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Can Lasik surgery accomplish correction for both distance and near sightedness?

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Ive been looking into lasik lately and I believe it's primary purpose is for nearsighted (or folks you can't see very far) vision. Don't quote me. You can use that link to learn more.
lasik can correct both nearsided and farsided. they can correct astigmatisms, but not lazy eyes. lasik has progressed from what it used to be. i had lasik done and it worked perfect, no glasses anymore.
I've heard it can correct both, but probably you could find more information about it at this website.
Yes it can.
I'm pretty sure it can correct for one or the other but not both. For example, if you wear bifocals...it could correct for distance, but you'll still need reading glasses. One other option is to do "monovision", where one eye is corrected for distance and the other for near.
LASIK eye surgery is performed most often on people who have nearsightedness (myopia), which means that they only clearly see nearby objects; anything far away is blurry
I believe it is more effective for near sighted people.
Lasik is only for nearsighted people. They tell you that over age 40 for men - you may still require reading glasses after you have had Lasik done. But ask anyone who had it - it is GREAT!!!
yes and yes, but near sightedness loss occuors natuarlly. so, you'll need reading glasses eventually.
no. either/or. OF course, you could have only one eye done for distance, (Monovision)...Correct for distance and you may need reading glasses, and vice versa.
I had it about 3 years ago in one eye for astigmatism. I was nearly blind in that eye. It fixed up my distance vision. It is not claimed to improve your reading vision. If you wore reading glasses before you will still need them. Over the course of about a year afterwards my reading vision improved to where I could read without reading glasses, although not comfortably. So I still wear the reading glasses, but I can get along without them if I have to. I think that change was peculiar to me and not a general rule.
Short answer? Yes
Yes it can help correct both. My uncle who had been wearing glasses for 13 years, has had the lasik surgery done last July. He is sooo pleased with it, he recommends the surgery highly.
yes, it can i heard it works really good.
Definitely both but they charge a bit more for people with astigmatism. :( Can't wait to afford it myself. (about 1200 per eye) TGW
No
The LASIK procedure only corrects near sightedness, far sightedness or astigmatism.
The answer is yes. I had it done about 2 1/2 years ago. and my vision before was really bad. but now its almost 20/20 I would pay for it again it is so worth it. I had mine done at a place called lasik plus. it was a very quick procedure.
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One of our neighbors had the procedure done. They corrected one eye for far sight and the other for near sight, does that make sense to you. He said they told him his eyes would adjust and he would learn to use the eye he needed when it was needed and it cost alot of money. Now he doesn't have to wear bifocals
Yes it can, this is why people have it done! They don't have to wear glasses or contacts!
One of my good friends got lasik surgery and it worked really good for him. He was near sighted, doctors told him that it worked for both distance and near sighted they gave him a lot of information before he got surgery and that it was quick and painless.
yes, heres a site to check into it more, good luck http://www.lasikfacts.org/
There is a separate surgery for the nearsightedness.
yes, my dad got it done when he was a optician, and he says its great to have but u have to have drops almost everyday
just get contacts there cheap and work fine i get disposable for very cheap prices and it works out for me but lasik does correct both nearsightedness and farsightedness tho
the answer to this question is a diffucult one. First we should all look up what lasik means in the dictionary.
Of course it can correct both! Lasik Surgery is based upon changing the structure of your eyeball so your eye can bend light approriatly and direct it straight to you retina. SO of course you can chane the way in which light is bent by your lens whether you be nearsighted or farsighted.
ya!!!!!!!!!
Yes, but sometimes it takes a month or so for your eyes to become fully changed
i think.... ask a doctor, or someone at a glasses shop, a friend/family whos had it.
no
Yes it does when done properly.
no idea....
No. I dont think so.
Absolutely Yes! LASIK basically uses a laser to re-shape the lens of the eye to improve vision - both near & far sightedness (and astigmatism). As with most medical procedures, LASIK has vastly improved in recent years, and continues to do so. As for personal experience, my wife had the procedure done years ago (she actually worked for one of the doctors at the time). She would very highly recommend it to anyone, as she went from a very strong prescription to absolutely nothing - almost immediately. Her doctor was Harley Galusha (Triad Eye Medical Center - Tulsa, OK), a pioneer in the field.
You do need to find out more. It works for both short and longsighted vision, but there has been known problems after surgery such as blurry vision that cannot be corrected. (not many people suffer from this, check with your doctor.)
Lasik surgery corrects near-sihtedness(myopia)and some cases of astigmatism.At present there is no such remedy for far-sightedness.
yes,it can accomplish sightedness correction whether it is near or distant,as it correct the eye lens to meet the patient need.
I don't know much about Laskik surgery but if you type in Lasik Surgery in Yahoo's search engine I'm sure it will give you tons of great search engines to read up on it.
Yes. I have seen many semenars that will answer all of you Lasik questions.
Yes it can!
Lasik corrects myopia (near-sightedness), nut I don't know if it can correct hyperopia (far-sightedness). The problem with both of these is the shape of the cornea. If there is too much corneal tissue, making tbe eye egg-shaped instead of round, it can be reduced with a laser. That's what they did to me. I can see twenty-fifteen now, and I used to see twenty-ten billion. The real problem for me was astigmatism, and lasik was a miracle for that. Now I can see.
my stepbrother had lasik and 3(if that many) months later, he had to start wearing glasses again. another downside is that it is expensive i think his surgery costed like $1200 per eye
Yes. Its called monovision. Each eye is optimized, one for distance, one for reading. It takes the brain a few weeks to "learn" how to switch between the dominant eye. It take some getting use.
I would say only a licensed optometrist could answer that for you. When it comes to your eye sight, I would only trust a reputable optician.
Lasik will help but it will not guarantee that your vision will be normal again..
it can correct both but if you are in the medical field lasik would prohibit you from doing certain tasks because of the limitations of lasik.for ex you cannot operated on someone...lasik causes you to at times see bright glares.so if u r not a surgeon then u decide weather you can go through the side effects of that
YES, BECAUSE MY MOM HAD iT DONE AND SHE HAD BOTH AND iT CORRECGTED iT B UT SHE WiLL HAVE TO WEAR READiNG GLASSES.
This question is asking for two identical problems. Problem seeing things in distance (far away) is called near sightedness. I believe you meant far sightedness which is problem seeing something close (like reading something in fine print). Lasik as popularly as we know it is for correcting near sightedness. Near sightedness is caused by less than ideal shape of your eyeball which causes the focal point for far objects to deviate from ideal. Lasik using laser light performs microscopic freznel corrections to the eye cornia thus correcting the focal point. Far sightedness is usually caused by the weakening of the focusing muscles for the lens which usually occurs with age. Also with age, the lens becomes less priable thus harder for the muscles to focus. There is a laser based procedure now available to correct far sightedness which is a totally different procedure than Lasik. Also this procedure is not economically viable since far sightness degrades continuously with age, thus needing corrective procedures relatively often and additional risk of complications. For now use reading glasses for far sightedness.