I wear glasses while driving a car or watching TV. I take them off when I want to read. In another clinic I was informed that I can undergo the laser vision correction surgery but I will still need to wear glasses for reading afterwards.

That’s correct. In the future you will need glasses for reading.

After the age of 40 the eyes begin to lose the accommodation ability as a result of the ageing process. It is known as presbyopia. Once it develops, it becomes necessary to wear glasses for close-up work and reading. Vision deterioration at close distances results from a decreased accommodation ability of the eye or the complete lack of thereof.

It is a natural, age-related physiological process, leading to a decrease in the elasticity of the intraocular lens and it affects people with far-sightedness, short-sightedness and astigmatism, as well as those who previously didn’t have any vision defects. More information on this topic is available in the article on our website.