Johnson & Johnson Vision Expands Access to Myopia Management for More Patients With Abiliti Overnight Lenses

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced FDA approval of an expanded range of ACUVUE Abiliti Overnight Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management, now up to 6.00 diopters (previously 4.00 diopters). Johnson & Johnson Vision also announced greater availability of the lenses nationwide at Vision By Design 2022, an annual myopia control and management meeting taking place September 28 – October 2 in Bellevue, Washington.
 
“By expanding the parameters for Abiliti Overnight lenses, it creates more opportunities for eye care professionals to reach even more patients,” said Chandra Mickles, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, and North America professional education lead, myopia, at Johnson & Johnson Vision. “The expansion of treatment options comes at a critical time as myopia rates continue to rise among children. At Johnson & Johnson Vision, we remain committed to changing the trajectory of myopia with evidence-based strategies and professional support.”

Abiliti Overnight lenses are orthokeratology (ortho-k) lenses and are worn overnight to temporarily reduce refractive error and subject to an eye care professional’s myopia management plan, may eliminate the need to wear contact lenses or glasses during waking hours after the lenses are removed. The lenses are designed to match a patient’s eye based on its unique corneal shape and prescription. The FitAbiliti software guides the eye care professional through the fitting process empirically and recommends a lens with the first fit success rate of approximately 90%.

“Myopia is on the rise and it is critical to meet increasing patient needs with innovative solutions,” said Nicholas Despotidis, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, FAAOMC. “With this new expansion of Abiliti Overnight lenses, optometrists are now able to provide additional treatment options to even more myopic patients. Getting the fitting right as efficiently as possible is important and I’ve found great success and ease-of-use with the FitAbiliti software.” 

Abiliti Overnight Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management are now available nationwide. The lenses are available in two different lens designs: ACUVUE® Abiliti Overnight Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management and ACUVUE Abiliti Overnight Therapeutic Lenses for Myopia Management for Astigmatism.