Quick Facts



Quick Facts

Available Now - Spectacle Myopia Control Lenses

Read some quick facts about Guardian DCS lenses!

Brief details about Guardian DCS:

  • New technology using digital single-vision spectacle lenses with circular defocus.
  • The system requires a three-year commitment with evaluations and updated lenses every six months for the best outcome.
  • Guardian lenses are worn a minimum of six hours per day but can be safely worn all day.
  • Patients can begin the program as early as five years of age.
  • Studies show that the younger a patient can start, the more effective the program.
  • Patients can continue to wear Guardian DCS lenses through age 18 for maximum efficacy.
  • Patients need to start with the product designed for their age group.
  • Patient's age is required on lens orders.
  • Opticians will be trained to order the correct lenses.
  • Guardian KidSight: ages 5-8
  • Guardian VisionMate: ages 9-12
  • Guardian FocusPro: ages 13-18

Advantages:

  • Biannual monitoring of patient's vision.
  • Prescription updated twice as often.
  • Spectacle lenses instead of contact lenses.
  • Fresh set of lenses every 6 months.
  • Quick patient adaptation to the lenses.
  • Guardian lenses are thinner than traditional single-vision myopia lenses:
  • Guardian KidSight is 25% thinner
  • Guardian VisionMiate is 18% thinner
  • Guardian FocusPro is 10% thinner
  • Product is new and has shown a high rate of efficacy in case studies.
  • Studies have found a reduction in axial length increases for up to 60-65% of patients as compared to control groups.

The Guardian Myopia Control system is not meant to be a stand-alone intervention but another tool in the toolbox that can be used in conjunction with atropine drops and other vision therapies. Behavioral changes like decreased screen time, breaks in close-up activities such as close reading, and increased time outdoors of at least two hours also increase the likelihood of positive outcomes.

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