(PRESS RELEASE) DALLAS — SightGlass Vision has launched a new Canada-based team dedicated to expanding awareness and education about DOT spectacle lenses among Eye Care Professionals in the country. DOT lenses are the only single-vision spectacle lens option that provides myopia control through contrast management while preserving excellent visual acuity. This team of Business Development Managers is now supporting SightGlass Vision and its partners to help Canadian practices understand, adopt, and confidently offer this evidence-based technology to slow myopia progression in children.
Sharon Koch
In Canada, MiSight spectacle lenses powered by Diffusion Optics Technology are available from CooperVision. They correct vision and slow the worsening of myopia. Research has demonstrated that DOT lenses slow average myopia progression by up to 75% after 12 months of wear across diverse populations of children.
SightGlass Vision’s new Business Development Managers, Sharon Koch and Gemma Gibb, bring a wealth of optical industry experience to their roles supporting optometrists and opticians initially in Ontario and British Columbia. Koch, based in Toronto, has over 13 years of experience as an optometric assistant and more than 25 years in client relationship management, with experience spanning Shamir Canada, Eye Recommend, and independent optometry practice. Gibb, based in Vancouver, has built her expertise over nearly a decade in the optical sector, holding business development and account management roles with Nikon Optical Canada and The Optical Group.
“Contrast management is still relatively new to many Eye Care Professionals in Canada, so there’s a real opportunity for education,” said Koch. “Once Eye Care Professionals understand how this approach supports myopia control, DOT lenses naturally become a strong addition to their myopia toolkit—providing a new, effective option for children as young as six.”
“Many of the practices I meet with are already engaged with myopia management, so there’s a strong foundation of interest,” said Gibb. “As Eye Care Professionals become aware of how contrast management works and how the lenses are as easy to adapt to as regular single vision lenses, they’re eager to learn more. I believe DOT lenses are on a clear path toward becoming a mainstream myopia control option as momentum grows across the country, as we’ve seen in China.”
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Gemma Gibb
DOT lenses are designed to slow myopia progression by mimicking more natural contrast.3,5 They do this by integrating thousands of elements that softly scatter light before it hits the retina.
In addition to Canada, SightGlass Vision’s DOT lenses have made their commercial debut in China, Israel, Spain, and the U.K., with over 1.5 million children having already worn the lenses. Founded in 2016, the company now operates as a joint venture of CooperVision, Inc. and Essilor International.
For more information, visit SightGlassVision.com
