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July 17-19, 2017 Chicago, USA
World Congress and Expo on
Optometry & Vision Science
Volume 2, Issue 1 (Suppl)
Optom Open Access, an open access journal
ISSN:2476-2075
World Optometry 2017
July 17-19, 2017
Trends in the treatment of presbyopia
Maria Soledad Romero
Johns Hopkins University, USA
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resbyopia is an aging process of the crystalline lens, and ciliary muscle that limits the ability of achieving adequate near
sightedness. Prevalence studies report that it is more common in females and in developed communities. Presbyopia has a
high impact on quality of life, as well as, increasing concomitant financial costs. The purpose of this review is to examine and
help the audience to better understand the current trends in presbyopia therapy. A detailed review of the FDA approved and
off-label therapies was performed. Studies performed overseas were also a part of this review. The different modality therapies
involved in this review involves standard glasses, contact lens corrections, topical instillation of eye drops, as well as, surgical
approaches such as refractive surgery, refractive surgery combined with intraocular implants, intraocular surgery, and corneal
inlays and onlays. A discussion will also be held regarding better customized treatment for those patients with underlying
ocular pathology.
Biography
Maria Soledad Romero is an Ophthalmologist focusing on Anterior Segment Surgery. She completed her Residency in Ophthalmology at LSU/Ochsner and then
joined the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, where she was an Assistant Professor in the Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service.
msromero05@yahoo.comMaria Soledad Romero, Optom Open Access 2017, 2:1 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2476-2075-C1-002