What’s the best way to see clearly at all distances without eyeglasses after cataract surgery? Some refractive surgeons feel the answer is monovision. Monovision is the practice of fully correcting one eye so it sees perfectly well for distance vision, and making the other (usually non-dominant) eye mildly nearsighted so it provides acceptable near vision without reading glasses.
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Surgeon touts monovision cataract surgery
April 15, 2010Monovision LASIK – A viable option for people desiring presbyopia correction
September 28, 2009Monovision LASIK is a viable solution to the vision demands of people over age 40 who are affected by presbyopia, according to Elizabeth A. Davis, MD. Dr. Davis, a Minnesota refractive surgeon, shared her thoughts about the procedure with ophthalmologists gathered at OSN New York 2009, an educational conference sponsored by Ocular Surgery News this month in New York.
Monovision LASIK and CK patients pleased with outcomes, study finds
August 12, 2009Patients wishing to regain near vision lost to presbyopia are pleased with the results of monovision LASIK and conductive keratoplasty (CK), according to the results of a new European study.
Patients pleased with monovision cataract surgery
July 24, 2009Researchers in Australia recently found that most people who undergo monovision cataract surgery have less need for reading glasses and are generally pleased with their vision after surgery.