Faced with the resurgence of myopia which is expected to affect more than half of the inhabitants of Western Europe in 2050, Zeiss has just launched the first range of myopic control lenses adapted to age.
If heredity is the primary factor in myopia, others can promote its development such as prolonged exposure to screens or lack of sleep. This is why it is advisable to limit the time of activity in near vision, to spend if possible two hours of activity in full airair per day and above all to prohibit screens before three years and then limit it afterwards. For those whose myopia is progressing or likely to progress rapidly, braking methods are then necessary.
Zeiss MyoCare and Zeiss MyoCare S
Methods will be all the more effective if they are adapted to the age of the patient. “ The fact that this defocus is different can be entirely justified in relation to the evolution », underlined Professor Bremond-Gignac, head of the ophthalmology department of the Necker-Enfants Malades university hospital on the occasion of the release of a new glass and as part of his participation in the world scientific committee Zeiss dedicated to myopia. The world leader in the optical industry and optoelectronicsoptoelectronics has just launched the first range of glassesglasses myopic control system adapted to age: Zeiss MyoCare up to 10 years old and Zeiss MyoCare S from 10 years old.
Five billion myopes in 2050
Its patented design based on the principle of simultaneous myopic defocus aims to find the balance between visual comfort and effectiveness of myopic control. The diameter of the central zone and the average additional power vary depending on the version. The MyoCare range is available in index 1.5 / 1.6 & polycarbonate, plan to -9.00 D / Cyl 6, with included UVProtect protection and DuraVision Platinum treatments UVUV, Kids UV or BlueProtect UV. According to Ramin Tadayoni, head of the ophthalmology department at the Adolphe de Rothschild Foundation Hospital, “ today, 40% of the population is myopic, with 5 to 10% of high myopes, both proportions increasing and, above all, there are more and more myopic children “. In fact, a study shows that the expected prevalence of myopia in 2050 would be 55% in Western Europe, 60% in North America and 65% in Asia, an estimate of around 5 billion myopes worldwide. .
