Visioneering Technologies opens myopia control contact lens to Australian market

Australasia is now the first region outside the US to have access to the multifocal contact lens, which was granted approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration early last year.VTI CEO Dr Stephen Snowdy said the NaturalVue Multifocal One Day Contact Lens generated “very promising” results in an overseas study involving 100 children from 12 practice locations. The research showed a significant decrease in myopic refractive error change in 90% of participants, while myopia progression was completely stopped in 70% of cases.“We believe that NaturalVue Multifocal One Day contact lenses are one of the most significant innovations in the optical design of multifocal contact lenses in a generation,” Snowdy said.{{quote-A:R-W:400-I:2-Q:“We believe that NaturalVue Multifocal 1 Day contact lenses are one of the most significant innovations in the optical design of multifocal contact lenses in a generation” -who:Dr Stephen Snowdy, CEO Visioneering Technologies}}According to the VTI, NaturalVue contact lenses, on average, only require one optometry appointment, whereas competing products may result in more than two. VTI has developed technology that allows for one prescription in the lens that corrects both distance and near vision, roving the need for a trial and error approach.“[These] contact lenses are easier to fit than some current multifocal lenses, which tend to have a degree of compromise between the near and distant vision components that can make fitting the lenses a frustrating and time-consuming experience,” Snowdy said.“In comparison, NaturalVue Multifocal One Day contact lenses use the principles of a pinhole camera, which have an extended depth of focus so that near and distant objects can be viewed without blurriness.”Corneal Lens Corporation NZ (CLC) and its associated company, Contact Lens Centre Australia (CLCA), will distribute the NaturalVue lens. CLC is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand, and is a leading manufacturer and distributor of contact lens and vision care products in Australasia, South Africa and Hong Kong. CLCA is a distributor of eye care products and contact lenses throughout Australia, and has a distribution facility in Melbourne.“We’re looking forward to playing a key role in bringing Visioneering’s revolutionary products to the ANZ region. We are committed to distributing only the very best vision products,” Mr Grae Curtis, CLC managing director, said.US medical device company VTI first appeared on the Australian Stock Exchange in March 2017 with a plan to focus on myopia prevalence in under-18s and presbyopia. More reading:Contact lens company makes ASX debutVisioneering secures Chinese patent for myopia control