The number of myopes is expected to double between 2000 and 2050. A real boom ! Faced with this issue, Rat, leader in optics in France, is mobilized through preventive actions and the strengthening of its in-store offer.
However, the "myopia boom" is no longer inevitable because, detected early, myopia can be controlled. Visual health experts, Krys opticians have taken on this public health issue, through the implementation of preventive actions and a strengthened in-store offer. Latest innovation, the Hoya MiyoSmart Vision glass, first myopia curbing glass dedicated to children. It joins the range of solutions distributed by Krys so that each myopic child can find the answer best suited to their needs. In France today, two in five adults and one in five children are nearsighted. This was revealed last year by the first prevalence data from the large epidemiological study on refractive disorders carried out by the Poitiers University Hospital under the responsibility of Prof. Leveziel, head of the ophthalmology department, in partnership with Krys Group. This study, the largest ever conducted in France, whose final results will be unveiled in the coming months, will also provide information on the progression of myopia in children. If nothing can definitively stop the development of myopia at the age when it develops, that is to say in children or adolescents, there are solutions that can slow down its development and thus avoid excessive corrections and reduce the risk of complications. Because high myopia is associated with complications that can go as far as blindness : in the world, More than 537 million people are currently visually impaired or blind due to poorly corrected myopia..
A revolutionary glass
Krys has been involved for several years in the fight against childhood myopia by launching several initiatives aimed at raising awareness among the French, warn about the possible consequences of myopia, better detect it and measure the evolution of its prevalence.
"Offering the widest range of solutions and training our opticians in the latest innovations allows us to provide our customers with the best level of advice and the most efficient solutions"
underlines Patrice Camacho, Secretary General in charge of Health at Krys Group.
To slow the progression of myopia, it is possible to change your daily habits by promoting outdoor activities or by limiting the use of screens.
In terms of optical equipment, the Hoya MiyoSmart Vision glass is one of the latest innovations.
Marketed for two years in Asia by Hoya, one of the world leaders in ophthalmic lenses and a long-standing partner of Krys Group, this revolutionary glass has the front face made up of hundreds of small segments in the shape of a "honeycomb", invisible to the naked eye.
This specific geometry then ensures a myopic defocus which makes it possible to bring the peripheral images in front of the retina..
A study carried out in Asia over two years showed that the MiyoSmart lens slows the progression of myopia by an average of 59% and slows down the axial elongation of the eye by 60%.Today, several solutions coexist. The new Hoya device fits into a complete arsenal including, among other things, rigid lenses for night wear (orthokératologie) and soft contact lenses for daytime wear.
Frank Martin
