The Farsightedness of Refractec
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Presbyopia is causing a rapprochement between two distinct types of ophthalmic surgeons--the cataract surgeon implanting intraocular lenses in the elderly, and the refractive surgeon offering private-pay laser vision correction procedures to young adults. Bridging the gap is Refractec, the first company to ever get FDA approval for an ophthalmic surgery technology specifically for presbyopia. Refractec offers a non-cutting treatment that surgeons regard as a "starter treatment" that gets new kinds of patients into refractive surgery practices.