Phentolamine mesylate ophthalmic solution improved distance corrected near visual acuity and reduced pupil diameter in patients with glaucoma and presbyopia, according to a study.
“Presbyopia has a significantly negative impact on quality of life. ... Currently, there are no pharmacological therapies approved for presbyopia, but there is some evidence that decreasing pupil diameter, optimally to a size of 1.6 mm to 2 mm to create a ‘pinhole’ effect, can improve visual acuity by increasing the depth of focus via pseudoaccommodation,” Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD, and
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