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What can correct presbyopia?
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Dr. Rajesh Khannaanswered
Ophthalmology 31 years experience
PRELEX PROCEDURE: Prelex is the latest procedure to correct presbyopia.
http://www.prelexbook.com/reviews-of-the-book/
older methods
1)glasses
2) monovision lasik
3) ck.
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Dr. Federico Mattiolianswered
LASIK Surgery 27 years experience
Glasses or surgery: Presbyopia - inability to focus up close. Corrections include glasses or contacts, laser surgery such as lasik or prk, intraocular lens implants. Each has its risks, benefits, and limitations so please discuss in detail with your eye surgeon.
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Dr. Jay Bradleyanswered
Cornea, Cataract, & Refractive (LASIK & PRK) Surgery 20 years experience
Presbyopia : Presbyopia can be treated with glasses with a bifocal, contact lens monovision, multifocal contact lenses, monovision with lens implants, multifocal lens implants, lasik for monovision, and accommodative lens implants. Other methods are in development (such as presby-lasik, corneal stromal implants, femtosecond presbyopic treatments, etc.
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Last updated Jun 28, 2017
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