Holmium laser thermal keratoplasty (HLTK), an investigational procedure, is one of the newest additions to the dynamic field of refractive surgery. The principle was developed by Bruce Sand, MD, and ...
How important is a name? We have been using several different terms for this particular aspect of lens-based refractive surgery. Replacing the crystalline lens to correct ametropia and/or presbyopia ...
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SAN DIEGO — An experimental combination of drugs can temporarily correct the vision of people with presbyopia, a new study shows. "With one drop in the morning, you don't need glasses all day," said ...
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allotex, a Boston based private company developing the TransForm Corneal Allograft (TCA) for the treatment of presbyopia (reading glasses) and hyperopia (far sightedness), is ...
Trials of vision-improving substances are showing good results, though so far only two have been authorized for use in the ...
In most cases, when vision declines, we can use glasses or contact lenses to correct it. Sometimes, we need to start using glasses at an early age, and some people do not require correction until ...
Each of us is heading toward the day when we will have to hold a menu at arm’s length and peer down our noses to decipher the blurred text. This is presbyopia – the “aging eye” that gradually loses ...
LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses and companion delivery systems for the eye, today ...
WASHINGTON -- An intraocular device for presbyopia met near-unanimous rejection from an FDA advisory panel. By a 15-1 vote, the Ophthalmic Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee said ...
The Atlanta Center for Precision Contact Lenses (ACPCL) is scheduled to open this week to become the only Atlanta eye care provider to fit, design and supply specialized contact lenses for local and ...
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allotex, a Boston based private company developing the TransForm Corneal Allograft (TCA) for the treatment of presbyopia (reading glasses) and hyperopia (far sightedness), is ...