Presbia to Participate in 30th Congress of DGII 2016 in Mannheim Germany

Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS), an ophthalmic device company and leader in near-vision restoration, announced today that Presbia will be participating at the 30^th Congress of Deutschsprachige Gesellschaft für Intraokularlinsen-Implantation, Interventionelle und Refraktive Chirurgie (DGII), to be held in Mannheim, Germany on February 11 through February 13, 2016. The DGII Congress is a gathering of experts presenting the newest scientific research and trends in the area of cataract and refractive surgery. Presbia board member Gerd U. Auffarth, M.D., Ph.D., F.E.B.O. will conduct a presentation at the Congress.

"We are currently launching commercially in South Korea, and Germany is an important market for Presbia’s expansion in the next year. The DGII Congress is an ideal forum to further showcase our innovative Presbia Microlens™ and also expand the awareness of our groundbreaking treatment for near-vision restoration for patients worldwide,” said Todd Cooper, President and CEO of Presbia.

Presbia’s new Business Development Director for Europe, Volkmar Nass, will be available for one-on-one meetings at the Congress.

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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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