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Discover clarity: PRESBYOND ® may help you see more clearly at every distance.

Come have a specialist assessment in Cape Town to find out whether PRESBYOND® laser treatment for presbyopia could reduce your need for reading glasses.

Rediscover clarity: Say goodbye to reading glasses in Cape Town with PRESBYOND®

Come have a specialist assessment in Cape Town to find out whether PRESBYOND® laser treatment for presbyopia could reduce your need for reading glasses.

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Improve your vision and enhance your life with PRESBYOND

 

Experience the power of clearer vision and renewed confidence after our revolutionary eye treatment

Unlock your visual freedom

Many patients describe a new relationship with their vision – mornings that feel brighter, details that come through with more ease, smiles seen a little more clearly. For many, clearer vision opens up everyday moments in ways they didn’t expect. A screening can help you find out if this could be part of your story too.

Embrace Life’s Adventures

Many patients describe feeling less held back by frustration and self-consciousness after their procedure, and freer to pursue their passions and adventures. For many, reduced reliance on glasses or contacts brings a new sense of clarity and self-assurance to everyday life.

 

Start your day with confidence and freedom

Experience the joy of seamless mornings, effortlessly reading the news and enjoying breakfast. Embrace the freedom to pursue hobbies and adventures with renewed enthusiasm and confidence, making each day a memorable journey.

Live your best life

Many patients who have had PRESBYOND® have shared with us that they notice a real difference in daily activities – like reading a menu, checking their phone, or driving – often without reaching for their glasses. What that experience looks like will depend on your prescription, your lifestyle, and how well your eyes adapt to blended vision. Your surgeon will discuss all of this with you before you make any decision.

Improve your vision and enhance your life with PRESBYOND

Experience Clearer Vision and Renewed Confidence After Our Advanced Eye Treatment

 

Unlock your visual freedom

Many patients describe a new relationship with their vision – mornings that feel brighter, details that come through with more ease, smiles seen a little more clearly. For many, clearer vision opens up everyday moments in ways they didn’t expect. A screening can help you find out if this could be part of your story too.

 

Embrace Life’s Adventures

Many patients describe feeling less held back by frustration and self-consciousness after their procedure, and freer to pursue their passions and adventures. For many, reduced reliance on glasses or contacts brings a new sense of clarity and self-assurance to everyday life.

 

Start your day with confidence and freedom

Many patients describe more comfortable mornings, with less need to reach for glasses to read the news or enjoy breakfast. For many, reduced reliance on glasses or contacts brings renewed enthusiasm and confidence to hobbies and adventures, making each day a little easier to enjoy.

 

 

Live your best life

Many patients who have had PRESBYOND® have shared with us that they notice a real difference in daily activities – like reading a menu, checking their phone, or driving – often without reaching for their glasses. What that experience looks like will depend on your prescription, your lifestyle, and how well your eyes adapt to blended vision. Your surgeon will discuss all of this with you before you make any decision.

 

Find out if you can reduce your reliance on reading glasses – in 3 simple steps

Exploring options to reduce your reliance on reading glasses can feel daunting. We’ve streamlined your journey toward clearer vision, making it straightforward and supportive.

GET IN TOUCH

Unsure if you can move past the need for reading glasses? The adventure to clearer vision begins with an understanding of your possibilities. Reach out to our welcoming team via phone on +27 79 686 6565 or easily schedule your free video call. It’s your pivotal first step towards exploring your options.

WE’LL MEET

At your appointment, we’ll dive into the specifics of your vision challenges and lifestyle preferences. Receive comprehensive answers to your questions and obtain a bespoke recommendation for your vision correction. Leave our clinic with a clear vision of the road ahead, equipped with the knowledge to make an empowered decision.

ENJOY FREEDOM

Our patients frequently share their astonishment at the swift and profound impact of their treatment on their daily lives. The joy of effortlessly reading a menu, texting on the phone, or glancing at the dashboard without reaching for glasses is a common refrain. Many reflect on their decision with a wish they had taken this step earlier, celebrating the youthful vitality regained.

Find out whether PRESBYOND® could help you manage the effects of presbyopia and reduce your reliance on reading glasses – book a consultation to explore your options.

It’s common to feel more confident and less held back once you’re no longer relying on reading glasses. Many patients say it brings a welcome sense of ease to everyday activities.

 

Find out whether PRESBYOND® could help you manage the effects of presbyopia and reduce your reliance on reading glasses – book a consultation to explore your options.

It’s common to feel more confident and less held back once you’re no longer relying on reading glasses. Many patients say it brings a welcome sense of ease to everyday activities.

PRESBYOND: Your key to clearer vision – Frequently Asked Questions

Get answers to your burning questions and embrace clearer vision with confidence

PRESBYOND suitability criteria

PRESBYOND is suitable for individuals experiencing presbyopia, a common condition affecting near vision as we age. It’s ideal for those seeking freedom from reading glasses or bifocals.

Suitable candidates are typically over 40 years old and have good eye health. A comprehensive eye examination by a qualified ophthalmologist can determine if PRESBYOND is right for you.

PRESBYOND is a laser treatment designed to improve near vision for people with presbyopia, a condition that makes it hard to see close-up objects as we get older. During the procedure, a special laser reshapes the cornea, allowing it to focus light properly on the retina.

Using this method, we adjust one eye to focus mainly on distant objects with some ability to see things up close, and we adjust the other eye to focus mainly on close-up objects with some ability to see things far away. The brain combines these two images, allowing you to see both near and far more clearly.

For many patients, this provides good depth perception and reduces reliance on glasses or contact lenses.

Advantages

PRESBYOND offers several advantages over conventional vision correction methods. They are:

  • Minimally Invasive surgery: PRESBYOND® uses a laser applied to the surface of the cornea to reshape it, without the need for intraocular incisions. This makes it lower risk than lens-based alternatives, while still being a surgical procedure – your surgeon will explain exactly what this involves.
  • Quick recovery: Recovery from Presbyond is notably quick, with many patients experiencing improved vision within a day and resuming normal activities shortly after.
  • Blended vision gives excellent binocular vision over all distances: Presbyond employs ‘blended vision’, correcting each eye differently to enhance viewing across all distances. This adjustment allows for excellent binocular vision, helping the brain to merge images seamlessly.

Disadvantages

  • Potential for touch ups: The risk of needing a fine-tuning procedure after PRESBYOND is higher than with other laser eye surgery procedures.
  • Adapting: It can take up to 3 months to adapt to new vision.

Some potential risks associated with PRESBYOND include dry eyes, glare or halos around lights, fluctuations in vision, and the need for additional corrective procedures. Rare complications may also occur, such as infection, inflammation, or corneal irregularities.

An alternative to PRESBYOND includes the use of reading glasses, contact lenses, or undergoing lens replacement surgery. During lens replacement surgery, the natural lens is removed and substituted with a multifocal lens implant, which enhances vision at various distances, including far, intermediate, and close-up vision.

Step 1: We use advanced technology to map your eye’s surface.
Step 2: Using a precise laser, we create a small, painless opening in the cornea.
Step 3: The laser reshapes the cornea to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Step 4: The procedure takes just a few minutes per eye and is painless.
Step 5: After surgery, you may experience temporary discomfort or dryness, but most patients resume normal activities quickly.

Published clinical data from Carl Zeiss Meditec indicates that the majority of suitable PRESBYOND® patients achieve strong unaided distance visual acuity – with a significant proportion reaching 20/20 or better. Results vary and depend on your prescription, your neuroadaptation to blended vision, and your overall ocular health. Some patients may still require glasses for fine print or low-light tasks after treatment, and your surgeon will give you an honest picture of what is realistic for your eyes.

This indicates that the vast majority of individuals who undergo PRESBYOND experience significant improvements in their distance vision without the need for corrective eyewear.

The information on this page is for general guidance only. Before making any decisions about your eye health or treatment, please speak to a registered ophthalmologist.

An information call with our team does not constitute a clinical assessment, diagnosis, or treatment recommendation.

Frustrated by the inconvenience your reading glasses bring to your life?

If so, there’s a step you can take towards a lasting solution

Scattered Spectacles

Irritated by the constant search for reading glasses in your home and car, just to read a menu or enjoy Chapman’s Peak drives? This never-ending hunt disrupts your life, diminishing the joy of Cape Town’s details.

Imagine freely embracing every adventure without them.

Book a video call today and step towards a life unburdened by reading glasses, fully immersing in the beauty around you.

Strained eyes and headaches

Struggling with eye strain and headaches from trying to read without glasses can leave you feeling frustrated and fatigued, affecting your mood and productivity. The constant juggle between the discomfort of not using glasses and the inconvenience of relying on them compromises your daily life.

Many patients find that clearer vision brings welcome relief from eye strain and the discomfort that can come with poor vision.

Book a video call today to explore a brighter, clearer future.

Missed moments

Reading glasses can be an inconvenience in day-to-day life, from misplacing them to reaching for them mid-task.

Many patients find that reducing their reliance on glasses lets them move through everyday moments with a little more ease.

Book a video call to find out if this could be part of your story too.

What patients at Atlantic Eye Laser Centre have said

These are individual patient accounts. Circumstances, outcomes and experiences vary from person to person and do not represent a guarantee of results. Please speak to one of our ophthalmologists about what you may realistically expect for your eyes.

Discover if you’re a candidate for reduced reliance on reading glasses

Unlock the ideal surgery option tailored to your age and lifestyle. Learn what it takes to qualify and dive into our quick quiz on ageing eyes to see if you can turn the page without your specs.

Discover if you’re a candidate for reduced reliance on reading glasses

Unlock the ideal surgery option tailored to your age and lifestyle. Learn what it takes to qualify and dive into our quick quiz on ageing eyes to see if you can turn the page without your specs.

We answer your questions about vision correction treatment in Cape Town

Get a quick overview of everything you need to know about restoring your vision

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Educate yourself with authoritative PRESBYOND research

Access valuable insights to make informed decisions about your eye care journey. These links will take you off our website.

In this seminal study, PRESBYOND is presented as a Laser Vision Correction approach to compensate presbyopia on a patient without cataract. Accommodation in humans, crucial for focusing on near objects, begins to decline in childhood and significantly impacts daily life in midlife as presbyopia sets in. While its cause remains unclear, advancements in surgical interventions and imaging technologies, like MRI and Scheimpflug photography, offer hope in understanding and potentially restoring accommodation. Click here to learn more.

Presbyopia affects a substantial portion of the global population, particularly those over 50. Definitions of presbyopia vary, leading to inconsistent approaches to its correction. Strategies include optical devices, monovision, simultaneous images, pinhole techniques, lens softening, and accommodative dynamics restoration. However, no single method fully addresses presbyopia’s complexities across all patients. Read more in this seminal paper below. Click here to learn more.

Hi, I’m Daemon McClunan

I’m proud to be the founder of both Atlantic Eye Centre, an eye specialist centre, and LIQID Medical Pty, a biotech company. My passion for research and innovation has led me to create four patented devices, and receive awards during my specialist training.

With a medical degree from Stellenbosch University, a specialist degree from the University of Cape Town, and experience working in Laser Eye Surgery centres in Canada, Germany, India and London, I’m dedicated to providing dedicated, patient-centred care.

Beyond the clinic, I’ve embarked on humanitarian missions, travelling over 15,000km by motorbike to provide rural eye screenings. In my downtime, I love mountain biking, diving, and spending quality time with my family.

My goal is for every patient to feel genuinely informed, comfortable, and well cared for – from their first conversation right through to their last post-operative visit.

Dr Daemon McClunan

MBChB(SU), DipOphth(SA), MMed(UCT), FcOphth(SA)

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Not everyone is a suitable and safe candidate for vision correction surgery. All surgical procedures have risks involved based on the complex nature of each individual and their presenting condition. Therapeutic outcomes vary from person to person. A thorough physical, physiological and psychological assessment is required before any decision about any procedure or treatment for a specific individual can be made.

The information on this website is for general guidance only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult with a registered ophthalmologist about what is the most appropriate course of action for your eyes. Atlantic Eye Laser Centre practitioners are registered with the HPCSA.

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