Presbyopia treatment in 2017: Where are we?

Looking at the present state of refractive surgery, in which the correction of refractive errors such as myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism has become safe, accurate and precise with outstanding results for most patients, I feel that presbyopia correction still involves challenges and compromises. Think of the procedures we use to correct, let’s say, 2 D of myopia. I can count three, maybe four, surgical techniques that are currently used — LASIK, PRK, advanced surface ablation, SMILE — and all of them provide similar, excellent results. Think now of the procedures (Read more...)

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