Too much close work. Nowadays, we spend much more time reading in close distance than our ancestors. Computers, but also smartphones and tablets cause our visions to be constantly focused at a distance of 20 to 60 cm. This constantly activates the process of so-called accommodation: we make an effort to focus in the vicinity. This stimulates our brain to make the eye short-sighted, because myopia means that you can see close up without any effort.
The Custom Junior Soft progressive is designed specifically to help reduce the onset of myopia in young people. Myopia develops in childhood, when the eye grows faster than the optics contained therein. Myopia is increasing massively. In 2010, 2 billion people were short-sighted. By 2050, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5 billion people will already be short-sighted, or 50% of the world’s population. Long days of screen work (close-up work) and a lot of time under artificial light are the trigger among others.