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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has received funding support of HK$5 million from Vision Science and Technology (VST), a PolyU startup specialised in pioneering myopia control technologies. This significant contribution will support cutting-edge research projects with a focus on innovative interventions for myopia (or short-sightedness) and presbyopia control, enhancing public eye health while further strengthening PolyU’s leading position in optical innovation.
The company has successfully developed and commercialised spectacle lenses and contact lenses designed to control the progression of myopia. Supported by the PolyU Micro Fund and the PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund, it obtained a licence from PolyU in 2018 to commercialise the University’s patented Defocus Incorporated Soft Contact (DISC) technology. VST now manufactures and distributes DISC lenses at authorised optometric clinics and fitting centres in Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland.
VST will fund the research project “Optimisation of Vision with Novel Optical Designs and Engineering”. The three-year project aims to advance next-generation optical designs for myopia control by optimising visual performance with innovative lens technology.
