Trial Contact Lenses

If you want to try the monovision option before opting for surgery, you can get contact lenses that will produce the same effect, and see how you cope.   If things go well, you can then decide whether to go the lasik monovision route, or stick with the contact lenses.

There are other drawbacks.   The FDA has found that because the two eyes no longer work together, the result is poorer quality vision and a loss of depth perception.   These problems can be more of an issue when the light is bad. 

Driving a car could be stressful until your brain adjusts.   In effect, you will be driving a car with one eye closed, which can make you very anxious when you're behind the wheel..

Also remember that if you suffer from presbyoptia at the age of 40, things will get progressively worse.   Your eyesight will probably get worse until you are about 65 or so, which will affect the amount of correction required.

However, consider lasik monovisionif you're over 40 and you want to minimise your dependence on glasses or contacts. 

In those conditions, most specialists consider that lasik monovision is the best surgical option to manage presbyoptia.

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