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Laser Vision Surgery - Youthful Vision
Denver, Englewood, Centennial CO
As we age, so do our eyes. After time, we may find that it is harder to see while driving at night or suddenly find ourselves needing glasses to read the newspaper. These are gradual changes that occur as a result of the effects that aging has on the natural lens of the eye. This affects the ability of the eye to focus on near objects, a condition known as presbyopia. Although presbyopia cannot be prevented, our Spivack Vision Center in Centennial, Colorado near Denver offer corrective eye surgery treatments performed by an ophthalmologist to address the blurred vision caused by presbyopia and help patients restore the clear vision of their youth.
What Is Presbyopia?
Our eyes contain a crystalline lens that helps us focus on objects that are near and far away, a process is called accommodation. This clear lens is very flexible, becoming thicker while focusing on distant objects and thinner while focusing on objects that are up close. As we age, the lens becomes less flexible. This makes focusing on close objects more difficult, resulting in the need to wear reading glasses. The medical term for this condition is presbyopia, also known as “short arm disease.”
Causes and Symptoms of Presbyopia
Presbyopia occurs as part of the natural aging process. The lenses in our eyes gradually lose elasticity as we get older. Most people do not realize that a difference in their vision has occurred until they lose enough elasticity to impair their vision to a noticeable level, which usually occurs at or around age 40. Individuals will find they have difficulty focusing on objects close to them as well as difficulty switching their focus from close objects to distant ones. They may also experience eye fatigue and headaches while performing activities at a close distance.
Corrective Eye Surgery to Treat Presbyopia
At our Centennial center in metro Denver, corrective eye surgery solutions, including monovision treatment and multifocal lens implants, are available to address presbyopia.
Monovision
In an effort to delay the need for reading glasses, some patients with presbyopia consider monovision treatment at our practice in metro Denver. Monovision allows the eyes to work with the visual portion of the brain. While the eyes work together, the dominant distance eye captures most distance vision. The other eye, the dominant reading eye, captures closer vision. Most people have different prescription requirements in each eye for this very reason.
Which Eye Is Your Dominant Distance Eye?
Outstretch your arms, overlap your hands (palms out, fingers up, thumb to thumb) and make a small open triangle with your hands. Look around the room and find an object across the room to focus on (e.g., a light switch). Place the visual object in the center of the triangle. While keeping your arms steady, close your right eye. Did the object disappear or stay in the center of your triangle? Try again by closing just your left eye. Your dominant distance eye is the eye that held the object in the center of your triangle.
Monovision Correction
To correct monovision, our ophthalmologist treats the distance eye for full distance correction. The ophthalmologist then makes the reading eye slightly nearsighted to allow for close vision. With both eyes open, working together, patients should be able to see well for both distance and near vision. If you are a candidate for incorporating CustomVue™ wavefront technology along with LASIK or PRK, only the distance eye will be treated with the CustomVue™.
After Monovision Treatment
Although monovision allows individuals to do most normal tasks at a close distance, they may still need to wear reading glasses for prolonged work or for reading very small print. They may also find it is more comfortable to drive at night with a pair of glasses.
Patients who receive monovision treatment at our vision center will have a full year to evaluate their results. Within that time, should they decide it is not for them, our ophthalmologist can re-treat the reading eye for distance vision. Following the surgery, patients will require reading glasses. At the Spivack Vision Center®, this corrective eye surgery is available at no charge during the first year. For more information on monovision treatment at our Centennial practice in metro Denver, contact our ophthalmologist today.
Multifocal Lens Implants
Our Centennial and metro Denver center also offer multifocal lens implant surgery for patients suffering from presbyopia. As one of the most preferred methods for treating presbyopia, multifocal lens implant surgery involves replacing the natural lens with either a ReZoom™, ReSTOR®, or crystalens® intraocular lens (IOL), all of which can also used in refractive lens exchange or cataract surgery. These revolutionary, state-of-the-art lenses allow patients to see clearly at distances that are near, far, and everywhere in between, something that patients were previously unable to do with monofocal lens technology.
Multifocal Lens Implant Procedure
During the multifocal lens implant procedure, the patient's eyes are numbed using anesthetic eye drops. Next, an incision is made at the edge of the iris. The ophthalmologist then removes the natural lens before inserting a foldable multifocal IOL. Once the IOL is in the eye, it unfolds into its new, permanent position. Patients experience clearer vision instantly. To learn more about treating presbyopia with multifocal IOLs at our Centennial practice, please contact ophthalmologist Lawrence Spivack today.
Contact Our Denver, Colorado Ophthalmologist
If you suffer from presbyopia and live in the Denver area, our ophthalmologist can perform corrective eye surgery to restore your vision. Please contact Spivack Vision Center® today to schedule a free consultation.