I am not going to deny that suddenly needing glasses for EVERYTHING has definitely brought the reality of 'aging' to the forefront. Glasses on the night table. Glasses on the side table. Glasses in the car. Glasses in the kitchen. WHAT is happening? I've been eager to fix this, but I've also been a total chicken about LASIK — so before ruling it out, I sat down with Dr. Shakir at @coastaleyesurgeons to actually understand my options. What I learned: LASIK isn't the only game in town anymore, and depending on your age and your eyes, there's likely a better-suited procedure.
If you're a Greenwich mom somewhere between 'I just need cheaters for the menu' and 'I'm actually considering surgery,' here's how Dr. Shakir is matching procedures to where you actually are in life, not a one-size-fits-all fix:
There's a lens technology called ICL, Implantable Collamer Lens, that can give you sharper vision without permanently reshaping your eye.
Twenties to forties? There's a lens technology called ICL, Implantable Collamer Lens, that can give you sharper vision without permanently reshaping your eye. It also sidesteps a lot of the dry eye and night vision headaches people associate with LASIK, since the lens sits in front of your natural one rather than reshaping your cornea.
Hitting 45 and noticing the menu at dinner is suddenly a problem? Refractive Lens Exchange restores a fuller range of vision — near, far, and everything in between — and heads off cataracts down the road, so you're solving two things at once instead of needing a second surgery later.
Sixty-plus? The cataract implants being used now are a real leap from even a decade ago — multifocal and extended-depth-of-focus lenses can bring back vision that feels genuinely years younger, not just 'good enough to pass the DMV test.'
The whole point is that good eye care isn't one-size-fits-all anymore — it's matched to your age, your prescription, and where your eyes are headed next. If you're having any eye issues or eye curiosities, contact @coastaleyesurgeons today — and I highly recommend Dr. Shakir, who walked me through all of this chair-side, for anyone opting into surgery.