First Patients in Presbia Microlens FDA Study Complete 12-Month Postoperative Visits

Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS), an ophthalmic device company and leader in near-vision restoration, announced today that all subjects treated as part of the first stage of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pivotal study completed their 12-month postoperative visits, a significant milestone in the FDA approval process of its Presbia Flexivue Microlens™. The Presbia Flexivue Microlens is a revolutionary optical lens implant for treating presbyopia, the age-related loss of near-vision. The Microlens has received regulatory approval and is commercially available in more than 40 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.

The FDA permitted Presbia to conduct its pivotal study in two stages. The first stage had an enrollment of 75 subjects and the second stage an additional 346 subjects. The second stage enrollment was completed in early September 2015 and those participants will begin their 12-month postoperative visits this month.

"We’ve had excellent follow-up of subjects participating in our study, and our clinical investigators, their staff members as well as members of our clinical department are continuing to keep track all subjects,” said Todd Cooper, President and CEO of Presbia. "Once 300 subjects have completed the 24-month postoperative visit and the related data has been compiled, which is anticipated in Q4 2017, Presbia will submit its final PMA module to the FDA.”

"Presbia continues to provide our clinic with any support we need, making the follow-up of subjects that we’ve enrolled easier to track,” commented Dr. Michael Gordon, a medical monitor and clinical investigator for Presbia’s study, and ophthalmic surgeon at the Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute in La Jolla, California.

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About Presbia

Presbia PLC (NASDAQ:LENS) is an ophthalmic device company that has developed and is currently marketing the presbyopia-correcting Presbia Flexivue Microlens™, a miniature lens that is implanted in a corneal pocket created by a femtosecond laser. The Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ has received a CE mark for the European Economic Area, allowing the lens to be marketed in over 30 countries across Europe. A staged pivotal U.S. clinical trial for the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ commenced in 2014.

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