Not sure what you mean by monovision but I had lasik in 2000 and they corrected one eye more than the other so that I could still read larger print without putting on my reading glasses. It was the right thing for me and now I do all activities except reading without glasses.

 

Monovision, they will adjust one eye for close up and one eye for far away. The Dr. told me that I would probably need reading glasses. Speaking of older age, next year will be the big 60.
Everette

 

Had Lasik surgery almost 2 years ago. They did a slight monovision so that I can read well up close but can see well far away. The right eye is not quite as sharp at distance as the left, but I can type away on my laptop without using corrective lenses, and it's clear as could be. I can also read the gauges on the bike with perfect clarity, yet can see 20/20 far away. Even though the right is better for up close and the left for far away, I never get the feeling of one eye being dominant over the other. Best thing I've ever had done, and I wore glasses and contacts since I was 12 (I'm 58 now, so yeah, I've had experience with bad eyesight). Good luck.

 

i had lasik done almost 2 years ago. my astigmatism in my right eye was so bad that i was on the border for not being able to have the surgery at all. then my vision was such that i didn't really need my glasses to read, the astigmatism didn't really kick in until after 4 ft or so. now i have to wear glasses to read, but everything else is 20/20 (actually 20/15 in my left eye). i don't need readers for working on the computer, just closer than 12 - 15 inches. or if the print is really small (like on some labels).

definitely follow your drs instructions to the letter, your eyesight is not something to fool around with. one 'complication' i had afterwards was a period of extreme light sensitivity. i had to wear a 3/4 helmet with a tinted shield, and sunglasses underneath. used some steroid drops for a couple of weeks and that cleared up.

one other thing i would suggest is to look into their 'no money down, interest free financing' if they have it. i got 18 months free interest. yeah, i had the mponey in the bank but instead of hitting my savings, i went with that and just considered it a monthly bill. now i still have the money in the bank, but my eyes are 'paid for'....

 

i had my eyes done last spring and it was well worth it for my 20/15

 

I got the monovision Lasik in Feb. I had dry eye syndrome before getting the Lasik so I have had some problems with the Lasik dryness on top of that. I thought I really made a mistake, because I couldn't ride my bike at all for a month afterwards. They then burned my lower tear ducts closed to hold moisture in my eyes. It didn't help. So last appointment they put plugs in my upper tear ducts. My sight is getting better every day. It has been a long, frustrating journey, but I am so happy I got it done. I had to wear distance glasses, plus reading glasses before and that sucked trying to keep up with all my glasses and constantly having to change them. I still use artificial tears a couple of times a day. But I rode my bike for the first time at night this week, and no more halo's. YEA!!!

 

Please realize that every eye is different and every persons eyes need different things to make visibility better. I too had Lasik, I feel I gave up more than I gained, let me explain. I had astigmatism in both eyes, needed cheaters only for reading, but my distance or far vision was not great either, 20/40. I could see up close well except again reading. I read all the side effects possible, was told by the "experts" that mono vision can cause higher instance of night vision problems and possible loss of depth perception. Clear Choice is where I went FYI. I was advised that they do not recommend mono for truck drivers, pilots, or motorcycle drivers. I also run mobile and overhead cranes from time to time, another area besides driving that needs depth perception. I talked with the eye doc and the lasik surgeon and they had different opinions as to what I needed. This confused me even more......I was never offered the option of trying out mono vision with contacts prior to surgery. I wish I could have or known about trying it as I would have. Both docs said I would need cheaters for up close, which I said no problem, I need cheater to read anyhow.

Well its a year later, distance is much better as long as its daylight. Low contrast or night all my vision falls off quite a bit. What I gave up is anything within 3 feet. My food is blurry, the cereal box on the table just out of arms reach is blurry, etc, etc. They said cheaters for reading, not for anything within 3 feet! I could see this stuff clearly before my lasik, now I can't. So I gained long distance vision but gave up a ton of in close. And yes I still need cheaters to read but also to see my computer screen, while eating, and even to see who I am talking to in low light conditions.

So beware, everyones result will be different. My wife had her eyes done and does not need cheaters yet. We are both 50 years young. Again, make sure you understand all the drawbacks and side effects possible. You may just get some, hope ya don't. Good Luck with your decision.


I for one would rather have worn glasses for my far vision and cheaters to read the paper and be able to see all that in close that I lost. To each their own!

 

I had mine done 2 years ago and am still thrilled. Gotta wear cheaters, but that's OK. It's great to see better long distance than I ever have in my life. I see better at night now, too.

 

I got my lasik done before I went to Iraq in 2003 and I think it is still great! I use some eye drops once or twice a day but it is well worth it.

It pushed out my near vision focus point to about 14-15 inches so I just gave up reading Hell, I only looked at Playboy for the pictures anyway

I didn't get the monovision version; sounds like it would give a person Vertigo

 

Had the Mono vision done 5 years ago, and love it. Went from Bifocals to no glasses at all untill this year (readers only) Its great being able to wake up at night and actually SEE the time on the clock or my watch.

While it does take a little time to get used to (one eye is set for distance, the other for close up) your eyes will compensate and you won't even notice it in a few months.