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Date:7/7/2009

ion. Once annually investigators will collect the contact lenses and test the subject's vision to determine how far their myopia has progressed. The first-year data showed that the corneal reshaping lenses did control nearsightedness progression in comparison to the control soft lens subjects who became significantly more nearsighted than the test corneal reshaping lens subjects.

According to Dr. S. Barry Eiden the trial will also investigate why these special lenses may be effective in slowing myopia.

"Current thinking suggests that these CRT lenses flatten the cornea but other evidence suggests that these lenses may influence the growth in eyeball length (termed axial length). A major contributor to progressive nearsightedness is axial length elongation. Corneal reshaping may actually result in decreased axial length growth. The exact mechanism by which this happens is still being investigated" said Dr. Eiden.

"The results of the SMART Study so far are very exciting," said Dr. Davis. "The outcomes of this study may revolutionize how we manage young nearsighted patients from this point forward".

EyeVis and Eye and Vision Research Institute is the sponsor of the SMART Study through an unrestricted research grant from Bausch & Lomb and Euclid Technologies.

Visit the SMART Trial Facebook page to learn more: http://companies.to/smartclinicaltrial/

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