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 @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 @coastaleyesurgeons 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.
Hitting 45 and noticing the menu at dinner is suddenly a problem? Refractive Lens Exchange restores a fuller range of vision and heads off cataracts down the road, so you're solving two things at once.
Sixty-plus? The cataract implants they're using now can bring back vision that feels genuinely years younger.
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, and it's a lot further along than most people realize. If you're having any eye issues or eye curiosities, contact @coastaleyesurgeons today — and I highly recommend Dr. Shakir for anyone opting into surgery.