An ophthalmological surgical method and system for treating presbyopia in a living is provided. The method and system entail applying radio frequency energy to the sclera of the eye to produce a pattern of grooves therein. The pattern includes at least one furrow having a width in the range of approximately 200 to approximately 2000 microns and a depth in the range of approximately ninety percent to slightly less than one hundred percent of the thickness of the sclera.