This ability is lost after having refractive surgery, thus you would require reading glasses to see fine print, just like other normally-sighted people. Refractive surgery cannot be used to treat presbyopia at this time. Correction of Vision Glasses are the most common solution for vision correction. They are easy to maintain and low cost. However, glasses often interfere with work or sports, can fog, fall off, or scratch and break, are easy to lose or damage, cause reduced peripheral vision and affect cosmetic appearance.
Contact Lenses are a very common vision solution.
They offer more freedom during various activities, with no change in cosmetic appearance, good peripheral vision. However they are uncomfortable with allergies or dry eyes, require high maintenance, are easy to lose and introduce a risk of infection. An instrument called a microkeratome creates a thin corneal flap, which is folded back. The corneal flap is then put back in place. During RK, tiny spoke-like incisions are made in the peripheral cornea with a diamond blade.