LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ReVision Optics®, Inc. (RVO), a leader in implantable inlay technology to treat presbyopia, reported a high level of satisfaction from a group of 58 patients treated for presbyopia at the Ultralase Clinics in the …
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Biolase Technology Receives US Patent for Laser Technology in Ophthalmology Field
Med tech company Biolase Technology announced Monday that it has received a new US patent covering the use of its laser technologies for treating farsightedness. The laser-tunneling method covered by the patent mitigates the effects of presbyopia, en…
Flexivue and AcuFocus Among New Options That May Eliminate Need for Reading Glasses
The following new technologies were reviewed at the AAO meeting in October 2010 for addressing presbyopia : an intracorneal bifocal corrective lens called Flexivue from Presbia Corp., which is inserted under the cornea; an implant called AcuFocus that that reduces the…
Corneal Lens Implant with Built-In Vision Correction Safe, Effective
At the AAO, Ioannis G. Pallikaris, MD, of the University Hospital of Crete, Greece, reported on a new type of micro-lens, the Flexivue (Presbia Coperatief UA; Amsterdam, Netherlands) that was implanted in the corneas of 15 patients with 12-month foll…
Intracor Technique Effective in Reshaping the Cornea Without Breaking the Surface
At the AAO, Mike P. Holzer, MD, of the University of Heidelberg, Germany, presented 2-year follow-up data on Intracor (Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH; Munich, Germany) presbyopia correction technique in 25 patients, according to a news release. The te…
Presbyopia Treatment – The KAMRA Inlay – Highlighted in Scientific Presentations at Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KAMRA™ inlay, a revolutionary treatment option for near vision loss was featured in multiple lectures at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
TruFocals Adjustable Focus Eyeglasses Re-Brands as Superfocus
Superfocus LLC, formerly known as Zoom Focus Eyewear LLC, announced today the new brand campaign for Superfocus, the award winning adjustable focus eyeglasses formerly known as TruFocals. The new name reflects the benefits Superfocus provides to indi…
AAO: Can Boomers Throw Away Their Reading Glasses? (CME/CE)
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — With the baby-boom generation now firmly in the age range when near-range vision goes blurry, advances in refractive surgery and implants could allow many of them to do away with reading glasses, researchers said here.
New vision correction options for baby boomers
Researchers have reported results of clinical research on new presbyopia treatments now available in Europe, and possibly available soon in the United States.