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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The large number of patients worldwide with presbyopia creates a unique opportunity for eyecare providers to improve patients’ quality of life, according to George Waring IV, MD, FACS. There are more than 2.1 billion presbyopes worldwide. Dr. Waring noted the many implications of this large number, not just from a quality of life standpoint but …
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