Can LASIK Treat Presbyopia or Near Vision Loss?

The short answer? No.

While LASIK is a wonderful option to correct astigmatism, myopia (nearsightedness), and hyperopia (farsightedness), it is not as effective to correct presbyopia.

Monovision LASIK uses an excimer laser to correct one eye for near vision and the other eye for distance vision. Monovision LASIK treatment may help patients to see clearly both far away and close up without glasses or contact lenses. If a patient can see well for far distance without glasses or contact lenses, only one eye will be treated with LASIK to enable near vision. Patients may require another treatment if results are not satisfactory. Other potential complications involved with the LASIK procedure, include dry eyes and visual symptoms.

Because presbyopia is the natural change in elasticity and flexibility of the lens due to age, LASIK isn’t as effective because it cannot stop the aging process, and even eyes that have undergone LASIK in the past are still susceptible to presbyopia. For these reasons, there are more effective treatment solutions for presbyopia.

Ready for An Effective Solution To Treat Your Presbyopia?

Introducing, The Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay – a small, transparent disk called an inlay. It is made up of about 80% water and is created by materials similar to a contact lens.

This small corneal inlay is placed in your non-dominant eye during a LASIK-like procedure that gets you out the door in under 10 minutes and seeing better at near in just 7 days.

“It’s a very simple procedure, we make a flap, then under that flap we put this corneal inlay that is a very small device, looks like a little disc or raindrop, what it does is it creates a little change in the shape, a little central steepness to your cornea. You’re seeing a much broader range; you can see up close, you can see in the middle, and you can still see at distance!”, says Raindrop specialist, Dr. Bret Fisher, Medical Director at the Eye Center of North Florida in Panama City.

“The Raindrop is great! Folks who are in their 40s and 50s now have a solution to restore their full range of vision,” Dr. Fisher explains.

Want to learn more about The Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay? Find a Raindrop specialist to schedule your consultation today.

Locate a Raindrop Physician

25651 Atlantic Ocean Dr Ste A1
Lake Forest, CA 92630-8835
Tel: 949.707.2740
Fax: 949.707.2744

INDICATIONS FOR USE AND SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE RAINDROP® NEAR VISION INLAY

CAUTION: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.

ATTENTION: Please see Professional Use Information and/or Patient Information Brochure for a complete list of Potential Risks, of Indications and Warnings and Precautions.

INDICATIONS FOR USE: The Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay is indicated for intrastromal implantation to improve near vision in the non-dominant eye of phakic, presbyopic patients, 41 to 65 years of age, who have manifest refractive spherical equivalent (MRSE) of +1.00 diopters (D) to -0.50 D with less than or equal to 0.75 D of refractive cylinder, who do not require correction for clear distance vision, but who do require near correction of +1.50 D to +2.50 D of reading add.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay may not eliminate the need for reading glasses.

Implantation of the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay has the potential to cause vision and eye symptoms; dry eyes; decreased vision; decreased contrast sensitivity; problems with the cornea, such as clouding, thinning, scarring, and inflammation; eye infection; increased eye pressure; and the need for another eye surgery, such as removal or replacement of the inlay, or other treatment.

You should not have the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay implanted if you have severe dry eye; have an active eye infection or active inflammation; have signs of corneal disease characterized by general thinning and cone-shaped protrusion in the center of the cornea (keratoconus) or keratoconus suspect; have abnormal features of the outer part of the eye (cornea) to be implanted; have active abnormal immune response (autoimmune) or connective tissue diseases; do not have enough corneal thickness to safely have the procedure performed; have a recent herpes eye infection or problems resulting from a previous infection; have uncontrolled build-up of high pressure in the eye (glaucoma); have uncontrolled high blood sugar (diabetes).

There are non-surgical alternatives to the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay, which include reading glasses or contact lenses.

Before having the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay procedure you should have a complete eye examination and talk with your eye care provider about alternative treatments, potential benefits, complications, risks, healing time, and any other concerns you have about having the procedure.

1. Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay Prescribing Label – ReVision Optics, Inc.

* Intermediate vision was measured in the pivotal clinical study, but it was not an endpoint.

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