Hoya Vision Care Australia & New Zealand is launching VisuPro All Day and VisuPro Flex, advanced focus spectacle lenses for patients experiencing the first symptoms of presbyopia.

In a recent survey, Hoya found 53% of existing spectacle wearers and 60% of non-spectacle wearers aged between 36 and 44 years (n=7,043) reported increasing problems seeing clearly in the near distance and when using digital devices.

For spectacle wearers in this age group, single-vision lenses often become insufficient, Hoya said. “Additionally, patients with early presbyopic symptoms may hesitate to switch to progressive lenses, concerned about adaptation challenges or feeling as though they’re too young for such a change.” Current lens solutions also fail to adequately address the needs of non-spectacle wearers, such as emmetropes, contact lens users and patients who have had refractive surgery and requiring near-vision support, it concluded.

Patients with initial presbyopic symptoms can live without adequate vision correction for many years, affecting their daily life, said Craig Chick, managing director of Hoya ANZ. “The needs of young presbyopes are not being met in today’s market. Thus, it is important to offer new innovative spectacle lens solutions that can improve patients’ vision as they experience initial presbyopic symptoms to bring their world back into focus.”

Designed to help young presbyopes who are either existing spectacle wearers or non-wearers, the VisuPro lens series uses Hoya’s Binocular Harmonisation Technology. This considers each eye’s need to harmonise the lens prescription, offering effortless focusing, stability and enhanced depth of vision for all wearers, Hoya said.

Also integrated in VisuPro is Hoya’s Focus Max Optimisation, providing additional vision support at close distance, allowing sharper and more comfortable focus during near-distance activities and digital usage. “It can also help reduce eye strain or visual fatigue when working with digital devices – a benefit over two-thirds of young presbyopes surveyed were highly interested in,” Chick said.