A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of CooperVision MiSight 1 day contact lenses in slowing the progression of myopia in children has been recognised with the prestigious 2021 Garland W. Clay Award.
The award is given annually, by the American Academy of Optometry, to the author(s) of the most important paper published in Optometry and Vision Science in the preceding five years. The authors of the winning paper, A 3-Year Randomized Clinical Trial of MiSight Lenses for Myopia Control, include:
- Paul Chamberlain, BSc (Hons.)
- Sofia C. Peixoto-De-Matos, MSc
- Nicola S. Logan, PhD
- Cheryl Ngo, MBBS, MMed
- Deborah Jones, BSc, FAAO, and
- Graeme Young, PhD, FAAO.
The Optometry and Vision Science editorial board bestows the annual Garland W. Clay Award based upon criteria including the number of citations in the world scientific literature, impact of vision science, value to the practice of optometry, and relevance to the mission of the American Academy of Optometry. After only two years since publication, the paper about MiSight 1 day contact lenses has been cited over 70 times according to Clarivate’s Web of Science and is the most cited paper in Optometry and Vision Science since 2016.
After only two years since publication, the paper about MiSight 1 day contact lenses has been cited over 70 times
Optometry and Vision Science Editor in Chief Michael Twa, OD, PhD, FAAO stressed that his publication places a priority on quality evidence-based publications noting that, “Clinical trial results provide strong evidence that it is possible to slow ocular growth that causes worsening myopia. Research into myopia control is rapidly evolving and effective treatments could do more than improve vision, they may also help lower lifelong risks for glaucoma, retinal detachments, and other degenerative eye conditions.”2
CooperVision MiSight 1 day myopia control contact lenses are proven to slow the progression of myopia in children aged eight to12-years at the initiation of treatment.†1 Data gleaned from these three years of research laid the groundwork for FDA approval* of CooperVision MiSight lenses in 2019. The study, a randomised double-masked clinical trial, demonstrated the effectiveness of MiSight lenses in reducing the rate of myopia progression in children (aged eight to 12 years at the initiation of treatment) by 59% on average over a three-year period.†1
CooperVision Director of Research Programs Paul Chamberlain, BSc (Hons.) said, “Our team is grateful to the Optometry and Vision Science Editorial Board and the American Academy of Optometry for recognising our work. It is very satisfying to know that our research in myopia control is helping age-appropriate children and their parents around the world. And it is truly an honour to be associated with the other pioneering papers that have previously received this distinction.”
Mr Chamberlain and team accepted the Garland W. Clay Award at the American Academy of Optometry’s Meeting in Boston on Thursday, 4 November.
A 3-Year Randomized Clinical Trial of MiSight Lenses for Myopia Control (Chamberlain P et al.) is available online via Open Access.
References
- Chamberlain P, et al. A 3-year randomized clinical trial of MiSight® lenses for myopia control. Optom Vis Sci. 2019; 96(8):556-567.
- Flitcroft DI. The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2012;31:622-60.
*U.S. Indications for use: MiSight 1 day (omafilcon A) soft (hydrophilic) contact lenses for daily wear are indicated for the correction of myopic ametropia and for slowing the progression of myopia in children with non-diseased eyes, who at the initiation of treatment are 8-12 years of age and have a refraction of -0.75 to -4.00 diopters (spherical equivalent) with ≤ 0.75 diopters of astigmatism. The lens is to be discarded after each removal.
†Compared to a single vision 1 day lens.
