A review of the surgical options for the correction of presbyopia

Abstract

Presbyopia is an age-related eye condition where one of the signs is the reduction in the amplitude of accommodation, resulting in the loss of ability to change the eye's focus from far to near. It is the most common age-related ailments affecting everyone around their mid-40s. Methods for the correction of presbyopia include contact lens and spectacle options but the surgical correction of presbyopia still remains a significant challenge for refractive surgeons. Surgical strategies for dealing with presbyopia may be extraocular (corneal or scleral) or intraocular (removal and replacement of the crystalline lens or some type of treatment on the crystalline lens itself). There are however a number of limitations and considerations that have limited the widespread acceptance of surgical correction of presbyopia. Each surgical strategy presents its own unique set of advantages and disadvantages. For example, lens removal and replacement with an intraocular lens may not be preferable in a young patient with presbyopia without a refractive error. Similarly treatment on the crystalline lens may not be a suitable choice for a patient with early signs of cataract. This article is a review of the options available and those that are in development stages and are likely to be available in the near future for the surgical correction of presbyopia.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-306663
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry & Vision Science Research Group (OVSRG)
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Vision, Hearing and Language
Aston University (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ophthalmology,Sensory Systems,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Publication ISSN: 1468-2079
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2024 08:07
Date Deposited: 18 Jan 2016 13:40
Full Text Link: http://bjo.bmj. ... ontent/100/1/62
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2016-01
Published Online Date: 2015-04-23
Accepted Date: 2015-04-04
Submitted Date: 2015-01-20
Authors: Gil-Cazorla, Raquel (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-0855-8554)
Shah, Sunil (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-5373-5305)
Naroo, Shehzad A. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-6373-7187)

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