In its simplest form presbyopia is the loss of ability to focus on nearby objects. Close or near tasks are near impossible or more difficult to perform as the lens in the eye becomes less flexible and more rigid. Close up tasks such as using mobile, reading, threading a needle become challenging without the aid of reading glasses or other visual hardware.

Though there is no reversing the aging process of the crystalline lens, vision correction procedures can certainly aid in reducing and at times removing the reliance on visual hardware for close range tasks.

Laser vision correction like LASIK, PRK and Clear lens extraction are just some of the procedures that can help reliance on visual hardware for close tasks.