Laser scleral microporation: Unique method to treat presbyopia goes back to basics
Laser scleral microporation is a unique therapeutic solution for presbyopia that goes back to basics, rejuvenating the eye and restoring the natural dynamic mechanism of accommodation and disaccommodation.
“Nature frequently develops dynamic processes, which work well for most individuals for the first 40 or 50 years of life but then, because of changes in the intrinsic properties of some or all the various components involved, begin to break down,” John Marshall, PhD, FRCPath, FMedSci, told Healio.
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Robert Ang Discusses LSM by Ace Vision
Robert T. Ang, refractive surgeon at the Asian Eye Institute in the Philippines, talks to The Ophthalmologist about the ways Laser Scleral Microporation (LSM) therapy offered by Ace Vision Group comes to benefit him and his patients. He discusses the therapy’s mechanism of action, what the procedure involves, and the unique value offered by LSM. …
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.
read moreTreatment landscape for presbyopia evolving toward noninvasive options
Noninvasive or minimally invasive approaches may be the solution for presbyopia before the onset of age-related cataract and a way to address the increasing need to perform close-range tasks. “The treatments that are currently available have not met our needs,” OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, said. “Glasses are an inconvenience. Contact lenses cause …
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