Presbyopia: Current Management and Future Trends
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Ophthalmology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2023) | Viewed by 7762
Special Issue Editor
Interests: clinical ophthalmology; cataract surgery; glaucoma; optical coherence tomography; eyes; corneal diseases; crosslinking; phacoemulsification; astigmatism; refractive surgery; corneal topography; cornea; cataract; myopia; collagen; laser corneal surgery; refractive errors; keratoconus; ultraviolet; aberrometry; anterior eye segment; cornea banking; LASIK; refractive eye surgery; presbyopia; intraocular lens
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Dear Colleagues,
Presbyopia is a prevalent productivity-reducing, age-related visual disorder that affects billions of people worldwide and results in a progressive near vision impairment. Conventional treatment modalities (i.e., presbyopic spectacles or contact lenses) are associated with poor acceptance, productivity loss and a negative impact on quality of life. However, numerous strategies are available to address presbyopia, such as pharmacological therapy and corneal, scleral and lenticular procedures (e.g., monovision techniques, implantation of multifocal, extended depth of focus, phakic, accommodative and intraocular lenses (IOLs)). Although no single treatment is ideal for all presbyopes, the new medical and surgical strategies increase the number of available options to address presbyopia.
However, the appropriate management of presbyopia depends on coexisting factors including increased higher order aberrations, reduced contrast sensitivity, light scatter, lenticular opacification, etc. For the best possible refractive outcomes, the overall management of presbyopic patients is necessary. Specifically, patients who are candidates for surgical approaches should be selected according to their personality and daily activities. Topography, aberrometry, astigmatism, pupil and fundus assessment, and ophthalmic surface should be taken into consideration. Finally, the individualized selection of the most appropriate therapeutical method should be carried out to optimize the refractive outcome and increase patient satisfaction.
The primary objective of the present Special Issue is to illustrate the current medical and surgical management of presbyopia and the new trends in its treatment that could contribute to the easier, safer and more effective management of presbyopia.
Submissions are welcome primarily for original research articles showing innovative approaches for presbyopia treatment, from glasses/contact lenses to pharmacological therapy and surgical options. Secondarily, we will consider review articles and case series of high interest and exceptional value.
Prof. Dr. Georgios Labiris
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- presbyopia
- medical treatment
- surgical treatment
- intraocular lenses
- corneal procedures
- scleral procedures
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