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Menicon Bloom™ is a complete treatment plan for myopia management with contact lenses.
Myopia is an eye condition (refractive error) that causes blurry vision when looking at distant objects (e.g.: TV, blackboard, traffic signals). Near vision is normally preserved (e.g.: reading, tablets, phones).
Find out why myopia is such a hot topic below.
Prevalence and Causes of Myopia
By 2050, global trends predict that nearly 50% of the world’s population will be diagnosed with some degree of myopia.1
CLOSE WORK
Myopia is linked to increased times on close work.2
Children are now exposed to much close work at younger ages, thus increasing their risk of myopia development. Limiting close work time should always be considered.
GENETICS
Myopia can be hereditary.3 One myopic parent can increase the risk of their kid developing myopia x3 times. Two myopic parents could increase the risk x6 times.
Ethnicity could also be a risk factor, being the Asian ethnicity the one associated with faster progression of myopia.4
TIME OUTDOORS
There is evidence5 to say that the possibilities of a kid developing myopia are reduced with more time spent playing outside. This could be linked to the light levels in comparison to being indoors. Encouraging time outdoors is recommended.
Why is it important?
Myopia tends to progress throughout childhood, faster in younger kids.6
Higher rates of myopia can increase the risk of serious eye conditions in adulthood.7
- Myopic macular degeneration
- Retinal detachment
- Glaucoma
- Cataracts
Myopia Management with Menicon Bloom™
Menicon Bloom Myopia Control Management System, a holistic approach for myopia control management.
It has been carefully developed to provide eye care professionals and patients worldwide with a variety of high-quality, officially approved (i.e., on-label) tools to address the myopia epidemic.
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- Huang HM, Chang DS, Wu PC. The association between near work activities and myopia in children-a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2015;10(10):e0140419. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140419
- Zhang X, Qu X, Zhou X. Association between parental myopia and the risk of myopia in a child. Exp Ther Med. 2015;9(6):2420-2428. doi:10.3892/etm.2015.2415
- Luong TQ, Shu YH, Modjtahedi BS, et al. Racial and ethnic differences in myopia progression in a large, diverse cohort of pediatric patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2020;61(13):20. doi:10.1167/iovs.61.13.20
- Jonas JB, Ang M, Cho P, et al. IMI Prevention of myopia and its progression. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2021;62(5):6. doi:10.1167/iovs.62.5.6
- Tricard D, Marillet S, Ingrand P, Bullimore MA, Bourne RRA, Leveziel N. Progression of myopia in children and teenagers: a nationwide longitudinal study. Br J Ophthalmol. 2022;106(8):1104-1109. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318256
- Flitcroft DI. The complex interactions of retinal, optical and environmental factors in myopia aetiology. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2012;31(6):622-660. doi:10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.06.004