CooperVision has become a global patron of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in order raise awareness of the growing prevalence of childhood myopia globally.
The contact lens business joins pharmaceutical companies Allergan, Bayer and Novartis, as well as Standard Chartered Bank in supporting the charity to achieve universal access to eye health services.
Daniel McBride, president of CooperVision, said: ‘CooperVision has a heritage of addressing widespread refractive issues such as astigmatism and presbyopia. More recently, we have taken on even greater challenges such as childhood myopia, not only correcting it but also successfully slowing its progression.
‘Even with the remarkable progress we’re making, no single organisation can do this alone. We’re optimistic about what our new partnership with IAPB will mean for millions of children, adults and families worldwide.’
Chief executive of the IAPB, Peter Holland, added that working with patrons enables the IAPB to create new approaches to overcoming vision impairment issues.
‘IAPB are excited about the opportunity to partner with CooperVision to create sustainable and lasting change in eye health, including addressing the substantial global increase in myopia,’ he said.
