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Frequently Asked Questions
Will I need glasses in the future?
The majority of patients should not need glasses for distance
vision again. All patients will need reading glasses from
around the age of 45, as do all normal-sighted people
on reaching this age.
Later in life there is a drift to long sight and glasses
will be needed, especially for reading. Your Doctor shouldl
take this into consideration at consultation and discuss this
with
you. Some short-sighted patients in middle age choose to have
only one eye treated or to leave one eye undercorrected.
This is called mono-vision and involves treating the dominant
eye for distance vision and using the untreated undercorrected
eye for reading. This proves to be very acceptable for many
patients with mild short sight, avoiding the need for glasses
for both reading and distant vision.
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