Is lasik eye surgery available for those who are farsighted?Myrl
LASIK eye surgery can perform miracles - it can give you relief from wearing corrective lenses. It can cure nearsightedness, astigmatism and farsightedness. The procedure is quick and painless, offering almost immediate results. Farsightedness, or hyperopia is the inability to properly focus on close up objects. Objects that are distant may appear in normal focus, but those at a short distance will be blurred. Farsightedness is usually brought about by a natural change in the shape of your eye that causes your eye to become more compressed, rather than retaining the normal round shape. This causes the light entering the eye to focus behind of the retina, resulting in an out-of-focus image. In many cases, double vision can also result from farsightedness. Treatment of Farsightedness Glasses or contact lenses can treat farsightedness by enabling you to focus on nearby objects. But this method will usually require removal of the lenses in order to see distant objects. LASIK surgery helps to correct farsightedness by using a laser to reshape the cornea so that close up focusing ability is restored. But here's the trick - it's only performed on one eye! A preliminary eye exam determines which eye is best equipped for distance viewing and that eye is kept as-is. The other eye receives the LASIK treatment to improve close distance focusing. Now you have one eye for distance viewing and one for close up viewing. Your brain merges the images from both eyes, and the result is that you can see near and far. The end result is that you can now see both near and far in proper focus. In almost all cases, you'll be able to say 'Good Bye' to those bothersome reading glasses!
Abraham
The information in the last half of the "Best Answer" refers to monovision to correct the effects of presbyopia, not hyperopia (farsightedness). Presbyopia and hyperopia often sound similar but they are very different. A hyperopic patient will likely have LASIK done on both eyes. Report Abuse
Cherry
LASIK is available for hyperopia, or farsightedness, up to a +6.00 depending on other factors like the thickness of your cornea. If you are considering LASIK you'll want to do a little reading on the procedure to determine if you think it's a good idea for you and to decide whether or not you are comfortable with the possible side effects and risks. Once you do many offices offer free consultations to decide if you are a good candidate. I recommend visiting more than one.
Clayton
LASIK is unsafe. Don't get it! It's a way for doctors to snatch your money. The flap never heals! Just wait another 5 to 10 years when LASIK becomes more advanced and more safe.
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