Presbia to Participate in 20th European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons Winter Meeting in Athens, Greece

Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS), an ophthalmic device company and leader in near-vision restoration, announced today that Presbia will be participating at the 20^TH European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) Winter Meeting. The ESCRS is Europe's leading organization for cataract and refractive surgeons and is at the forefront of development in anterior segment surgery. The event will be held the 26^th through 28^th of February at Megaron Congress Centre in Athens, Greece.

Vladimir Feingold, Presbia’s Chief Technology Officer and a Presbia board member, will present a Poster at the Meeting featuring an analysis of 275 patients having undergone the implantation of the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ and an evaluation of their significant improvement in near-vision. The multicenter study was conducted in Japan, Greece, Ireland, Czech Republic and Italy.

"While we have approvals to commercialize the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ in dozens of countries worldwide, we’re taking a highly-focused approach to create awareness of our surgical solution for near-vision loss. We continue to lay the groundwork for commercialization in Europe, predominately Germany, our next targeted area, and are underway in Asia-Pacific with an increasing presence in South Korea,” said Todd Cooper, President and CEO of Presbia. "The gathering of key industry leaders at the ESCRS winter meeting will further the awareness of our Microlens implant as a groundbreaking treatment for near-vision restoration for patients, eliminating the need for reading glasses.”

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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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