Presbia to Participate in Aegean Cornea XIII 2016 Conference in Chania, Crete

Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS), an ophthalmic device company and leader in near-vision restoration, announced that it will be participating at the 13^th Aegean Cornea Conference to be held in Crete. Vladimir Feingold, Presbia’s Chief Technology Officer and a Presbia board member, will be conducting a presentation about the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™, a proprietary optical lens implant that is an innovative solution for treating the loss of near-vision. The Aegean Cornea Conference, attended by world-wide leading anterior segment surgeons, will be held on July 1^st through 3^rd at Avra Imperial Hotel. Presbia is a sponsor of this Conference.

"This gathering of prominent surgeons from across the globe will further the awareness of our groundbreaking Microlens implant as a safe, effective, and easy to implement treatment for near-vision restoration that reduces the need for reading glasses,” said Todd Cooper, President and CEO of Presbia. "While we have approvals to commercialize our Microlens in dozens of countries worldwide, we’re taking a highly-focused approach in our commercialization strategy by continuing to lay the groundwork in Europe, predominately Germany, our next targeted area, and are underway in Asia-Pacific with an increasing presence in South Korea.”

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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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