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The visual experience: the key to managing myopia in children and adolescents

Interventions for myopia have evolved significantly in recent years, with multiple options that have demonstrated comparable results: specific ophthalmic lenses, soft contact lenses, overnight orthokeratology and atropine. However, beyond clinical efficacy, current evidence points to a decisive factor: the patient’s visual experience is what determines whether a treatment is maintained over time. And without continuity, no method can deliver its true potential.

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The importance of lens material in reducing contact lens drop-out

The use of contact lenses is an increasingly popular solution for correcting vision problems, but continued use depends largely on two key factors: the material and the comfort experience throughout the day.

This is not merely a subjective feeling: comfort is a determining factor in preventing discontinuation. Several studies show that discomfort is the main reason for discontinuation(1), with rates ranging from 12% to 27.4%. Dryness, irritation, a foreign body sensation or unstable vision are among the most common complaints.

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Encouraging compliance to facilitate long-term success in myopia interventions

Eye care professionals and product manufacturers recognise that compliance is essential for achieving the intended effect of any myopia‑care intervention. Compliance sits at the heart of successful outcomes, and most children need meaningful support to achieve it. The wearer is usually a young child or early teenager; therefore, the family’s involvement shapes the daily habits that determine treatment success. Parents or other responsible guardians guide routines, supervise lens handling, remind children about wear time, initiate dosing in the case of pharmaceutical intervention, and help the child understand why consistency matters. Parental myopia is a well‑established risk factor for childhood myopia, therefore families in which one or both parents are myopic often appreciate the importance of early intervention. This awareness can strengthen motivation and reinforce the message that treatment is a long‑term investment in eye health. Older siblings can also contribute meaningfully, particularly if they are already on a myopia‑care plan themselves. Their experience allows them to model good habits and offer encouragement, including during school hours when parents are not present, helping reinforce the need for consistent wear.

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How to Read Corneal Topography for Contact Lens Fitting

Corneal topography is an essential tool used by eye care professionals to analyze the shape and curvature of the cornea, the transparent front part of the eye. This examination is crucial for fitting contact lenses, as it helps ensure the lenses match the unique shape of a patient’s cornea. Proper contact lens fitting not only improves comfort but also enhances visual acuity and eye health.

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EDOF: Your Contact Lens for a Seamless Transition to Presbyopia – now available in 2 proprietary materials

Since the launch of the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) Extended Depth of Focus (EDOF) multifocal contact lens design, practitioners and presbyopes have found new opportunities for success in this growing category.
The BHVI EDOF design has proven effective in helping pre- and early presbyopes transition from single vision to multifocal contact lenses. This opportunity is not just available to those with a simple spherical presbyopic correction, it is available with an extensive astigmatic correction range including 1 degree axis steps.

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Proven efficacy in the management of myopia with MYLO and MYLO TORIC

Myopia, one of the most prevalent vision conditions in the world, not only affects quality of life, but can also carry serious risks to eye health if not properly controlled. In this article we will explore the efficacy of our MYLO and MYLO Toric lenses in the management of myopia, supported by an independent study conducted by Sergio Diaz, DOO, Mtr. of four and two years respectively.

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With mark’ennovy’s IndiGO, you are ready to GO!

IndiGO, a Daily Lens Like No Other  mark’ennovy presents IndiGO, the first daily soft contact lens combining a Class 1 UV filter and selective blue-violet light blocking. Protecting the eye from UVB, UVA and blue-violet light, originating from the sun, ambient LED lighting and digital devices, IndiGO protects you both indoors and outdoors.  What is potentially harmful UV and blue light?  To understand the light spectrum, academics have […]

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mark’ennovy Is Open and At Your Service

  Dear Valued Customer,    As we face these difficult times, mark’ennovy, and all key departments for order fulfilment, including Customer Care, Manufacturing and Logistics are fully operational to meet your needs and those of your customers. Our plan to ensure satisfactory service levels for the supply of our soft contact lenses is closely aligned with the new measures taken by the Spanish government to fight the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).     Frequently […]

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A new presbyopia lens from mark’ennovy, powered by the brien holden vision institute

Why is presbyopia such a big deal? Currently, in Europe alone, there are around 340 million people over the age of 45 in need of some degree of correction for near vision1. Studies estimate that 1.8 billion people worldwide will be presbyopic by 20501. However, considering contact lens wear, presbyopia tends to increase patient dropout. […]

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World Keratoconus Day 2018

Every year, World Keratoconus Day is celebrated on the 10th of November to create more awareness for this disorder. As a champion of the uniqueness of every eye and a provider of precision soft contact lenses to improve one’s eyesight and quality of life, mark’ennovy supports the effort to generate a greater consciousness for this […]

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Mark’ennovy Completes Growth Funding

Accelerating global development for the leader in custom fit extended range contact lenses    28 September, 2018 Mark’ennovy Personalized Care, European-based provider of precision contact lenses, is pleased to announce the completion of a significant debt and equity funding package. Bond Capital Partners, a London based, independent investor and advisor to small and medium-sized businesses […]

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Where does blue light really come from?

Industry communication focuses on digital devices as the primary source of harmful blue light. The sun, however, is the light source we should be most concerned about. It is ten times more powerful than any artificial light source (1), and the leading source of harmful blue and UV light (280 – 450nm).   The sun […]

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Partnership between the Brien Holden vision institute and Markennovy

The Brien Holden Vision Institute, a Leading Translational Research Vision Correction Centre in the world, and mark’ennovy, the No.1 independent manufacturer of premium monthly replacement Contact Lenses, are proud to announce their Strategic Partnership, having signed a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement to bring to market a new design soft contact lenses, in Silicone Hydrogel, specifically […]

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Making it personal is what sets us apart

Every eye is unique, they come in all different shapes and sizes, some steeper, some flatter, some larger, some smaller, and with varying degrees of astigmatism from a little to a lot. And this, before you enter the complex world of prescription from short sighted to long, and the challenges of managing presbyopia.   Every […]

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Mark’ennovy

mark'ennovy is a custom monthly soft contact lens manufacturer. We believe that you should be able to fit the right lens to every prescription, that’s why we start with the eye’s own unique measurements, and then individually craft a lens to match. Our unrivalled combination of contact lens parameters, geometries, materials, and expert technical advice, is backed by world class manufacturing technology and an exclusive focus on the Eye Care Professional.