Implantable inlay devices for presbyopia: the evidence to date

EM Arlt, EM Krall, S Moussa, G Grabner, AK DexlDepartment of Ophthalmology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria Abstract: 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 articl...

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Autores principales: Arlt EM, Krall EM, Moussa S, Grabner G, Dexl AK
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Sumario:EM Arlt, EM Krall, S Moussa, G Grabner, AK DexlDepartment of Ophthalmology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria Abstract: 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. Keywords: corneal inlay, presbyopia, refractive surgery, small-aperture inlay, corneal reshaping inlay, refractive optic inlay