Presbia PLC (NASDAQ:LENS), an ophthalmic device company and leader in near-vision restoration, will participate in the XXXVI Congress of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), Europe's leading organization for cataract and refractive surgeons, to be held in Vienna, Austria from September 22-26, 2018.

“We have made significant progress in 2018, including our submission in the second quarter of 2018 to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of our Premarket approval containing 24-month data on our Investigational Device Exemption subjects,” said Mark Yung, Chairman and CEO of Presbia. “Participating in ESCRS supports the commercialization efforts of our Microlens in Germany.”

Mr. Yung will be available for one-on-one meetings at booth number B200 during the ESCRS.

Presbia will also participate in the German Ophthalmological Society Congress to be held in Bonn, Germany from September 27-29, 2018. The German Ophthalmological Society is the medical scientific association of ophthalmology in Germany, uniting physicians and scientists in treatment and research in ophthalmology.

Presbia representatives will be available at booth number K.54 during the German Ophthalmological Society Congress to answer any questions.

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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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