Dr Arthur Back, chief technology officer at CooperVision, told Primary Care Optometry News that CooperVision was two years into a three-year study involving children between the ages of eight and 12 years.As part of the study, the children were reportedly wearing a daily disposable lens made of the company’s Proclear material for eight to 12 hours a day, at least six days a week, with the contact lens said to contain optical focus to correct vision and optical zones to treat myopia.He indicated that so far, the lenses had been well tolerated, and that children had shown a preference for wearing th over glasses.According to Dr Back, previous consumer surveys had indicated that parents of myopic children would be interested in participating in such a treatment if they were able to see at least 50 per cent effectiveness. There is no question in the research community that this is effective, Dr Back was cited as saying. It comes down to getting these lenses approved and developing guidelines for parents [as to what they can expect from the treatment]. We’re hoping this will help the FDA understand the risk-to-benefit ratio of treating myopia with daily disposable lenses. Referring to a recent survey of 1,000 UK doctors, Dr Back said the hesitancy to fit younger children had turned around, with the survey showing that many doctors were comfortable fitting children as young as seven years old. That will change the way we visually treat children, Dr Back stated, adding that eye-care professionals would have to set up their practices differently and learn how to monitor younger-aged children as a result.
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