Talk:Presbyopia

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[edit] Comment

It is mentioned that there is a "surgery" or "treatment" for correcting presbyopia. What is it? How does it work? Is it permanent?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.176.54.38 (talk • contribs) 17:15, 27 January 2005 (UTC).

A Google search for Presbyopia reveals several pages offering surgery or laser treatment, though I regard these with suspicion as they are trying to sell. It also reveals a patent covering the matter, and a report of recent trials of laser treatment. Non of these are as good as an article I found on the web a few years ago, for a centre offering treatment which explained how staples were put in to tension the zonula, the elastic ligaments that pull the lens outwards. The laser methods seek to strengthen or shorten the zonula, and some methods seem to insert a ring that pulls out the zonula. This all looks very recent and experimental and personally I wouldn't want to risk it, but it's interesting and may well become routine one day. --Lindosland 02:06, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Exercises

With the excellent quackwatch reference in Optometrist in mind, I ask: Has there been any research to determine whether eye exercises delay/prevent/treat Presbyopia? It seems like a simple thing to test, so surely, it's been done. What are the results? Since muscles are used to focus, it's reasonable to hypothesize keeping those muscles strong (e.g. by repeatedly focusing near and far) would help. If not, what are you waiting for? Surely, there's, e.g. NIH money for this type of work!—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Elvey (talk • contribs) 16:47, 6 September 2006 (UTC).