The simple answer to this question is”maybe”. Although LASIK, PRK, and Zyoptix can achieve perfect vision, you still could develop a condition called presbyopia typically between the ages of 40 and 50. Presbyopia is the inability of the eye to focus at all distances, usually noticed when the fine print starts to blur. Presbyopia is said to be caused by the hardening and thickening of the natural lens of the eye (crystalline lens), which is located inside the eye. Normally, both your eyes work together equally when you look at an object, to produce what’s called binocular vision. However, you probably have a dominant eye that your brain tends to favor (most right-handed people are right-eye dominant, for example). Optometrists often take advantage of this”one-eye dominance” to produce Monovision. Many people who require bifocals already have tried Monovision using contact lenses. When using contact lenses to demonstrate Monovision, one eye is fitted for distance vision (typically the dominant eye) and one for near vision. LASIK treatments can be performed in the same manner, essentially treating both eyes for distance, but leaving the non-dominant eye slightly “undercorrected” to produce a dominant eye for near vision. Not everyone likes their vision treated this way, so if Monovision is not an option, you would be treated for distance vision and both eyes and require reading glasses after surgery.