CooperVision has expanded its Generation Sight initiative, an outreach program designed to improve access to myopia management among underresourced children in the United States. Now in its second year, the program has grown from its initial implementations in Boston and Chicago to additional community health centers throughout the greater Boston area and Rhode Island.
The program is now being implemented at:
- Charles River Community Health
- The Dimock Center
- DotHouse Health
- Lynn Community Health Center
- Providence Community Health Centers
- South Boston Community Health Center
These additions address longstanding access gaps in pediatric eye health by allowing more children to receive comprehensive myopia care at no cost.
The initiative offers 2 clinically validated myopia interventions for the duration of treatment:
- MiSight® 1-day soft daily disposable contact lenses, which are indicated for children aged 8 to 12 years with myopic ametropia between -0.75 and -4.00 diopters (D), and up to 0.75 D of astigmatism
- Paragon CRT® orthokeratology lenses, which are indicated for overnight wear in nondiseased eyes to temporarily reduce myopia up to 6.00 D in eyes with astigmatism up to 1.75 D
The program’s expansion comes amid rising global prevalence of myopia. Currently, an estimated 2.6 billion people worldwide are affected. That number is expected to rise to nearly 5 billion—half the global population—by 2050.
Generation Sight was developed through partnerships with the Illinois College of Optometry, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and New England College of Optometry. These institutions engage optometry faculty, residents, and students to identify children in need and deliver care within community health centers. Students benefit from hands-on experience with contact lenses and myopia management strategies, which prepares them to meet the growing demand for pediatric care after graduation.