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In this Article

• Introduction
• What are the advantages of PRK?
• What are the disadvantages of PRK?
• What are the potential side effects of PRK?
• How do I prepare for PRK surgery?
• What happens during the PRK procedure?
• What should I expect after PRK surgery?
• Will I still need reading glasses to correct presbyopia after I have had PRK?
• Find a local Eye Doctor in your town
• Photorefractive Keratectomy Index

Will I still need reading glasses to correct presbyopia after I have had PRK?

Presbyopia happens in all patients over 40 and can be corrected with reading glasses or with laser refractive surgery doing something called monovision, where using contact lenses, the non-dominant eye is corrected for reading and the dominant eye is corrected for distance. PRK is not used to correct presbyopia.

Reviewed by the doctors at The Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute.

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