Do you expect that drops for presbyopia will decrease demand for surgical procedures?

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With the forthcoming FDA approval and commercialization of eye drops that improve near vision, the presbyopia market is on the cusp of a pharmaceutical revolution.
Although it is difficult to predict the market penetration of any new product, we know for sure that the presbyopia market, with nearly 2 billion presbyopes today, is one of the largest in the world.
One question that remains is who will prescribe these medications and how. Although ophthalmologists and optometrists will