As we age our eyes age too and the natural ability to adjust focus from distance to near starts to deteriorate. The lens of the eye becomes less pliable making it harder for the lens to change shape and focus on near or far objects. Read More...
We appreciate that there are many unusual words relating to your eye health and laser eye surgery, so we've put them all in a glossary for quick reference! Read More...
Wearing glasses when you are a child or teenager can unfortunately sometimes lead to teasing, which is one of the reasons why we often have parents asking whether their child can have laser eye surgery.
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We asked our ophthalmologist Dr Stephen Doyle a few key questions about laser eye surgery and here’s what he said…
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If you are between 40 - 45 years of age and wear glasses for distance, you may have started to need help for reading / near vision too. This is usually addressed by changing your single vision spectacle lenses to bifocal lenses or varifocal lenses. If you don't or have never worn distance glasses, by the time you reach 40 -45 years of age you will still develop the need for reading / near vision glasses as this is due to the natural ageing of your eyes. Read More...
Monovision is the term given to having laser eye correction were one eye treated for distance vision and the other eye treated for near vision, giving a blend of the two. Read More...
If you are between 40 - 45 years of age and wear glasses for distance, you may have started to need help for reading / near vision too. This is usually addressed by changing your single vision spectacle lenses to bifocal lenses or varifocal lenses. Read More...