Myopia-reducing lens wins innovation award

The Myovision spectacle lens, which could help address the global increase in myopia (News 04.06.10), has won an excellence in innovation award.

According to the Sydney-based Vision Cooperative Research Centre (Vision CRC), which jointly developed the lens with Carl Zeiss Vision, the spectacles are the first to demonstrate an ability to slow myopia progression in children.

Professor Brien Holden, chief executive officer of Vision CRC, said it was a great honour to receive the award from the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Association and paid tribute to the Myopia Program team which included partners from around the world. 'The Vision CRC is greatly honoured to receive this type of recognition from the CRC Association. The Association does a fantastic job in supporting the CRC organisations in their efforts to focus on delivering innovations,' he said.