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Implantable inlay devices for presbyopia: the evidence to date
Authors Arlt EM, Krall EM, Moussa S, Grabner G, Dexl AK
Received 6 August 2014
Accepted for publication 25 September 2014
Published 14 January 2015 Volume 2015:9 Pages 129—137
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S57056
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Scott Fraser
EM Arlt, EM Krall, S Moussa, G Grabner, AK Dexl
Department 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
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