About Presbyopia
Presbyopia is the gradual loss of your eye’s ability to focus on near objects. This progressive condition begins to affect most people sometime after the age of 40, impacting more than 1.8 billion people worldwide.
People with presbyopia experience blurred vision when performing daily tasks that require near visual acuity, such as reading a book, a restaurant menu or messages on a smartphone.
Presbyopia occurs as a result of the natural aging process. As we age, the crystalline lens of the eye gradually stiffens and loses flexibility, resulting in the inability to focus on near objects.
People with presbyopia experience blurred vision when performing daily tasks that require near visual acuity, such as reading a book, a restaurant menu or messages on a smartphone.
Presbyopia occurs as a result of the natural aging process. As we age, the crystalline lens of the eye gradually stiffens and loses flexibility, resulting in the inability to focus on near objects.
> 1.8 BILLION
PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
116 MILLION PEOPLE 2016 IN THE US
154 MILLION PEOPLE 2030 IN THE US
40-45
AGE OF ONSET
Presbyopia cannot be prevented or reversed, and it continues to progress gradually.
All existing treatment options are either cumbersome or invasive, presenting a significant unmet need for quality of life improvement for people with presbyopia.
The standard of care for people with presbyopia is the use of reading glasses, which can be easily misplaced, lost, or broken. Reading glasses need to be replaced frequently as presbyopia progresses. They also carry the stigma of aging. Other less common treatment options such as contact lenses or surgical procedures are inconvenient, uncomfortable, and invasive.
All existing treatment options are either cumbersome or invasive, presenting a significant unmet need for quality of life improvement for people with presbyopia.
The standard of care for people with presbyopia is the use of reading glasses, which can be easily misplaced, lost, or broken. Reading glasses need to be replaced frequently as presbyopia progresses. They also carry the stigma of aging. Other less common treatment options such as contact lenses or surgical procedures are inconvenient, uncomfortable, and invasive.