![]() Goodhew: First, we researched the lens, and as the data was very compelling, we opted to bring the lens into our myopia management toolkit. I believe parents and patients trust their eye doctor, and they know it takes a lot for me to get behind and promote a new treatment modality.ĭrs. A sample lens was shown to them, and the reaction was primarily positive. Mandadakis: Every parent of a child who had any amount of myopia was educated on this new technology of lenses. What was the process you used to integrate DOT spectacle lenses into your practice?ĭr. That was very encouraging and motivated us to try this new product. That’s something brand new, and preliminary data have shown strong efficacy in controlling axial elongation and myopia in younger age groups. It works by changing the retinal contrast of the patient. The SightGlass DOT lens is entirely different. Optically, the myopia control strategies already mentioned aim to create peripheral myopic defocus or increase higher-order aberrations centrally. The DOT lens is doing something completely different. We also offer multifocal soft contact lenses and the DIMS lens as our spectacle option. Historically, that was orthokeratology lenses. We practice in a large Asian community in the greater Toronto area with a very high prevalence of myopia, so we are a heavily specialized clinic in myopia management. What drove our initial interest was the completely different mechanism of action. Chow: We first started using SightGlass in 2021. More importantly, the clinical trial included children as young as 6 years of age, was multicentered, and included an ethnically diverse study population – similar to our own patient demographic.ĭr. The data released in the SightGlass Vision CYPRESS trial was compelling, showing a 59% reduction in SER over 24 months. Having another spectacle lens option was exciting as it meant we might be able to help more children. Some children were well controlled, while others continued to progress faster than we would like. We have been using peripheral defocus lenses and PAL-type lenses in our practice. Tina Goodhew: We were intrigued by the fact that this novel lens design had a different mechanism of action from our current myopia control spectacles. ![]() So, when the DOT spectacle lenses were introduced to me, it checked all the boxes regarding my concerns.ĭr. Also, contact lenses for many parents of children was a stress point. Myopia control interested me, but I was hesitant about prescribing topical low-dose atropine. Kyriakos Mandadakis: I always like to incorporate new technology into my practice, whether retinal imaging or vision correction. Thinking back to when you were first introduced to the DOT spectacle lens, what drove your initial interest in the product?ĭr. ![]() Mandadakis and Associates, Toronto Jeff and Tina Goodhew, Abbey Eye Care, Oakville, Ontario and Theodore Chow, Chow Eye Institute, Markham, Ontario. To find out how these new lenses have been received among young patients and their parents, Review of Myopia Management interviewed a group of Canadian optometrists who were among the pilot users – Kyriakos Mandadakis, Dr. DOT spectacle lenses are not currently marketed in the United States. Owned by the town of Plymouth, MA and with a flexible capacity of up to 1,300, Plymouth Memorial Hall has played host to Gordon Lightfoot, The Vienna Boys Choir, Josh Turner, The Wallflowers, America, Melissa Etheridge and many more! Plymouth Memorial Hall is located 40 miles south of Boston, and routes well with our New Hampshire venues, as well as our venues in Lowell and Lexington MA.One of few spectacle lenses available to slow the progression of myopia, SightGlass Vision’s novel Diffusion Optics Technology (DOT) spectacle lens, is currently only available in the Netherlands, and it is being piloted in other countries. Spectacle Management has also been a valuable consulting partner to municipalities and non-profit venue owners, developers, programmers, and operators. Since its founding, Spectacle Live has worked with more than a dozen New England venues on facility management, and in promoting, marketing, and producing hundreds of concerts, comedy, civic, educational, theatrical, and family entertainment events. Spectacle Live was founded in 2012 to provide performing arts venues throughout New England with expert services in venue operations, booking and programming, venue and event marketing, venue programming and operational management, consulting, and event production. ![]()
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