2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
13 Refractive Surgery
Chapter 9: Accommodative and Nonaccommodative Treatment of Presbyopia
This chapter includes a related video, which can be accessed by scanning the QR code provided in the text or going to www.aao.org/bcscvideo_section13.
Introduction
Presbyopia, the normal progressive loss of accommodation, affects all individuals beginning in middle age, regardless of any underlying refractive error. This relentless loss of near vision and dependency on glasses for near work may be particularly distressing for individuals with emmetropic vision who have previously enjoyed excellent uncorrected vision at all distances.
Interest in developing a surgical correction for presbyopia has resulted in several treatment options. Some of these techniques rely on scleral modification, some use implantation of presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs), and others depend on the creation of a multifocal cornea by use of lasers or corneal stromal modifications. More recently, the development of corneal inlays has introduced a new option for patients.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 13 - Refractive Surgery. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.