By 2050 half of the world’s population is going to be myopic What is myopia? Myopia is when someone needs to wear minus-numbered glasses to see clearly for far. There are three main causes of myopia apart from a few others
Myopia control has thus become a very important topic in the eye care world.
Apart from a few others, there are three main ways that you can control myopia today.
Whenever light enters the eye the rays of light meet on the Retina. If they meet on the Retina then we see clearly. In myopia, the problem is that when rays of light enter the eye they meet in front of the retina and therefore you see a blurred image
So as shown in the diagram if there are two rays of light and they meet on the retina which is the back part of the eye then you see a clear image. However, if these rays meet in front of the retina then you see a blurred image. And because of this blurred image, we cannot see clearly. And thus we have to wear spectacle lenses or minus numbered lenses. And what these minus numbered lenses do is that the rays of light move outwards and then they meet on the retina. Because of these minus number lenses, we are able to see things clearly
Unfortunately when we say clearly we are basically referring to only the central vision. We are not referring to peripheral vision.
Please refer to the diagram above. What happens normally is that when rays of light enter the eye they reach the retina. When we draw this diagram we only talk about two rays of light, but normally there are multiple rays of light and they all go towards the retina. And the way they hit the retina is shown in the diagram (Fig 2). And what this shows is that while the person is seeing very clear in the centre there is a defocus in the peripheral retina.
Defocus means these rays of light are actually meeting behind the retina. Now when they meet behind the retina the signal that the eye sends to the brain is that the eye is shorter than it should be. It serves as a stimulus for the eye to grow longer or myopia to increase. This peripheral defocus is called a hyperopic defocus. A hyperopic Defocus is when the rays of light meet behind the retina. These new glasses which are based on the DIMS technology basically cause the peripheral rays of light to focus in front of the retina. And they cause what is known as a myopic defocus.
The way that these lenses achieve that is they’re not being like traditional lenses they basically have two zones to the lens. One is the central zone and one is a peripheral zone The central zone basically takes care of the central vision and the central zone is like any other spectacle lens that you have used in the past. The peripheral zone, on the other hand, has a honeycomb pattern. The honeycomb pattern has a plus number on some parts of the honeycomb, and what this plus number does is moves these rays to meet in front of the retina. Once these rays are moved here the stimulus for this eye to grow longer reduces.
Studies show that there is a chance of 60% of myopia not increasing when these lenses are worn. The company, Hoya, now have to follow up studies for up to three years. In fact, the company is so sure that the lenses work that If you start wearing these lenses and if your number increases by .75 Dipoters in the first six months they would actually replace the lenses for free with the new number.
These lenses were introduced in India in November of 2021 where there were used by some very big autonomic institutes. They were introduced in private practice in the month of Feb or March in 2022. Compared to regular spectacle lenses these are much more expensive. So as of December 2023 these lenses come for around ₹16,500 for both eyes. And while I expect that the price may be a hindrance for some to actually use these lenses, from a purely medical point of view I think this is a very interesting development and I do think that this will actually reduce the prevalence of high myopia.
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Hello,
I am Amisha and I am looking for Miyosmart glasses for my kid who is 3 years old and myopic with astigmatism.
Please advise how long does it take to order them and what is the price?
His prescription is
OD: Spherical negative 1.25, cylindrical negative 2.75
OS: Spherical negative 0.75, cylindrical negative 2.75
Dear Amisha, Miyosmart is mainly for spherical number. We dont expect the cylindrical number to really increase.
Dear Mr Mane, please call on 8291251241 and speak with somnath. He will explain and can get you myopia lenses.
Hello
My child is 5 years old. I want Miyosmart glasses for him. He is myopic -4.5 in both eyes.
Plz help
Dear Shahla,
Please email us your contact information at [email protected]
my son havev high myopia 8.25
Dear Mohammad, How old is your son. and where are you based. You can go for the myopia control lenses and also speak to your doctor to start myopia control eye drops.
We are based in mumbai but can organize the glasses for you. Please email [email protected] if you would like an online appointment and then take it forward from there.
Hi. I want to get myiosmart glasses for my son. I live in Sydney.
I hope someone was able to get in touch with you and help you out?
Hello,
I am Vinod Kumar & my son has myopia. We had checked with optician & he has advised Miyosmart glasses. Could you please tell me the price of these glasses?
Sure madam, the price is is around 16500. Best would be t call up Somnath who manages our optical services and understand more. The zeiss lenses are more reasonable for certain eye powers. 9820239958. Please ask for somnath
Hi
I am living in perth Australia, any chance to deliver mayosmart glass for my 7 year old boy has -1.0 right eye.
Yes, we can deliver, Please call on +91 82912 51241 and speak to somnath. He will sort you out.
I purchased myocare lenses to 6 year old female child and her power is -6.00 cylindrical 1.00 through Sankara Netralaya,chennai Nungambakkam Main. The thicknesses of the lenses are so thicker than other plastic lenses. Is there any solution to reduce the thicknesses. Hope to have a reply message soon,
These myopia control lenses cannot be made thinner. So there is no solution for this.
My son 7 years old has myopia -3.5 in both eyes, can I get miosmart in India, Pune?
I am sure you would, its just that we dont now where. We can however provide you with myopia control lenses in pune. Please contact Somnath on 8291251241.
My child is 3.5 year old .he diagnosed with cylinderical number -2 in right -1 in left .how can I get miyosmart glasses in Mumbai?
Dear Sayed,
Best would be to give us your number to call you or please call somnath on 8291251241.
Regards
Deepak
My name is Satya and my son (7 years old) is looking for Miyosmart lenses
Sphere Cyl Axis
OD -2.25 -0.75 172
OS -2.25 -0.75 176
Sure Satya,
Please can you give us your number to call you or please call on 8291251241. Somnath will help you with your glasses
Hi there! We live in the USA, but have many relatives in India. Our pediatric ophthalmologist recommended these glasses for our children, but said it may be years before we can get them in the USA. Are you able to ship to USA from India?
+91 89836 44180 – Somnath
Yes for some reason these are not approved in the USA.
Please call somnath and we can ship them to you. We have done it for quite a few patients in the USA, Canada and the middle east.
Hi Dr. Garg – My 6 year old daughter has myopia with astigmatism. Latest prescription –
Sphere: -0.5, -1.5
Cyl: -0.75, -0.5
Her sphere number increased by 0.25 in 4 months. I am in US but would like to order MiyoSmart glasses from India. Also, do you think we can wait for a year and see the results before adding Atropine or it would be better to start that as well? Any side effects?
HI shweta, i think i have replied to your earlier comment.
Hi Dr. Garg – My 6 year old daughter has myopia with astigmatism. Latest prescription –
Sphere: -0.5, -1.5
Cyl: -0.75, -0.5
Her sphere number increased by 0.25 in 4 months. I am in US but would like to order MiyoSmart glasses from India. Also, do you think we can wait for a year and see the results before adding Atropine or it would be better to start that as well? Any side effects?
Hi shweta, Yes you can start Miyosmart glasses.
Regarding atropine her number is very small and yes you can wait and see. No harm.
However, personally if it was my daughter i would have started because the downside is almost zero and myopia progression is a slipperly slope.
Please get in touch with Somnath – 8291251241 – he will sort out your miyosmart glasses.