Short sight (myopia) in children
We are now pleased to offer our patients the innovative MiYOSMART spectacle lens. This solution has been specifically designed to slow down myopia progression in children while simultaneously supporting clear vision.
The novel MiYOSMART spectacle lens is a collaborative development between the prestigious Hong Kong Polytechnic University and HOYA. The new lens uses the revolutionary Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (D.I.M.S.) Technology to provide children with clear vision, and is proven to slow down myopia progression on average by 60%. See reference 1, below, for more details.
Results of a 3 year follow-up study conducted by the Centre for Myopia Research at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and published in March 2021 in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, showed that slowing down the progression of myopia was sustained in the group of children
wearing MiYOSMART spectacle lenses with D.I.M.S. Technology. See reference 2, below, for more details.
The new lens works on the principle of peripheral myopic defocus created by a honeycomb of micro lenses that give simultaneous clear vision and defocus. The beauty of this lens is that the technology is hidden, and the lens looks like a standard single vision lens.
1. Lam CSY, Tang WC, Tse DY, Lee RPK, Chun RKM, Hasegawa K, Qi H, Hatanaka T, To CH. Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses slow myopia progression: a 2-year randomised clinical trial. British Journal of Ophthalmology. Published Online First: 29 May 2019. doi: 10.1136/ bjophthalmol-2018-313739
2. Lam CS, Tang WC, Lee PH, et al Myopia control effect of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lens in Chinese children: results of a 3-year follow-up study British Journal of Ophthalmology Published Online First: 17 March 2021. doi: 10.1136/ bjophthalmol-2020-317664
How myopia affects a child’s sight
The illustrations above give an idea of the effects of myopia on a child’s sight and how the sight difficulties increase if the severity of the myopia increases.
The pictures show a child in a classroom, holding and reading an exercise book, and at the same time reading (or trying to read) a blackboard at the front of the class.
The pictures simulate the child’s sight when they are not using corrective glasses or contact lenses.
As the myopia increases, the book remains clear but the blackboard goes very much out of focus. If the myopia progresses even further, neither the book nor the blackboard can be seen clearly.
New technology in lenses
The innovative MiYOSMART spectacle lens has been shown to slow down the gradual worsening of childhood myopia which often occurs as children grow.