Through the development and manufacturing of contact lenses. This unique approach will allow the project to tackle the challenge of improving presbyopic contact lenses solutions and will offer unique insights and career opportunities for young scientists.
In that contest it was agreed that modern vision science related to lens design is based on a basic “tripod” in which every aspect is equally important and necessary: theoretical and numerical modelling, laboratory work, and clinical research.
The EYE consortium has been chosen to cover all the aspects of this triangle: UCM will bring three complementary departments to provide expertise in theoretical models, big data techniques, biochemistry and clinical research. mark’ennovy will develop and manufacture new contact lenses materials and designs (or modify their existing technology) for the consortium. Furthermore, the participation of Alain Afflelou, an international optical centres group, will allow the consortium to maintain direct interaction with the presbyopic population and clinicians allowing subject measurements.
The complementariness between the partners will enable the EYE consortium to design new contact lenses models for presbyopic population and develop and test an e-health app to capture clinical parameters, and to register the environmental conditions to which the patients are exposed while they are wearing the contact lenses.
This information will allow the clinician to gather the important data related to the behaviour of the contact lenses and the feeling of comfort of the patients in the different environmental conditions to which they are exposed at different times of the day.
UCM, founded in 1293, is one of the oldest operating universities in the world with a long history and broad social recognition. Over 86,000 students are currently enrolled to the variety of schools offering 90 degrees, more than 170 official masters and more than 170 postgraduate programs. UCM consistently ranks among the top universities in Spain promoting teaching and performing internationally recognised research.
mark’ennovy is dedicated to innovation and a forward-thinking approach towards contact lens products, fitting and support. mark’ennovy’s product portfolio is one of the most extensive available with an unrivalled combination of materials, parameters, and geometries, catering exclusively to eye care professionals.
Alain Afflelou has more than 40 years of experience in the optical and audiology sector and is one of the leading companies in the market worldwide, with 1,500 points of sale in 17 countries and 5,000 employees.
Our professionals look after people’s visual and hearing health, offering solutions available to everyone. As leaders in the vision and hearing health sector, The company is committed to the continuous training of its specialists in order to respond to the new needs of the market.
The company has always had a constant vocation for innovation and a commitment to new concepts to adapt to an increasingly demanding society, not only in the field of health, but also in fashion and trends, both as a distributor of prestigious international brands and as the creator of a sophisticated line of frames whose design sets trends in the sector.
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