Generally, patients under 40 years of age read well without glasses after lasik eye surger. Patients over 40 may need magnification to read the fine print. Presbyopia is the term that refers to the natural weakening of the muscles by focusing that occurs in our early to mid-40s, forcing us to need the magnification that reading glasses provide. The LASIK eye surgery does not correct or prevent presbyopia. We will also be happy to discuss another option called monovision.