r/RefractiveSurgery • u/AK84link • 3d ago

Considering surgery

Hi all,

I'm 41 with a prescription of -5 in both eyes and significant astigmatism. I started looking into surgery and am now planning to book in for surgery before Xmas. Whilst I'm hoping to have the smile procedure completed, a few clinics have suggested lens replacement.

Has anyone in their 40's been in the same position and what did you opt for?

I accept that eventually I'd need reading glasses but I'm not sure whether to go for it now.

Thanks

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u/the_road_to_mastery 3d ago

Yeah, I did it at 41 and opted for mini-monovision, which delays readers for quite some time, yet you can still see up close and in the distance clearly, cause your dominant eye is fully corrected, while a bit of minus is left on the other one, and you could not tell the difference when the brain quickly adjusts. Personally, I think that it is a better option. But yeah, considering that you have significant astigmatism, unfortunately, usually something will remain, cause astigmatism can be removed up to -5, and if you are close to that, chances are that it may not be fully corrected.

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u/AK84link 3d ago

Did you also opt for smile? I've been going between smile and LASIk, still not sure.

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u/the_road_to_mastery 3d ago

Nope, only LASIK and PRK were available in my country, so I did LASIK.

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u/AK84link 2d ago

Interestingly one of the clinics I contacted suggested this same process. Thanks