Now available Lenses for Myopia Control Using Concept of Peripheral Defocus

One of the challenges Optometrists and patients have faced over the years, has been controlling the progression of Myopia.
There are many new and exciting methods that have shown promise in slowing the progression of nearsightedness.

Until recently, the treatment strategies for myopia have concentrated on merely correcting vision. Latest studies have changed the understanding of myopia: correcting both central and peripheral vision is indicating to be an effective way of slowing down eye growth. In a normal eye  the image is projected on the retina, both centrally and peripherally

In a myopic eye  the image is projected in front of the retina (due to eye elongation)
With traditional correction using spectacle lenses, the central image is focused on the retina. However, the peripheral image is focused behind the retina. This causes a stimulus for the eye to elongate more and cause an increase in myopia. Optimal correction would be a lens that corrects for sharp central vision while also moving the peripheral image in front of the retina.

This state-of-the-art solution shows  promising clinical results.

A corrected myopic eye with a specialty lens. The image is projected on the retina centrally, BUT in front of the retina peripherally.

We are very excited to have these lenses available to our patients.