Ocular Health Implications of the Loss of Dynamic Range of Focus Function in Presbyopia
Presbyopia is defined as the eye’s loss of ability to focus on objects at near distances, and it is the most common cause of age-related vision impairment. Presbyopia is a significant global health issue that is underdiagnosed. It affects all people in their 40s and older: an estimated 90 million people in the United States and more than 1 billion people worldwide, are affected.1 Of these, half a billion have no or inadequate spectacles, and 410 million are unable to perform important near tasks.1–3 Thus, presbyopia is both widespread and undertreated.
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Ace Vision Group to Host “Take the Presbyopia Challenge” Event and Present Scientific Posters at 2025 ASCRS Annual Meeting
BOSTON, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ace Vision Group, Inc. (“AVG” or “the Company”), an emerging medical device company on the forefront of pioneering a laser microporation therapy for the aging eye, today announced that it will host an event and multiple scientific presentations at the 2025 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual …
read moreAce Vision Group Names Val Kolesnitchenko, MD, as Chief Scientific Officer
Ace Vision Group announced that it has named Val Kolesnitchenko, MD, as Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Kolesnitchenko has served in leadership roles for three decades in clinical ophthalmology practice and industry. Most recently, he held the position of Executive Director of Global Scientific Affairs at Bausch + Lomb, overseeing the medical and clinical development of the …
read moreTHE ZOOMING EYE LENS: Effects of Age on Dynamic Range of Focus
DYNAMIC RANGE OF FOCUS (DRoF), or the total range of clear vision in a natural system, is an important biomechanical function of the accommodative apparatus responsible for adjusting the crystalline lens from both far to near (accommodation) and near to far (disaccommodation). DRoF is defined by true accommodation, pseudoaccommodation, and pupillary diaphragmatic changes, which work together …
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