What can lasik correct

Common Vision Problems

What is Your Vision Problem?

LASIK Surgery with LasikPlus is designed to Correct Nearsightedness, Farsightedness, and Astigmatism.

Nearsighted, Myopia:

People can typically see things up close, but things far away may appear blurred. People who are nearsighted may find a negative number in the sphere column of their prescription.

Farsightedness, Hyperopia:

Farsighted people can usually see things that are far away better than things that are close. A farsighted prescription will have a positive number under the sphere column.

Astigmatism:

Astigmatism causes a distortion of vision, where a person may experience an overall blurriness. Information regarding an astigmatism is found in the cylinder column. Many people with myopia or hyperopia have some degree of astigmatism

Presbyopia:

LASIK surgeons cannot correct this age-related vision problem; it occurs in most individuals starting in the early 40s and progresses with age. Muscles inside the eye lose flexibility and reading can become difficult.

People may have presbyopia in combination with another vision problem like nearsightedness. The nearsightedness would be correctable by LASIK surgery, but the presbyopia would not; however, we may be able to find an adjustment to compensate for both. If this form of Laser Vision Correction interests you, you'll want to read more about Vision Correction Options for Presbyopia.