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Topical treatment for presbyopia improves binocular near acuity
LOS ANGELES — A first-in-class topical treatment for presbyopia was well tolerated and safely improved binocular near acuity in a phase 1/2 trial, according to a speaker.EV06 ophthalmic solution (lipoic acid choline ester, 1.5%; Encore Vision/Novartis) improved bilateral distance-corrected near vision compared with placebo in the 3-month, prospective, randomized, double-masked multicenter study.