Report Shows Pros and Cons of Eye Surgery for Farsightedness
A report by the Harvard Medical School in Boston provides the pros and cons of the surgical option for presbyopia, a common form of farsightedness.
The report adds that ophthalmologists are reluctant to perform the procedure of implanting "implantable variable-focus lenses" in people without cataracts because of the risks involved in any eye operation, as well as lack of information about long-term safety and effectiveness.
Risks of the operation include a very small chance of infection that may lead to blindness, the report says.
The report, which also covers medications for macular degeneration, glaucoma, preventing retinopathy and age-related eye problems, is edited by Drs. Laura Fine and Jeffrey Heier, both clinical instructors in ophthalmology at Harvard. The 48-page report is available for $16 from Harvard Health Publications.
Filed under Eye Treatment, Presbyopia
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