[PresbyLASIK: treatment approaches with the excimer laser].
Presbyopia represents the most common refractive error. There is currently no surgical treatment for presbyopia, which is effective, reliable, and safe. Excimer laser surgery has become a routine procedure for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism for years. Various treatment strategies for presbyopia have been brought forward using the excimer lasers. Besides monovision, creation of a multifocal cornea represents an attractive option. This procedure is also called "PresbyLASIK." Different ablation profiles to form a multifocal cornea are reviewed here and first clinical results are summarized."PresbyLASIK" is a new, interesting treatment strategy, with a huge potential for the future. At the present it should be used in controlled studies only because of some unsolved questions.
Becker
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Universitäts-Augenklinik Bonn, Ernst-Abbe-Strasse 2, 53127, Bonn. klio.becker@ukb.uni-bonn.de
Jaksche
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Holz
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D006801:Humans; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011305:Presbyopia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*