Implantable inlay devices for presbyopia: the evidence to date

Implantable inlay devices for presbyopia: the evidence to date

By 2020, it is estimated that 2.1 billion people will be presbyopic, and the demand for spectacle independence in this group is growing. This review article provides an overview of the three commercially available corneal inlays for the correction of presbyopia. Safety, efficacy, visual outcomes, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2015-01, Vol.9, p.129-137
Hauptverfasser: Arlt, Em, Krall, Em, Moussa, S, Grabner, G, Dexl, Ak
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Analysis
Care and treatment
Cataracts
corneal inlay
corneal reshaping inlay
Devices
Effectiveness
Forecasts and trends
Hydrogels
Lasers
Medical devices
Ophthalmology
Optics
Patient satisfaction
Polymethyl methacrylate
Precision medicine
Presbyopia
Prostheses and implants
refractive optic inlay
refractive surgery
Review
Safety
small-aperture inlay
Spectacles
Surgery
Visual
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Zusammenfassung:By 2020, it is estimated that 2.1 billion people will be presbyopic, and the demand for spectacle independence in this group is growing. This review article provides an overview of the three commercially available corneal inlays for the correction of presbyopia. Safety, efficacy, visual outcomes, and complications are analyzed for all three inlays according to published peer-reviewed data.
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S57056