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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Microporation may address aging in eye
LAS VEGAS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, discusses microporation therapeutics and its potential role in presbyopia treatment.
read moreInfluence of Ocular Rigidity and Ocular Biomechanics on the Pathogenesis of Age-Related Presbyopia
This chapter discusses ocular rigidity and ocular biomechanical dysfunction as they relate to the age-related pathogenesis of presbyopia. The major factors associated with presbyopia as they relate to ocular rigidity and ocular biomechanical dysfunction are highlighted. Furthermore, specific reference is made to modifying the biomechanical properties and structural stiffness of the scleral outer coat utilizing …
read moreLaser scleral microporation treatment may be ‘game changer’ for presbyopia
CARLSBAD, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Dagny Zhu, MD, and AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, discuss laser scleral microporation for presbyopia. Hipsley said it is important to understand that presbyopia is an aging disease rather than a refractive disorder. Catching it early and treating it can be beneficial for patients. Zhu said laser …
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