Myopia is an eye condition, not a disease.

In essence, myopia occurs when the eye is too long or the lens system of the eye is too strong. In both instances, the object image is projected in front of the retina, which is the visual sensitive area in the back of the eye and image is seen as blurred.

A person with myopia can see near objects clearly but has blurred vision when looking at distant objects. This is why myopia is sometimes referred to as 'nearsightedness'. Although there are different forms of myopia, myopia is most common in children between the ages of 6 and 16 years. The population affected by this form of myopia varies by country­ between 10% and 80%.

There is evidence that myopia is to a significant degree genetically determined. Likewise, increased levels of education, income level and urbanisation are contributing to a dramatic increase in myopia. For example, it has been shown that there is a much higher level of myopia amongst children living in big cities, than in children living in rural environments.
The most widely used method for correcting myopia is traditional spectacle lenses. Traditional minus lenses correct for your child's vision by placing the image on the retina, allowing your child to see clearly. However they will not delay the progression of your child's myopia. Contact lenses are used by some 10% to 15% of the population who need vision correction, mostly in the age group of 15 to 40 year olds.

There are steps you can take to minimise Myopla and it's development MyoVision™ by ZEISS is the world's first single spectacle lenses proven to delay myopia progression by an average of 30% when compared to traditional spectacle lenses. It is a patented lens design with the revolutionary 'Peripheral Vision Management TechnologyTM'. It has been clinically proven in wearer trials co-ordinated by Vision CRC Australia and conducted by Sun Yat-sen University, China. This means that a child who would normally have a prescription of -6.00D by the time he or she reached the age of 18, would now only have a prescription of -4.00D thanks to using MyoVision™ lenses - a truly amazing result

MyoVision™ by ZEISS lenses look like normal lenses and are comfortable to wear. Like all lenses, they may require a short adaptation period. Aside from using MyoVision™ lenses for your child, there are other things you can do for your child which will help restrain the progression of myopia. Get your child wearing lenses as early as possible. Clinical studies show that the earlier he or she starts with MyoVision™, the more effective the lens. Make sure that your child wears the lenses continuously. MyoVision's Peripheral Vision Management Technology has been developed and tested for continuous wear.

MyoVision™ by ZEISS is the World's first single spectacle lenses proven to delay myopia progression by an average of 30% When compared to traditional spectacle lenses.




This article has been written by Zeiss.

The Optics

Conventional single vision lenses correct for central vision, but contribute to a deterioration of the peripheral image projection. A corrected myopic eye with a flat-form lens. The image is projected on the retina centrally, BUT behind the retina peripherally MyoVision™ corrects for central vision, but also moves the peripheral image onto, or in front of the retina.
This has an effect of sending a 'stop' signal to the eye to manage eye elongation. A corrected myopic eye with MyoVision™ The image is projected on the retina centrally, BUT in front of (or on) the retina peripherally