PRESBYOPIA TREATMENT IN LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTY & THE INLAND EMPIRE
Condition
Are you finding it harder to read small print or constantly holding your phone farther away just to see clearly? If so, you may be experiencing a condition known as presbyopia, a natural, age-related change in vision that affects your ability to focus on close objects. While it’s a common part of aging, it can still be frustrating when it starts interfering with everyday tasks like reading, texting, or working on a computer.
The good news is that presbyopia can be effectively managed with modern vision correction options tailored to your lifestyle. At Laser Eye Center™, our experienced team uses advanced technology and personalized treatment plans to help you regain clear, comfortable near vision—so you can get back to seeing life up close with ease.
Informational Video: PRESBYOPIA
If you have started holding menus and phones farther away, you are in good company. Reading vision often changes after 40—but reaching for readers is not the only possibility worth discussing.
How it works: With age, the natural crystalline lens loses flexibility and the ability to change focus for near objects—a process called loss of accommodation, or presbyopia. Depending on eye health and visual goals, options may include readers, contact lenses, monovision, or refractive lens exchange (RLE), which replaces the natural lens with an intraocular lens (IOL). Each choice makes different trade-offs between near and distance vision.
Watch to understand why your near focus changes, how treatment choices work, and what evaluation and recovery may involve when a procedure is appropriate. Wondering whether reading-glasses correction can also preserve distance vision? Bring that question to your Laser Eye Center consultation.
What is Presbyopia?
Presbyopia is a naturally occurring age-related condition where your eye’s natural lens becomes increasingly firm and inflexible, causing you to lose the ability to focus on near objects. It ultimately affects just about everyone and usually becomes noticeable sometime after the age of 40. As one ages, the eye loses flexibility and has trouble focusing through a range of distances. With this condition people struggle with close range vision, also known as farsightedness and can no longer read without eyeglasses. While presbyopia may seem to occur suddenly, it actually takes several years for an individual to be aware that seeing close up has become more difficult.
Symptoms of presbyopia include:
Blurry close vision that starts after age 40
Difficulty adjusting focus when switching from near to distance vision
Eye fatigue along with headaches when doing close work
Treatment Options
Refractive or Clear Lens Exchange (CLE)
Refractive or Clear Lens Exchange (CLE) is an excellent solution to treat presbyopia, which is a common condition that can affect people as early as their forties. The procedure for refractive or clear lens exchange is virtually identical to cataract surgery in that the eye’s natural clear lens is replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL) to correct your refractive error
At Laser Eye Center™, we offer a wide selection of premium lenses, and your eye surgeon will recommend an IOL that is most suitable for your individual vision needs and the health of your eyes. By partnering with us for your CLE treatment, you gain independent, clear, and quality vision, all without the need for any visual aids. In other words, you are freed from your reading glasses, while maintaining your distance vision.
Custom Monovision
During childhood, people with normal vision have the ability to focus on objects as close as their nose and also on objects that are very far away. They can rapidly, without conscious thought, switch focus from near to far vision. This is called accommodation. As each year passes, that ability to focus and to switch focus decreases. By the time most people reach their forties, they often need to introduce a visual aid, such as reading glasses or bifocals, to focus on close-up objects. This decreased elasticity and inability to easily shift focus from near to far is a condition called presbyopia.
Monovision is a technique where one eye (usually the dominant eye) is corrected for clear distance vision and the other eye is corrected for comfortable near vision. Monovision allows a person to see close objects clearly with one eye and distance objects clearly with the other eye. The brain’s vision center tends to filter out the image from the eye that is not in clear focus. Those who have monovision eventually do not pay attention to the eye that is not as clearly focused, gaining the ability to see well at a distance and nearby.
Monovision can be achieved with contact lenses or with vision correction procedures. This is achieved by correcting the non-dominant eye for near vision and the dominant eye for distance vision. Most people automatically adjust to monovision within a couple of weeks or months. In our experience, most people over the age of 40 to 45 who try monovision and take the time to fully become accustomed to it, like it and find it very useful.
Consult with our team at Laser Eye Center™ of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire for more information and to determine which vision correction procedure is most suitable for your visual needs.
Technology
The advanced features of the Laser Catalys system allows our surgeons to deliver quality results, time and time again. Our platform uses a proprietary 3D imaging system to map the surface of the eye, allowing our surgeon to customize treatment for our patient. As such, the femtosecond laser pulses are delivered to the eye with extraordinary precision. This system also provides a gentle dock for the patient, minimizing rise in eye pressure during the surgery and lessening ocular redness after the surgery.
The result is enhanced safety, greater precision, and faster recovery time.
The AcrySof® IQ PanOptix® Trifocal IOL is the only trifocal lens offered in the United States that works to focus images clearly onto the back of your eye to allow clear vision after the cataract removal. It offers enhanced visions for clear, complete focus. Not only does it treat astigmatism PanOptix® also allows for better near (reading) vision and intermediate (computer work) vision versus what the previous generation of monofocal lens would provide. At the same time, it is heralded for its significantly low incidence of halos and glare leading to improved day-to-night vision.
Over 125 million AcrySof® Lenses have been implanted to date and counting. At Laser Eye Center™, we have achieved a 98% patient satisfaction rate with the PanOptix® lens and patients state that they would choose the same lens again.
The TECNIS Symfony® IOL is the first and only extended depth of focus lens for people with cataracts. In addition to solving for astigmatism, the technology provides patients with high-quality continuous vision so patients can see clearly at near, intermediate, and far-away distances, and points in between, at the same time reducing the dependence on glasses.
The Symfony lens is approved in more than 50 countries around the world, and has been widely studied, with data from numerous clinical studies involving over 2,000 eyes.
Why Choose Laser Eye Center™ for Presbyopia Treatment
Treating presbyopia requires a customized approach that considers your unique vision needs and daily habits. At Laser Eye Center™, patients benefit from over 40 years of experience and a team of highly trained specialists who stay at the forefront of advanced vision correction solutions. From innovative procedures to tailored recommendations, their goal is to provide clear, functional vision at every distance.
As a family-owned, patient-focused practice, Laser Eye Center™ is committed to transparency, comfort, and long-term results. Their team guides you through every step of your care with honesty and expertise, ensuring you feel confident in your treatment and enjoy improved vision that enhances your quality of life.
Read and See Up Close at Any Age with Presbyopia Treatment in Los Angeles, CA
Get started on your journey to clearer, crisper vision with Laser Eye Center™. Our expert team of doctors are trained and skilled in the latest technology and methods for laser vision correction. To learn more about our state-of-the-art All Laser LASIK technology or about All Laser LASIK itself, contact us today. Schedule your FREE consultation by calling 800-805-2737 today.
