If you can see far away Lasik wont give you anything that you don't already have. If you were NEARsighted and a hunter I would tell you to get it done in a heart beat. As one or two people stated below your original post, you are not really suffering from a refractive error if you can see well far away. You are dealing with presbyopia. This is the condition where the crystalline lens in the eye that does our focusing....wears out with age. As others have stated it does diminish contrast a little bit and can make eyes a little more dry. There are some new things coming down the line that will allow you do some reading. These are minor refractive surgery procedures that are still being researched and tested by FDA. There are some old standby options as well. My favorite for my patients that spend a lot of time outside is to put a contact (extended wear, can wear it for almost an entire elk hunt...I wear mine the entire time and carry a couple spares. I usually only have to take them out once during a 7-8 day hunt) in their NON DOMINANT eye. I usually choose a bifocal lens that allows for some reading with minimal inhibition of distance. Since its in the NON dominant eye you hardly notice any difference in vision far away and you can then see to do some basic near tasks. It doesnt have any affect on shooting either. They don't perform as well in low light conditions though. You can dial in your oculars of your binos to minimize the distance blur in that eye. Hope this answers your questions. I have a ton of patients who spend a lot of time outdoors and one of my favorite parts of my job is helping them better see and help them with these situations like what you are dealing with.
