Researchers at UNSW Sydney’s School of Optometry and Vision Science are conducting a study comparing two multifocal contact lenses for their impact on myopia progression.
The Multifocal Contact Lenses for Myopia (MALCOLM) study is seeking children between 6-12 years of age with -0.50 to -5.00DS of myopia and -1.00DC of astigmatism or less, without strabismus.
Participants will be followed for 12 months, during which contact lenses will be provided at no cost.
The child will be required to insert a new lens into each eye daily and dispose of the lenses at night. They will then be asked to return after one week and one, three, six and 12 months when ocular and medical history and wear time with the lenses will be discussed and similar measurements as the baseline visit performed.
They will also be given a $150 Coles-Myers gift voucher as compensation for their time. Participants will still be required to wear spectacles during the study when not wearing the contact lenses and be asked to obtain these from their usual practitioner and not from UNSW.
More information, including the full inclusion and exclusion criteria, are included in this study advertisement poster.
If practitioners have patients who are interested or have any questions, contact Ms Rebecca Dang (r.dang@unsw.edu.au) or Dr Alex Hui (alex.hui@unsw.edu.au) for more information.
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