New FDA-approved device for Monovision LASIK eye surgery

The FDA approved the CustomVue Monovision device.

Daniel Schultz, M.D., director of FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health said, "The approval of the CustomVue Monovision LASIK expands permanent vision correction options for nearsighted adults who also have trouble focusing on objects close-up." He added, "Unlike traditional LASIK, Monovision LASIK may reduce the need for reading glasses in some people over 40."

The FDA is requiring to Advanced Medical Optics 500 patient who undergo the treatment to make sure the procedure causes no significant amount of cases vision problems.

Anyone who has had a bad experience with this procedure is urged by Consumer Affairs to report it.