Parkway Eye Centre's Dr Lee Hung Ming examining a patient for the treatment, which has been approved for use only in Singapore and Europe. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN
A NEW, painless treatment for presbyopia or 'old sight', which hits most people in their mid-40s, is now here and 11 people have undergone it.
The non-surgical treatment from Germany involves changing the curvature of the patient's cornea by introducing five concentric circles of microscopic air bubbles into its surface using a laser.
When the air bubbles dissipate in about three hours, the shape of the cornea is improved in its centre so the patient can read without needing reading glasses.