Do you know if you get lasik surgery you will be guaranteed to need reading glasses in your early 40s where?Eliza
if you did not have the surgery you would not need reading glasses. This is a pretty huge drawback to me, that i did not discover for a long time. Don't you think they should need make that more public in their advertising or message? I think needing reading glasses is just as bad as needing my glasses for distance, don't you?
Krista
This is one of the reasons I haven't gotten this procedure. I would only be trading one problem for another. I've had people try to talk me into considering it, telling me that I would only need to wear glasses for reading or close up work. I don't like reading glasses. They don't actually improve your vision but only magnify what you're doing. I can see a lot better without them. I would hate to have to rely on them. I would prefer continuing to wear glasses or contacts than have to frequently fumble in my purse for a pair of crappy drug store reading glasses just so I can read a newspaper or a magazine. Older people do use them a lot. In fact, they use them more frequently than many younger people realize.I know something like this is a matter of personal preference but for me, the trade-off isn't worth it.
Frieda
For those who were mildly nearsighted, they can read by taking their glasses off. But with the surgery, you are no longer nearsighted, so help is needed for close up vision when presbyopia starts, around early to mid 40's...Those who were severely myopic ( nearsighted ) usually couldn't read when they took their glasses off anyway without holding the book 2 inches away from their nose.I am much happier just needing a reading glass for close work than to have to wear glasses all day to see distance,,, that's for sure !I have never needed distance glasses, so it was normal that I started needing readers, although I made it to 47 before really having to start.It really depends on how myopic the person was before surgery as to whether they would have needed reading glasses eventually anyway.
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