Rewind the clock on your eyes and enjoy glasses-free vision with this ultra-precise treatment
Laser eye surgery in Zurich with leading Lasik surgeons: Gain visual freedom with our method for exceptional laser eye surgery.
Not everyone is suitable for laser eye surgery.
The first step is to find out if your eyes are suitable. Call us or book an appointment online.
During a free initial consultation, we will thoroughly examine your eyes and take the time to listen to your needs and expectations. Once we’ve found the best treatment for you, you will feel confident and reassured about your next steps.
Once we’ve treated you at our state-of-the-art clinic, you’ll admire our handy work as you experience exceptional natural vision – free from the limitations of glasses and contact lenses.
Discover everything you need to know about PresbyMAX
Almost everyone from the age of 45 should expect their visual performance to decline due to presbyopia. But that need not be definitive. This age-related and thus quite normal process cannot be stopped, but it can be treated. Up to now, classic reading or varifocal glasses, sometimes also intraocular lenses, contact lenses or the LASIK procedure have been used for treatment.
With the minimally invasive method PresbyMAX there is a gentle and qualitative alternative. Over 10,000 successful treatments have already been carried out worldwide.
Even with advanced presbyopia, it is possible to achieve excellent results. In this way, it is possible to do without reading glasses in the future and even correct other ametropias if necessary.
The PresbyMAX procedure is also an option for patients suffering from presbyopia and cataracts.
At EyeLaser, we only offer PresbyMax in combination with Femto-LASIK. This is a special technique that consists partly of monovision combined with multifocality.
1 . The preparation
We first disinfect your facial area. You will receive a local anaesthetic in the form of eye drops. The surgeon will gently fix your eyelids open using a special device. They will then ask you to look at the green light above you throughout the operation. All this is entirely symptom-free and painless.
2. The incision with the Femtosecond-Laser
The eye surgeon makes an incision in the cornea with a femtosecond laser to produce a 0.1 mm thin lid – the flap. The surgeon folds the flap back carefully. You may feel a slight pressure on the eye, and it may become dark for a short while.
3. The correction with the Excimer laser
Now, the eye surgeon uses the Excimer laser. With a computer-controlled laser, the exposed cornea is reshaped in a few seconds to compensate for the refractive error. The surgeon monitors the use of the laser through a microscope.
4. The completion
In the final step, the surgeon folds the flap back. It will adapt itself and form a protection for the cornea.
To protect your eye against environmental factors, we may fit temporary contact lenses. We will remove these the following day.
After the procedure, there is initially a significant change for the patient. Vision is perceived as different than with glasses. Patients usually (but not always) experience 3 phases (neuroadaptation):
All these phases together shouldn’t last for longer than six months.
A day after PresbyMAX surgery, you may feel abnormal sensations such as burning or stinging in the eye. The regeneration of the cornea with PresbyMAX surgery only takes 2-3 days.
There is the possibility that you will not accept the variation in vision between the two eyes. In this case, there is always the possibility of correcting the eyes for distance vision and then proceed with using reading glasses.
If your cornea is not suitable for laser eye treatment, you can have ICL surgery or refractive lens exchange with premium implants.
Medical professionals have documented and published the PresbyMAX results in scientific journals extensively.
After 40, most of us need reading glasses (even if we’ve never needed glasses before!) Freedom from reading glasses is possible but not everyone’s eyes can be treated. Book an assessment below to find out if you’re suitable for reading glasses treatment:
Shape the life you want with glasses-free vision
After PresbyMAX, you’ll have made the smart choice to live life on your own terms and will no longer need outmoded glasses or contact lenses to see. You can live life with the exceptional natural vision you deserve – without compromise.
You’ll feel rejuvenated and inspired to re-engage with all of the activities you love without the anxiety around poor vision or glasses getting in the way. Your eyes will, once again, be able to keep up with your busy lifestyle.
Once we’ve enhanced your vision, everyday activities become optimised with Swiss precision. Whether you’re making a cup of coffee, learning a new hobby or finally starting to write that book, you’ll be amazed at what you can achieve.
There’s a reason why the Swiss are ranked one of the happiest nations in the world (and it’s not just because they eat a lot of good chocolate), It’s because they don’t settle for anything second-rate.
You only get one life, so why not make it high-quality with exceptional natural vision – free from reading glasses
PresbyMAX enables you to read small print beyond your fifties
How your eye sees after PresbyMAX
Schematic representation and cross-section of the cornea after PresbyMAX treatment. The near zone enables vision without a visual aid. The intermediate zone favours good vision at medium distances, e.g. when working at a computer. The distance zone ensures good vision at greater distances. The transition zone contributes to the stability of the treatment result.
The PresbyMAX laser eye treatment only takes a few minutes. The procedure does not touch or replace the delicate eye lens. The laser shapes the cornea using fast laser pulses.
The principle of the PresbyMAX method is like that of contact or intraocular lenses. A computer calculates the eye’s focal points exactly. The laser then shapes one cornea for near vision and the other eye for far vision. This results in good visual acuity at all distances. There are various treatment options for the PresbyMAX method. We would be happy to explain these to you at your consultation.
You will be able to read without your glasses within a few hours of treatment. Your distance and intermediate vision will improve significantly within a week. Complete, multifocal vision takes a few weeks before it is fully established.
Discover our laser eye surgeons in the heart of Zurich
Having learned his craft from the two pioneers of laser surgery, Dr. Victor Derhartunian is one of the leading surgeons in Europe. The senior eye surgeon at EyeLaser in Zurich can advise his patients in 5 languages.
Since 2024, Dr. Valery Lenzt Wittwer joins the EyeLaser Zurich team. He specializes in lens surgery and enables patients to live without cataracts and/or visual defects through cataract surgery and ICL lens implantation.
Everything we do is optimised down to the very finest detail.
The right clinic is not too cheap, too “chain” or too costly. The right clinic is precisely right.
Our vision correction method leaves no room for disappointment.
Things like age, eye shape, history and lifestyle make an eye treatment perfect for one person, but not another. Find out which treatment (if any) could free you from glasses and contacts
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