{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/suitability-for-presbyond-vp\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/suitability-for-presbyond-vp\/","headline":"Who is suitable for PRESBYOND?","name":"Who is suitable for PRESBYOND?","description":"In an interview, Alex Shortt explains who is suitable for PRESBYOND laser eye surgery - the new laser standard for compensating for presbyopia","datePublished":"2019-08-16","dateModified":"2020-08-13","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/author\/alex-shortt\/#Person","name":"Alex Shortt","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/author\/alex-shortt\/","identifier":4667,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6afb756e1dc43ed28773098aff9af37d7e16c92671dbd22f5a9bbcb21063c139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6afb756e1dc43ed28773098aff9af37d7e16c92671dbd22f5a9bbcb21063c139?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Alex Shortt","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alex-shortt-logo-white-600x140-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/alex-shortt-logo-white-600x140-1.png","width":600,"height":140}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Who-is-suitable-for-PRESBYOND-alex-shortt-london.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Who-is-suitable-for-PRESBYOND-alex-shortt-london.jpg","height":450,"width":800},"url":"https:\/\/www.alexshortt.co.uk\/suitability-for-presbyond-vp\/","video":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"VideoObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k3vCVAgUugk#VideoObject","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k3vCVAgUugk","name":"Who is suitable for PRESBYOND?","description":"In this video, Alex Shortt tells us who is suitable for PRESBYOND. He explains that the ideal patient is someone who is in the early stages of needing reading glasses to see up close. These patients are usually in their mid-40s to early 50s. PRESBYOND may not be suitable for patients beyond 60 years of age who may develop cataract. As this would require an additional procedure after PRESBYOND which incurs unnecessary costs. 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Early 50s?Alex Shortt: Yes, the mid-40s, early 50s, certainly. So, my personal belief is that that young mid-40s, early 50s with presbyopia who don’t yet want to wear reading glasses are the ideal candidates for PRESBYOND LASIK.Now, what happens to our eyes as we age is that the lens stiffens and begins to lose its transparency. When the natural lens loses its clarity, we call that cataract. The difficulty is if we correct your vision and give you wonderful blended vision using PRESBYOND, and then you get a cataract, you end up back to square one again, with blurry vision.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSearch for:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecent Posts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018Can I wear make-up before and after laser eye surgery?\u2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow long does laser eye surgery last?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSMILE v LASIK v PRK – What Are the Different Types ?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan I get laser eye surgery?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA clear look into the types of laser eye surgery in London\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTake the eye surgery self-test to see if you qualifyNot everyone is a candidate for eye surgery. Find out if laser eye surgery could help you ditch your glasses and contact lenses by taking this fast quizTAKE FAST SUITABILITY QUIZHowever, because the lens of the eye is the problem, rather than the focus of the eye, I think for older patients beyond 55 to 60 years of age, it is essential that your surgeon looks at you and examines you carefully. He or she should look at the lens of your eye and check whether there is any cataract whatsoever. Because it can be quite an expensive mistake to have laser-blended vision and five years later need cataract surgery.Now that’s not the end of the world; it’s absolutely fine and possible to have laser-blended vision followed by cataract surgery, it works very very well. But it’s more the cost. You end up certainly investing quite a large amount of money in having both those procedures.Interviewer: Sure. And having to go through two different procedures and all the time and considerations around that.Alex Shortt: Yes, exactly.If you\u2019d like to know more about vision corrective surgery, book a free initial screening today and I will personally answer your questions. Alternatively, take our free suitability quiz to find out which treatment you are suitable for.Share This PostAbout the authorMr Alex J. Shortt | Consultant Ophthalmic SurgeonMB BCh MSc PhD FRCOphth PGDipCatRefI’m Alex Shortt, a highly trained academic researcher and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based in London\u2019s famous Harley Street medical district. I trained and worked as a consultant for 14 years at London\u2019s Moorfields Eye Hospital. I specialise in advanced technologies for correcting vision, including cataract surgery, implantable contact lenses and laser vision correction.Learn more about meGet a complimentary vision assessment todayComplete the form below to chat with a member of my team. 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