Corneal Inlays

Corneal Inlays is a medical technology used to correct presbyopia, a condition of the aging eye (usually starting to occur after a person is in their 40′s) which overtime decreases the ability to have near vision.  Loss of near vision is a progressive condition, but it can also affect those who have had cataract surgery.

In order to improve the near vision, corneal inlays are placed in the cornea, the outermost layer of the eye.  While laser eye surgery can correct distance vision, the ability to correct near vision with lasers is less successful.  Corneal Inlays have been developed to give better near vision correction while leaving distance vision with little to no change.

An added advantage of corneal inlays is that they are promoted as a “reversible near vision solution”, easily implemented in a quick outpatient procedure.  Reversibility is a great benefit, as it allows the patient to remove the implant if it does not suit them, or to take advantage of newer technology as it becomes available.
 

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