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Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) Spectacle Lens for Myopia Control

Spectacle lens retards myopia progression in children

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Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) Spectacle Lens for Myopia Control

Myopia (short-sightedness) is one major cause of ocular morbidity, and is reaching epidemic proportions in Asia. The DIMS lens is an optical lens with multiple “micro-lens segments” for slowing myopia progression, which projects constant myopic defocus (the “STOP” signal to myopia). It can slow myopic progression while providing clear vision at all viewing distances. The invention utilizes a natural homeostatic mechanism of the eye in which the eyeball size is regulated by physical natures of optical inputs. Our recent clinical trial has shown the DIMS lens slowed myopia progression by 60% in Hong Kong schoolchildren (8 - 13 years old). This new treatment method can help to reduce high myopia (below -5D) population (around 938 million globally), drastically lowering the overall risk of myopia associated eye diseases, e.g. retinal detachment and glaucoma.

Special Features and Advantages

  • The mechanism is based on natural homeostasis of the eye, thus possible adverse and irreversible effects of drug for myopia control or refractive surgery can be avoided
  • The functional element, optical defocus, can be incorporated into this widely accepted form of spectacle lens to provide clear and comfort vision as well as myopia progression control
  • By reducing myopia progression at a young age, the risk of high myopia retinal complication will also be reduced
  • The fitting of the spectacle lens is same as the other optical lens

Applications

  • Corrects refractive error (myopia and astigmatism) for providing clear vision for the wearer
  • Retards myopic progression in children and youngsters
  • Potentially cures other refractive errors such as hyperopia by using the opposite way of defocus

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