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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Jackson discusses laser scleral microporation for presbyopia
LAS VEGAS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, discusses preliminary results from a trial investigating laser scleral microporation to treat presbyopia.
read moreVIDEO: New laser offers further improvement to laser scleral microporation
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, and George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discuss the latest advances in laser scleral microporation.Hipsley said that the GenII VisioLite laser for laser scleral microporation (LSM) is on the pathway to commercialization and may be available by the end of the year.
read moreVIDEO: Innovations in Presbyopia Management: Laser Scleral Microporation
A novel procedure-based treatment for presbyopia, called laser scleral microportion (LSM), aims to restore dynamic range of focus by un-crosslinking the sclera. Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, joins host I. Paul Singh, MD, to talk about the procedure and 24-month outcomes from a recently presented study.
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