HOYA’s Next Step in Myopia Control: What’s New with MiYOSMART iQ
Your child’s glasses can do more than help them see the whiteboard. The right lens, fitted the right way, can actually help slow the rate at which their eyes are changing. This is not just a bold claim but a revolutionary technology developed by an incredible team of researchers who have dedicated their efforts to studying myopia in children and designing a medical device to combat it.
“Most spectacle lenses simply help your child see clearly. While they correct vision, they don’t help manage how myopia progresses over time – that’s why HOYA created MiYOSMART”. – Hoya Australia
At Optical Superstore, we’ve watched myopia control move from “interesting idea” to one of the best-evidenced areas in children’s vision. HOYA’s MiYOSMART lens is a leading reason why. Built on a simple principle — surrounding the clear centre of the lens with a field of tiny segments that gently signal the eye to grow normally — it’s been studied for over eight years, with results holding steady the whole way through. In the founding two-year trial, children wearing the lens progressed 52% slower than those in standard lenses, with 62% less change in eye length. One in five had no progression at all over those two years. That’s not a single study either. This is the platform behind the most independently published research of any myopia control spectacle lens available today.
Meet MiYOSMART iQ: The Next Step in Myopia Control
MiYOSMART iQ takes that same proven approach and sharpens it. Three things changed: the clear zone in the centre is smaller, bringing the treatment closer to where the eye needs it; each segment carries a stronger signal; and the treatment area itself is wider. Think of it as the same well-tested idea, tuned using newer research into exactly where on the eye that signal matters most. Early results from HOYA’s latest year-long trial are promising, and we’ll have more to share on those as more data comes to hand.
What’s it Actually Like to Wear MiYOSMART Lenses?
This is usually the first question parents ask, understandably. Studies comparing MiYOSMART wearers to standard-lens wearers found no meaningful difference in clarity or comfort. No increased eyestrain, ghosting or refractive distortion. Long-term wearers report an adjustment period of anywhere from a couple of days to a few weeks, with no real impact on how kids feel about wearing them socially. High satisfaction, high willingness to recommend.
Why the Frame Fit Matters More than Ever
Here’s the part that doesn’t get said enough: a lens like this only works as well as its fitting. MiYOSMART iQ’s more concentrated design means the centring must be precise — measured to the geometric centre of the lens, not just the standard optical centre, and checked against exacting frame and positioning tolerances. That’s not a detail you want left to a mail-order fitting. It’s exactly the kind of thing our dispensing teams are trained to get right, every time, because a beautifully engineered lens still depends on the hands that fit it.
Why We're Excited About This
Every Optical Superstore location works alongside independent, tenant optometrists who know their local families: your family history, your concerns, your kids growing up in the chair year after year.
For all our valued families and communities, MiYOSMART iQ provides something genuinely useful: a well-evidenced medical device, backed by real long-term research, delivered through the kind of personal, in-person care that a prescription optical appliance deserves. That combination of trusted local knowledge plus a next-generation lens design is exactly the kind of connection we set out to make possible.
DID YOU KNOW? Most tenant optometrists and qualified dispensing staff at Optical Superstore have undergone accredited training, provided by the designers of MiYOSMART lenses, to understand when and how to prescribe lenses for myopia correction, and to provide Australian families with another layer of vision support and eyecare.
If your child’s prescription has been creeping up, it’s worth a conversation. Book a consultation with a tenant optometrist at Optical Superstore to find out if the MiYOSMART iQ lens range is the right fit for your family.
