LaserVision

Treatment at a glance

<10 mins per eye

Numbing drops

None

Long term

Safe and effective

What is blended vision laser eye surgery?

 Vision Correction for reading is frequently requested at our clinics in Guildford, London, Manchester, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Winchester and Woking.

Both our blended vision treatments work on the principle that we majoritively function with a dominant and non-dominant eye. Clinical studies estimate that 67% of people are naturally right eye dominant; however your LaserVision Optometrist will identify which is the dominant eye at an initial consultation. Blended vision can be delivered through laser eye surgery and refractive lens exchange (RLE).

Your doctor will adjust your dominant eye (if needed) to see objects in the distance and your non-dominant eye to see objects that are near to you. Your brain is able to utilise the images formed by each eye to give clear distance and near vision at the same time. Naturally, this can require some adaptation which is referred to as neurological adaptation.

PresbyMAX is a high-precision form of laser eye surgery which is also used for the treatment of presbyopia.

This treatment is only available on our new-generation Schwind Amaris 1050RS laser. PresbyMAX gently reshapes the profile of your cornea to result in distance-biassed vision in your dominant eye and near-biassed vision in your non-dominant eye. It differs from blended vision by leaving one or both eyes with multifocality meaning a greater range of focus. The correction is tailored to the individual with consideration of your occupation, lifestyle and activity.

PresbyMAX treatment can be divided into three forms:

1.PresbyMAX monocular: For especially good distance vision
2. PresbyMAX hybrid: For fast recovery and good vision at all distances
3. PresbyMax µ-Monovision: For especially good near vision

With the ability to treat all types of spectacle prescriptions; PresbyMAX optimises your depth of focus and minimises contrast loss to leave you glasses free

PresbyMAX is a high-precision form of laser eye surgery which is also used for the treatment of presbyopia.

This treatment is only available on our new-generation Schwind Amaris 1050RS laser. PresbyMAX gently reshapes the profile of your cornea to result in distance-biassed vision in your dominant eye and near-biassed vision in your non-dominant eye. It differs from blended vision by leaving one or both eyes with multifocality meaning a greater range of focus. The correction is tailored to the individual with consideration of your occupation, lifestyle and activity.

PresbyMAX treatment can be divided into three forms:

1.PresbyMAX monocular: For especially good distance vision
2. PresbyMAX hybrid: For fast recovery and good vision at all distances
3. PresbyMax µ-Monovision: For especially good near vision

With the ability to treat all types of spectacle prescriptions; PresbyMAX optimises your depth of focus and minimises contrast loss to leave you glasses free

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Treatment Benefits Benefits

Benefits of Blended Vision treatment

  • Quick, painless procedure lasting less than 10 minutes per eye
  • Rapid results, with patients often seeing well the next day
  • Well tolerated with minimal neurological adaptation
  • Clinically proven treatment - over 26,000 have been treated with PresbyMAX
  • Bladeless surgery requiring no stitches
  • The unique Presby Reversal function allows the doctor to partially or completely reverse the induced multifocality if desired

How are blended vision treatmnets performed?

  • 1.Local anaesthetic eye drops are applied to both eyes
  • 2.The femtosecond laser is used to create a thin flap on the surface of the cornea
  • 3.The flap is gently lifted
  • 4.The Schwind Amaris 1050RS is then used to reshape the cornea. An average 3 diopter treatment needs less than 6 seconds of laser application
  • 5.The flap is gently replaced and aligned back into its original position
  • 6.The flap will heal naturally and no stitches are required
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Led by your personally assigned doctor, our clinical team will perform a thorough evaluation of your suitability for blended laser eye surgery. This will include a comprehensive eye examination looking for signs of dry eye, large pupils, high eye pressure and other ocular-health conditions

Detailed analysis of your cornea will allow your doctor to assess whether you can undergo the laser blended vision procedure safely and evaluate which areas of your cornea need reshaping. They will calculate and determine the precise amount of tissue to remove from your cornea

Wearing contact lenses before your consultation can influence our measurements. You will be guided by a patient coordinator if we require you to pause contact lens wear for a week or two in order to examine the eyes in their natural state.

Our focus is to achieve complete satisfaction. All our patients are treated until discharge as part of the inclusive care plan. This includes 2 years of follow up and retreatments after your initial treatment. Although you may be discharged, all our patients remain under our care and positively encourage patients to get in touch should problems arise

Our success has been dependent on personalised patient care and we believe this is paramount. All patients will see their surgeon at each visit as they are personally responsible for your care so you are safe in the knowledge that you are receiving the best possible standard of care.

Your procedure will be performed by the same consultant ophthalmologist who assessed your eyes at the initial consultation. A team of optometrists and nurses will also be present to assist and provide any support that you require

Blended vision and PresbyMAX surgery are usually completed in 10 minutes or less. During the procedure, you will lie on your back in a reclining chair. You may be given medicine to help you relax. After numbing drops are placed in your eye, an instrument is gently positioned to hold your eyelids open

The femtosecond laser creates a small hinged flap which is carefully lifted to allow the structure of the cornea to be reshaped. Short pulses of energy from the Schwind Amaris 1050RS laser remodel the surface to the desired profile. Finally, the flap is gently positioned back into place and will heal without the need for stitches

The vast majority of patients will have both eyes treated on the same day.

You may feel some gentle pressure during the flap creation process which usually only lasts for around 30 seconds. 

The vast majority of patients have no pain after surgery, but some may feel a little grittiness in the eyes for a couple of days.

You will be given a set of eye drops to take at home that vastly reduce the risk of infection and inflammation. These generally last for the first 4 weeks but some patients may require lubrication drops for the first few months

Although you will be able to see immediately after surgery, your vision will improve over time. Whilst you should be legal to drive the next day, it may take between 4 and 12 weeks after your surgery before your eye heals and your vision stabilises. Your doctor will ensure that you are progressing normally at a series of planned follow-up appointments

It might be a few weeks before you can start to use cosmetics around your eyes again. You might also have to wait several weeks before resuming strenuous contact sports or swimming

Although complications are rare, it should not be forgotten that laser eye surgery is a surgical procedure. No procedure is risk-free but steps are taken throughout the process to reduce these risks to a minimum.

Laser eye surgery is considered to be one of the safest procedures available. Comprehensive screening of our patients means that surgery can only be performed on eyes which have been deemed suitable.

The experience of our clinical team minimises the small associated risks of laser surgery which include dry eyes, haloes, glare and under or over-correction. Your doctor will ensure that you are fully informed of all potential risks prior to treatment.

However, in the unlikely event that you experience a complication, our team of consultant ophthalmologists are dual-trained in cornea and refractive surgery to ensure that you receive the most effective care.

Choosing the right vision correction clinic for your surgery is paramount. This is a life changing procedure after all, and you need to have complete trust in your surgeon and care team of professionals.

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