![]() ![]() ![]() All of these serve as examples of changes that eye care practitioners can expect as new lens technologies become available. Myopia management may also result in changes to clinic appointments, an investment in additional instrumentation, and the introduction of professional fees to appropriately cover the service offered. It also creates a need for eye care practitioners to increase their own knowledge and continue to stay up to date in an ever-evolving field. Anyone involved in offering this treatment to patients will appreciate the different conversation required when counseling patients and their caregivers about the technology. Innovation drives changes in practice Myopia management also serves as a good indication of how contact lens innovation will change some aspects of clinical practice. This is an example of a contact lens with an optical design intended to be used to affect the rate of axial length growth in young myopes, and evidence grows for such technologies for both soft 2-4 and orthokeratology 5,6 designs. It can be surprising to realize that the profession is already at the tip of the innovation “iceberg.” The FDA’s approval in November 2019 of the first soft contact lens design for slowing myopia progression in children (MiSight 1 day CooperVision) opened the door to broader access to technologies that do more than simply correct eyesight. Given that knowledge, what novel contact lens technologies can eye care practitioners expect to see become available? When might that happen and importantly, what can eye care practitioners do along to the way to prepare? The final report focuses on contact lens technologies of the future, 1 and, as highlighted by Optometry Times®’ recent conversation with the report’s chair Professor Lyndon Jones, PhD, FCAHS, FCOptom, FAAO, in many cases those developments will move the function of a contact lens beyond simple correction of refractive error. 2010 87(8):560-6.Published in April 2021, the British Contact Lens Association Contact Lens Evidence- based Academic Reports deliver a global consensus on contact lens practice and research. Vision specific quality of life of pediatric contact lens wearers. Benefits of contact lens wear for children and teens. Retrieved October 2, 2019, from black-ties-and-glittering prizes.Ĥ. Optician Awards 2018: Black ties and glittering prizes. Retrieved October 2, 2019, from en./Silmo-d-Or-Awards/Nominees-2019.ģ. A 3-year randomized clinical trial of MiSight® lenses for myopia control. McHugh has undergone special training and is certified to fit MiSight® 1 day contact lenses. Providing children who wear contact lenses a significantly better quality of life than kids wearing glasses, especially regarding athletics and appearance 5ĭr.Accommodating a more active lifestyle 4.Avoiding the worry of losing or breaking glasses.Offering a comfortable wearing experience 4. ![]() Check out the data, it is impressive!īeyond standard vision correction, myopia management with a soft contact lens provides children with additional lifestyle benefits. The MiSight® 1 day clinical trials have 6 years of data and counting. Not only do these lenses correct your child’s distance vision, but the ActivControl technology has been shown to slow the progression of myopia by 59%. MiSight® 1 day Contact Lenses MiSight® 1 day contact lenses are the first and only FDA-approved* soft daily contact lenses to slow the progression of myopia in children aged 8-12 at the initiation of treatment. alarm-ringing ambulance angle2 archive arrow-down arrow-left arrow-right arrow-up at-sign baby baby2 bag binoculars book-open book2 bookmark2 bubble calendar-check calendar-empty camera2 cart chart-growth check chevron-down chevron-left chevron-right chevron-up circle-minus circle city clapboard-play clipboard-empty clipboard-text clock clock2 cloud-download cloud-windy cloud clubs cog cross crown cube youtube diamond4 diamonds drop-crossed drop2 earth ellipsis envelope-open envelope exclamation eye-dropper eye facebook file-empty fire flag2 flare foursquare gift glasses google graph hammer-wrench heart-pulse heart home instagram joystick lamp layers lifebuoy link linkedin list lock magic-wand map-marker map medal-empty menu microscope minus moon mustache-glasses paper-plane paperclip papers pen pencil pie-chart pinterest plus-circle plus power pushpin question rain reading receipt recycle reminder sad shield-check smartphone smile soccer spades speed-medium spotlights star-empty star-half star store sun-glasses sun tag telephone thumbs-down thumbs-up tree tumblr twitter user users wheelchair write yelp youtube Please see our safety procedures and what to expect at your upcoming appointment.
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