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More options coming for patients with presbyopia
Myopia followed by presbyopia are the two most common refractive errors. Myopia is reaching an epidemic prevalence as high as 95% in some Asian countries and has grown from 25% of the population in the U.S. in 1979, when I finished my ophthalmology residency and 2 years of fellowship training, to more than 40% today, 40 years later. Presbyopia is estimated to affect 110 million people in America, about 30% of the population. Worldwide, as many as 2 billion are affected by presbyopia. Astigmatism of 1 D or more also (Read more...)