Oct. 9, 2023 — The American Academy of Optometry (AAO) 2023 Annual Meeting is about to kick off in New Orleans, taking place Oct. 11-14 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
 
CooperVision is set to present new scientific findings on presbyopia correction and myopia management through multiple scientific posters designed to inform eyecare professionals when evaluating and prescribing a range of contact lenses.
 
Francis Erard, vice president of research and development, attributes CooperVision’s presence on the conference’s scientific program to the company’s efforts to extend research and development beyond commercializing products. “Once our contact lenses reach the marketplace, the team’s work continues to help build further confidence and expertise with ECPs and staff, including in selection, fitting, and wearer education,” he says.
 
The following are some of CooperVision’s presentations offering new intel for managing presbyopia in addition to insights on myopia control and management:
 

• “Task-Based Evaluations of Two Daily Disposable Soft Multifocal Lenses” aims to help ECPs understand why contact lens drop-out rates may be higher among presbyopic patients compared to single-vision wearers. The randomized, subject-masked, crossover study of 51 habitual wearers investigated subjective comfort and task-related vision performance, and the findings suggested “a multifocal lens deemed comfortable combined with good situational performance may protect against real-world dropout,” shares CooperVision.
• “Predictability of Multifocal Contact Lens Success at Dispense” found that among 210 participants, “overall vision satisfaction on dispensing was a powerful predictor of both overall vision satisfaction (p < 0.001) and intention to purchase (p < 0.001) at one week,” suggesting that “initial patient subjective assessments are a clinically useful indicator of longer-term successful multifocal wear.”
• “Subjective Vision Experience in Soft Myopia Control Contact Lenses by Age” compared the short-term vision of 26 children ages 8-15 between two lens designs, MiSight 1 day and Acuvue Abiliti 1 Day, which were randomly fit and worn contralaterally. The subjects had no history of contact lens wear or recent myopia control interventions. According to CooperVision researchers, “MiSight 1 day was preferred by both groups for better distance vision measured subjectively and objectively, as well as for near visual acuity.” Findings also indicate that, compared to preteens, teenagers may offer a more critical assessment of their vision, which can be helpful for ECPs to consider for interactions with their growing patients.

 
The studies were conducted in partnership with the Centre for Ocular Research & Education, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; Ocular Technology Group International, London, England; and Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. For more information on the studies, visit the Academy ’23 mobile app.