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Are you 40 or over and constantly frustrated by blurry near vision? Struggling to read your phone, a restaurant menu, or the fine print? You’re experiencing presbyopia, the natural aging of your eyes that makes close-up tasks a challenge.

At Planet LASIK by Centre For Sight, we understand your desire for clear vision at every distance. That’s why we brought PresbyMAX Laser treatment – a state-of-the-art laser eye surgery developed to liberate you from reading glasses and deliver sharp, seamless vision for your dynamic lifestyle.

Presbyopia: Why Your Near Vision Changes

Let’s demystify presbyopia. It’s not a flaw, but a universal shift in your eyes as you age, typically starting in your early to mid-40s.

What’s happening inside your eyes? Your eye’s natural lens, much like a camera lens, is designed to be flexible and change shape to focus on objects both far and near. As we get older, this lens gradually stiffens and loses its elasticity. This makes it harder for your eye to “accommodate” or adjust its focus for close-up tasks. The result? Frustratingly blurry vision for reading, texting, and anything up close.

While traditional fixes included bifocals or reading glasses, Planet LASIK offers a sophisticated, long-term solution.

PresbyMAX: Advanced Laser Vision Correction for Presbyopia

PresbyMAX is an advanced laser eye surgery that revolutionizes how we correct presbyopia. Unlike standard LASIK procedures that aim for a single focal point, PresbyMAX uses innovative technology to create a multifocal ablation profile on your cornea. This essentially transforms your eye’s surface into a finely tuned, gradual multifocal lens, allowing you to focus seamlessly at various distances.

At Planet LASIK, we leverage the SCHWIND AMARIS 1050RS Excimer Laser System to ensure that your PresbyMAX procedure is not only highly effective but also incredibly safe and accurate.

How PresbyMAX Delivers Multi-Distance Clarity

The brilliance of PresbyMAX lies in its advanced approach to vision correction:

  • Custom-Designed for Your Eyes: Our expert eye surgeons at Planet LASIK conduct meticulous pre-operative diagnostics, including corneal topography and wavefront analysis. This allows us to craft a completely personalized treatment plan that precisely matches the unique characteristics of your eyes.
  • Blended Vision (Mini-Monovision) Concept: PresbyMAX typically optimizes your non-dominant eye for excellent near and intermediate vision, while your dominant eye is precisely corrected for crisp distance vision. Your brain naturally learns to integrate these two images, creating a seamless “blended vision” experience that offers superior clarity across all distances.
  • Unrivaled Precision with SCHWIND AMARIS: The SCHWIND AMARIS 1050RS Excimer Laser is equipped with a revolutionary 7D eye-tracking technology. This means it can detect and compensate for even the tiniest eye movements during the procedure, ensuring every laser pulse is delivered with pinpoint accuracy.

Benefits of PresbyMAX Surgery

Choosing PresbyMAX means opting for a life of unprecedented visual freedom and convenience:

  • No More Reading Glasses: This is the ultimate goal! Imagine reading your phone, a menu, or a book effortlessly, without reaching for spectacles.
  • Comprehensive Vision: Not just for near! PresbyMAX can simultaneously correct your myopia (short-sightedness), hyperopia (long-sightedness), and astigmatism (cylindrical power), providing a truly holistic vision correction solution.
  • Reversibility: After the surgery, if the patient feels discomfort during the initial results, reversal option is available. 
  • Swift Procedure: The treatment itself is completed in minutes while the laser fires on the cornea only for a few seconds.
  • Quick Visual Recovery: Most patients experience immediate improvement in their vision and can resume most daily activities very quickly, with progressive clarity over the following weeks.
  • Minimally Invasive: This laser eye surgery is a comfortable experience with no stitches and a smooth post-operative journey.
  • Enhanced Lifestyle: Enjoy hobbies, sports, and daily activities with greater ease and confidence, no longer hampered by changing prescriptions or misplaced glasses. Achieve true spectacle independence.

Who is a Good Candidate for PresbyMAX?

PresbyMAX is an innovative solution, and a thorough evaluation is key to determining if it’s right for you. You might be an ideal candidate if you:

  • Age generally over 40 years and experiencing the effects of presbyopia.
  • Are motivated to reduce or eliminate your dependence on reading glasses and other corrective eyewear.
  • Have had stable vision (no significant prescription changes) for at least a year.
  • Are free from certain eye conditions such as advanced cataracts, uncontrolled glaucoma, or severe dry eye syndrome.

Your journey begins with a detailed, comprehensive eye examination at Planet LASIK. Our specialists will conduct all necessary diagnostic tests and personally discuss your lifestyle and visual goals to ascertain if PresbyMAX is the right treatment for you.

Potential Risks & Considerations

As with any advanced medical procedure, it’s important to be fully informed. While PresbyMAX is a safe and effective laser eye surgery, some potential considerations include:

  • Adaptation Phase (Neuroadaptation): Your brain will need time (typically weeks to a few months) to fully adjust to the new multifocal vision. During this period, some individuals may experience temporary mild blurriness, glare, or halos, particularly at night. These symptoms generally improve with time.
  • Temporary Dry Eye: A common side effect of laser eye surgery, often managed with lubricating eye drops, which usually subsides as your eyes heal.
  • Need for Occasional Glasses: While the goal is significant spectacle independence, a small percentage of patients might occasionally use weak over-the-counter reading glasses for very specific, demanding near tasks or in very dim lighting.
  • Rare Complications: Like any surgery, there are rare risks such as under / over-correction, infection, or flap-related issues.

Our refractive surgeons will provide a thorough explanation of all risks and benefits during your personalized consultation.

Your PresbyMAX Surgery Journey at Planet LASIK

We make your path to a clear vision smooth and reassuring by:

  1. In-Depth Consultation & Diagnostics: Your journey begins with a comprehensive eye evaluation using state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment. This includes precise measurements like corneal topography and wavefront analysis to map your eye’s unique characteristics. Our ophthalmologists will answer all your questions about presbyopia correction.
  2. Customized Treatment Plan: Based on your thorough assessment, our surgeons will design a personalized PresbyMAX treatment plan tailored precisely to your vision needs and lifestyle.
  3. Smooth Surgery: On PresbyMAX surgery day, anaesthetic eye drops, the advanced SCHWIND AMARIS 1050RS laser, and the doctor’s expertise will ensure a comfortable, painless experience.
  4. Dedicated Post-Operative Care: We provide detailed post-operative instructions and schedule regular follow-up appointments to monitor your healing and visual progress. Our team is always on hand for support.

Cost of PresbyMAX in India

The cost of PresbyMAX surgery in India can vary based on individual patient requirements and the specific eye hospital you choose (e.g., in Delhi). 

At Planet LASIK, we believe that advanced laser vision correction should be accessible; hence, we ensure transparency in our pricing. Consult with us to understand the PresbyMAX surgery cost.

During your initial consultation, after a comprehensive assessment by our eye surgeons, you will receive a detailed and personalized cost estimate.

Ready to Redefine Your Vision?

Stop letting presbyopia hold you back! PresbyMAX laser treatment at Planet LASIK offers a sophisticated, lasting solution to regain your clear vision at all distances. Experience the freedom of a life without reading glasses.

Schedule PresbyMAX Consultation!

FAQs

How does PresbyMAX treat presbyopia differently than other laser eye surgeries?

PresbyMAX creates a unique multifocal surface on the cornea, allowing clear vision at near, intermediate, and far distances. Unlike standard LASIK, which typically creates a single focal point, PresbyMAX provides a continuous range of focus for age-related near vision loss.

Generally, if you’re over 40, experiencing presbyopia, have stable vision, no significant eye diseases, and desire freedom from reading glasses, you could be a good candidate.

The corneal reshaping from PresbyMAX is considered permanent as it lasts for 10- 15 years. While natural age-related changes in the eye continue, the benefits of PresbyMAX are long-lasting, providing durable vision correction for presbyopia.

Potential side effects are generally mild and temporary, including a short adaptation period, temporary dry eye, and possibly mild glare or halos initially. Serious complications are rare.

While the corneal reshaping is permanent, in some cases, PresbyMAX can be fine-tuned or even reversed with further laser treatments if minor adjustments are needed over time.

Typically, PresbyMAX, like most elective refractive surgeries, is not covered by standard health insurance or vision plans as it’s considered a cosmetic or elective procedure. We offer detailed cost information and payment options during your consultation.

Monovision LASIK fully corrects one eye for distance and the other for near, which can create a noticeable imbalance. PresbyMAX, however, creates a multifocal zone in one eye, providing a smoother, more blended transition between near and distance vision, often leading to better adaptation and visual comfort.