Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a vision condition where individuals can see objects clearly up close but may appear blurred further away. Currently, global data shows that over 22.9 percent of the world population have myopia with 2.7 percent having high myopia. It is predicted to increase to 49.8 percent, 9.8…
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Thailand projects lens effectiveness in slowing myopia progression
Thailand projects lens effectiveness in slowing myopia progression 28 April 2021 | News
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Thailand based HOYA Vision Care has shared the results of a three-year follow-up clinical study on its award winning MiYOSMART spectacle lens with patented Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (D.I.M.S.) Technology after releasing the information at the recent European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) 21 conference.
The new study, published in March 2021 in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, was conducted by the Centre for Myopia Research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and follows-up on the two-year study which previously demonstrated evidence of the effectiveness of the lens in slowing down the progression of myopia in children ages 8-13.
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BANGKOK, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ HOYA Vision Care, a leader in optical technology innovation, shared the results of a three-year follow-up clinical study on its award winning MiYOSMART spectacle lens with patented Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (D.I.M.S.) Technology after releasing the information at the recent European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO) 21 conference. The new study, published in March 2021 in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, was conducted by the Centre for Myopia Research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and follows-up on the two-year study which previously demonstrated evidence of the effectiveness of the lens in slowing down the progression of myopia in children ages 8-13