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Scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia

 
Guidance issued
 
Number: IPG70

Summary

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia.

Description

Presbyopia results from age-related deterioration of the lens in the eye.

This leads to difficulty with accommodation (focusing on close objects). Scleral expansion surgery involves making small incisions in the eye and inserting bands to stretch the part of the sclera (the tough fibrous layer of the eyeball) that lies beneath the muscles controlling accommodation (ciliary muscles). This is claimed to improve accommodation.

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Details

Arrangement:
Do not use
Topic area:
Eye
Surgical procedures
Specialty:
Geriatric medicine
Medical opthalmology
Specialist advice has been sought from:
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Date notified to NICE:
01 April 2002
Guidance issue date:
28 July 2004

Contact details:

Project manager (for general enquiries or comments)
(for general enquiries or comments)
Ben Doak
Contact Address:

Interventional Procedures Programme
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
MidCity Place
71 High Holborn
London
WC1V 6NA

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