DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS), an ophthalmic device company and leader in near-vision restoration, announced that all 421 subjects treated with the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ as part of its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pivotal study completed their 6-month post-operative visits, one step closer to making the submission of its final PMA module to the FDA in approximately 18 months. The Presbia Flexivue Microlens is a revolutionary optical lens implant for treating presbyopia, the age-related loss of near-vision.
Once 300 of the 421 subjects complete their 24-month post-operative visits and after the related data has been compiled, Presbia will submit its final PMA module to the FDA, which is anticipated in Q4 2017.
"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.
Presbia is concurrently pursuing a focused approach to its commercial strategy outside of the U.S. with activities taking place in South Korea, followed by Germany, which will demonstrate the superiority, safety, and efficacy of Presbia’s Microlens technology.
Additional information related to the subjects’ 6-month post-operative visits is provided in Presbia’s Form 8-K filing.
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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.
