Flexivue and AcuFocus Among New Options That May Eliminate Need for Reading Glasses
November 26, 2010
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The following new technologies were reviewed at the AAO meeting in October 2010 for addressing presbyopia – the progressive deterioration of near vision that afflicts most individuals after age 45:
- an intracorneal bifocal corrective lens called Flexivue from Presbia Corp., which is inserted under the cornea;
- an implant called AcuFocus that that reduces the effective pupillary diameter to create a pinhole effect that improves focus; and
- a 20-second procedure using a femtosecond laser to make concentric circular cuts in the stroma to achieve the desired refractive correction.
Read more about these new technologies on MedPage Today.
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