Is Presbyopia Finally Taking Center Stage?
Presbyopia is the eye condition that will impact 100% of patients at some point. It has long been said that a solution for presbyopia is the “holy grail” of eye care. While there is not yet a cure for presbyopia, there are more tools than ever before to help patients have functional near and intermediate vision while maintaining distance vision. Recently, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, moderated a discussion with Steven J. Dell, MD; Rex Hamilton, MD, MS, FACS; and Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, on the profound need for eye care providers to provide more presbyopia solutions to their patients and how they are doing that.
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Data show higher patient expectations for presbyopia laser therapy among women
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, discusses data that compared the patient-reported satisfaction levels of women and men with presbyopia after laser scleral microporation therapy. “Interestingly enough, we had more women than men, about twice as many women in the study, and women were more demanding with their satisfaction than men,” …
read moreAce Vision Group Names David Lin, MD, as Chief Medical Advisor
Dr. Lin’s pioneering expertise in refractive lasers, algorithms and the medical device industry will help drive Ace Vision Group’s device development. BOSTON, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Ace Vision Group, Inc., an emerging medical device company at the forefront of pioneering rejuvenation therapy for the aging eye, today announced the appointment of David Lin, MD as Chief Medical Advisor (CMA). Dr. Lin …
read moreLaser scleral microporation improves near vision in emmetropic presbyopes
WASHINGTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Robert E. Ang, MD, discusses results from a study of laser scleral microporation.
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