Treatment for presbyopia (reading vision)

Wang Vision Cataract and LASIK Center, Nashville, Tennessee

	US FDA clinical trial research study: Wang Vision Institute is one of only three centers in the US to conduct a US FDA clinical trial for a new breakthrough eye surgery to treat age-related loss of near vision (presbyopia). To enroll in this research study, click here.
	"Presbyopia surgery to reduce reading glasses need", Nashville, TN The Tennessean, 12/14/09, reported by Christina Sanchez, staff writer
	"Age Related Eye Loss Study In Nashville", Video Report of FDA Presbyopia Clinical Trial at Wang Vision Institute from Fox 17, by -Erika Lathon
	WKRN reporting, of Dr Ming Wang Performs Surgery for FDA Clinical Research Study
	"Nashville Among 3 Cities In FDA Eye Surgery Trial", a report from WSMV. Click here to watch videos.
	Forever-young Lens to treat presbyopia: click here to read the story of one of the first patients in the state to receive the new "Forever Young Lens", a new multi-focal intraocular lens technology that enables a patient to regain reading vision after cataract surgery.
	CK radio wave to treat presbyopia: click here to see a video of Dr. Wang describing the CK radio wave technology to treat presbyopia which he introduced to the state
	Bladeless LASIK to treat presbyopia: click here to read about bladeless LASIK technology which Dr. Wang introduced to the state and performed the first such procedure. Bladeless LASIK is performed by Dr. Wang to induce monocular myopia to help reading and presbyopia.

Why you should choose your presbyopia treatment at Wang Vision Institute, Nashville, Tennessee:

• First in middle Tennessee to perform CK radio wave treatment for presbyopia
• One of the first in Tennessee to implant "Forever Young Lens", a new multifocal intraocular lens providing clear distance and reading vision
• First in TN to introduce bladeless all-laser LASIK (over 25,000 procedures, over 3,000 on doctors)
• First in the world to perform laser-assisted artificial cornea implantation
• Published five major textbooks:
  • Corneal Topography in the Wavefront Era
  • Irregular Astigmatism  
  • Corneal dystrophy and degeneration
  • Keratoconus and keratoectasia
  • LASIK Vision Correction
• Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration, a 501c(3) charity, has helped patients from over 40 states and 55 countries

Dr. Ming Wang, a Harvard & MIT graduate (MD, magna cum laude) and one of the few eye surgeons in the world who holds a PhD degree in laser physics, has always been at the forefront of research and development of new eye surgeries. He published a paper in the world renowned journal "Nature" and holds several US patents for inventions of new biotechnologies to restore sight. He was a former panel consultant to the US FDA Ophthalmic Device Panel, and was a primary reviewer for the FDA's first LASIK clinical trial and approval of LASIK. He performed many “first” surgeries including the world's first laser-assisted Intacs ring segment implantation on a keratoconus graft, and the first laser-assisted corneal transplantation on post-cataract surgery eyes. He is a designated LASIK surgeon for ABC's national reality TV show "Extreme Makeover”, and has performed surgeries on many celebrity patients who are over age 40, including Dolly Parton and Naomi Judd.

Together with Drs. Boerman, Sztipanovits, and Kugler, the team at Wang Vision Institute offers state-of-the-art treatments for presbyopia (reading vision) for our over age 40 patients.

Presbyopia (reading vision) treatment and monovision treatment at Wang Vision Institute include:

• Contact lenses and glasses for presbyopia (reading vision)
• CK radio wave treatment for presbyopia, the first US FDA approved treatment for presbyopia (Click here to learn more...)
• Bladeless all-laser LASIK(Click here to learn more...)
• "Forever Young Lens", new multifocal intraocular lenses providing clear distance and reading vision (Click here to learn more...)

If you are interested in our presbyopia (reading) treatment at Wang Vision Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, please call us (615)321-8881 or email us.