia which is more than likely causing your near vision to decline. Most patients begin to have presbyopia ( the inability to focus objects at near) after the age of 40 and the effect is worse in low light situations. The best fix is usually reading glasses and or contact lenses. Visit your eye doctor to have this checked and fixed.
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Presbyopia is a condition in which you lose the ability to focus at near distance. People who are above 40 develops this to condition. The best answer to your question is "it depends." Lasik can be used to increase the nearsightedness in your eye to allow you to read and perform near work. For this purpose Lasik is usually performed in one eye only (usually the non-dominant eye). A trial of contact lens will help determine whether you are a good candidate for monovision. If you cannot tolerate having one eye seeing far and one eye seeing near you are not a candidate for this procedure. There are other conditions that cause vision problem in low light. You need to have a complete eye check up to rule out other conditions before deciding on having Lasik or other refractive surgeries.
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Sorry. LASIK or PRK will NOT improve your vision for reading in low light. Sounds like you have entered the undesirable world of presbyopia, a natural process by which the natural lens inside your eye hardens throughout life, making it difficult to see objects closer to you. The lesser the light is, the more dramatic effect presbyopia has. Save your money on LASIK, you can buy a lot of reading glasses with it.
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Good question! it depends on a number of factors: 1) whether you wear glasses or contact lens curretnly; 2) your; health, if you are diabetic, you may have mild cataracts; or 3) family history- if glaucoma or macular degeneration run in the family. You should have a complete check up by a non Lasik eye professional prior to considering Lasik.