HOYA Vision Care, a leader in optical technology innovation, was a Silver Sponsor at the recent European Society of Ophthalmology Congress (SOE 2023) held 15–17 June 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. This year’s SOE 2023 was a multi- specialty in-person meeting, which delivered a world class scientific programme which included symposia, workshops, live surgery, debates, mystery cases and updates on myopia
related topics.

As part of its commitment to share scientific knowledge and professional insights, and provide innovative solutions to address the growing problem of myopia progression in children, HOYA Vision Care hosted a symposium, Lighting the way: new evidence and advances in myopia management, where leading experts discussed the role of light exposure in myopia, announced the new additions to the MiYOSMART portfolio – MiYOSMART sun
spectacle lenses and shared the latest results on the role of Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses in combination treatment in myopia management. With growing interest and evidence about the protective effects of outdoor time and daylight on myopia development and its progression in children, both in the ophthalmology practice and in scientific literature,1–5 Professor Behar-Cohen, Professor at Cochin Hospital, Paris
Descartes University, France, focused her talk on the researched benefits and risks associated with light exposure on myopic eyes, further highlighting the physical and biological role of light in vision.

Dr. Andrea Lembo, from the University Hospital San Giuseppe Multimedica in Milan, Italy, discussed the effect of the combination treatment of DIMS spectacle lenses and atropine on caucasian eyes. Dr Lembo shared his practical experience by presenting the results of an observational, non-randomized study conducted in Italy, which included 146 young patients aged between 6 and 18 years with myopia progression. There were three treatment groupswithin the study — 0.01% low dose atropine once a day alone, MiYOSMART spectacle lenses alone and a combination treatment with both 0.01% low dose atropine and MiYOSMART spectacle lenses –revealed a reduction in myopia progression, taking into account spherical equivalent refraction and axial elongation, as well as the subjective worsening of visual acuity.6

Dr. Natalia Vlasak, Global Head of Medical and Scientific Affairs at HOYA Vision Care, explained the DI.M.S. Technology behind the MiYOSMART spectacle lens and presented the findings of the six-year follow-up clinical study, the longest clinical study conducted on a myopia management spectacle lens. Further, the launch of the new MiYOSMART sun solution were presented – MiYOSMART Chameleon, photochromic spectacle lenses; and
MiYOSMART Sunbird, polarized spectacle lenses – currently rolling out in 30 countries worldwide. These two new products provide protection from intense sunlight, whilemsimultaneously slowing down myopia progression using the same D.I.M.S. Technology used in MiYOSMART clear spectacle lenses7–13 shown to slow myopia progression on average by 60% in children aged 8 to 13.14

Since its launch in 2018 until the end of 2022, over 4 million MiYOSMART spectacle lenses have been purchased by parents across the world.15 With the launch of the new MiYOSMART Chameleon and MiYOSMART Sunbird spectacle lenses, HOYA Vision Care will continue to help fight and control the growing problem of myopia around the world.

Product Disclaimer: MiYOSMART spectacle lenses have not been approved for use in the management of Myopia in all countries, including the U.S., and are not currently available for sale in all countries, including the U.S.

About HOYA Vision Care
For over 60 years, HOYA Vision Care has been a passionate and global leader in optical technology innovation. As a manufacturer of high-quality, high-performing eyeglass lenses, HOYA continuously aims to bring the best possible vision care solutions to Eye Care Professionals and their patients around the world. The company supplies lenses in 110 countries with a network of over 17,000 employees and 43 laboratories around the globe.

 

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15. Based on the number of MiYOSMART lenses sold as per Hoya sales data on file as of
December 2022.