5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  An estimated 5 billion people will have myopia by 2050, with up to 60% of urban learners currently affected.

• 2

  Conventional vision correction methods, like spectacles and contact lenses, create a financial burden with no clinical endpoint.

• 3

  Surgical vision correction, such as LASIK, can save patients up to ZAR 295,000 over 20 years compared to conventional methods.

• 4

  Longitudinal data shows that daily contact lens wear carries a higher risk of microbial keratitis compared to LASIK.

• 5

  Surgical correction stabilizes refractive error and mitigates long-term risks associated with progressive myopia.