Bellevue LASIK & Cornea Blog | Dr. Leavitt and Dr. Farag

Many people may be candidates for the monovision procedure, but not understand that it is not necessarily a cure-all for their vision problems. While it can greatly reduce dependence on reading glasses or bifocals, some people may be frustrated that they still need to wear them, albeit a weaker prescription.

Adjusting to monovision can take as few as one to three weeks, or as many as six to eight weeks. This is because your brain needs to balance the discrepancy in one eye seeing clearly at a distance and the other seeing clearly close up. However, a vast majority of monovision patients will not have any trouble adjusting to their new vision requirements.

Other limitations of monovision include:

• Blurred vision at all distances in one eye
• Loss of clear middle vision can affect certain employment options
• Compromised binocular vision affects depth perception, focus, and range of vision

Other things you should be aware of are that monovision can affect night vision for drivers, details for those who do work very close up, and those who need sharp vision at a distance.

If you would like to find out if you are a candidate for monovision or want to discuss its limitations, please contact experienced monovision ophthalmologist Dr. Leavitt at Bellevue LASIK & Cornea in the Bellevue and Seattle area today.