Can you have a laser done for presbyopia years after myopia laser correction?

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) in the non-dominant eye to shift the default focal point up close. But be aware that this is at the expense of the distance vision somewhat in that one eye.

But more often than not, the degeneration of the natural lens (which causes the Presbyopia) is beginning to affect distance vision in some ways as well so other options may need to be considered.

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