by Joel Harrison
28. August 2011 14:59
An industry award has been given to the inventor of a novel method of slowing down myopia progression in children.
The Contact Lens and Cornea division of the American Optometric Association decided to honour Earl L. Smith III, the Dean of the College of Optometry at the University of Houston, with the Donald Korb Award for Excellence. Smith developed a treatment method allowing slowing down the rate at which short-sightedness progresses in children.
The treatment involves using specially designed contact lenses and has been proven to be very effective. It consists in moving the peripheral image forward, onto, or even in front of, the retina, as leaving it behind the retina causes the eye to elongate, resulting in increased myopia.
The winner of the award stated that it was of great significance to him, especially because it is named after a great, insightful clinician scientist and a visionary.
The award is granted, once a year, to innovators and leaders in the field of contact lenses and diseases of the anterior segment of the eye.
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