The next frontier of presbyopia treatments

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As the number of presbyopia patients continues to grow, so do their visual demands.

Discussing his lecture at the American Academy of Optometry 2021 annual meeting in Boston, Clark Chang, OD, MBA, FAAO highlights novel pharmaceutical and surgical treatments that help elevate presbyopia care with Optometry Times® content director Sheryl Stevenson.

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