Abstract

Presbyopia is one of the most common refractive conditions of any patient over the age of 45. As our clientele reach this age, the need for new and better ideas for correcting this condition are required both for the benefit of our patient’s vision as well as our growing practices. The clinical manifestations of presbyopia revolve around the need for extra lenticular power at intermediate and near distances due to the patient’s decreased ability to accommodate as brought on by aging. These patients are typically noticing a loss of visual capacity while working at a uter or attempting to read. As our lifestyles are becoming more focused on computer w this disadvantage exhibits a large detriment to our faithful presbyopic patient’s quality of life. In the study reported here, a 58 year old Caucasian female presented to our clinic with reduced visual acuity at distance and near OU. After an evaluation of refractive complaints and ocular health, the patient was diagnosed with simple hyperopia and presbyopia. Although a simple case diagnostically, the visual complaints addressed were indeed more complex due to the patient’s specific symptoms. The focus of this case study seeks to correlate the advantages of novel technology in progressive len