Monovision and lasik eye surgery?
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For presbyopic individuals (those who need reading glasses for near work) monovision is a very effective strategy to achieve good (not perfect) vision at distance as well as near without the need for any glasses. In monovision, one eye is corrected for distance vision and the other eye for near vision. The procedure entails using PRK or LASIK to fully correct one eye for distance and undercorrect the other eye (by 1 to 2 D) for near vision. Not every patient is a good candidate for monovision. The monovision option may be associated with compromises of binocular visual function, and some people may not be able or willing to accept the vision compromises. (http://www.agingeye.net/lasik/lasik.php)...
All patients who opt for monovision must understand that monovision has adverse effect on some aspects of visual function. Specifically, they need to understand the risks of reduced binocular visual acuity, stereoacuity, and contrast sensitivity. Monovision patients may require spectacle correction to obtain optimal visual functioning for certain tasks such as night driving or fine near-vision tasks. In addition, they need to be made aware of the risk of distance and near ghosting as a result of incomplete blur suppression. Blur suppression appears to be particularly problematic under night driving conditions because interocular blur suppression becomes less effective under dim illumination conditions. Therefore, patients must be advised of the need to wear distance glasses when driving.
My personal suggestion in your case is this: do the Lasik to correct your nearsighteness or farsightness and then wear reading glasses when needed. If you close one eye and try to reach for something, your depth perception is not the same. With Lasik, is much more permanent. If you had a hard time with the contacts, I dont' expect the surgery to make it any better (and like I said, it becomes permanent). I am not a big fan of lasik. my boss had lasik about 4 years ago and he's now to the point he needs eyeglasses again.
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