"Cooper Companies unit CooperVision offers contact lenses that help children with myopia see better."

WHO estimates at least 2.2 billion (Bn) people globally suffer near or distance vision impairment and, around 1 Bn can be prevented¹. Vision impairment can lower productivity and increase the risk of injury and social isolation¹. Children with early vision impairment can experience delayed development with life-long consequences¹. People with uncorrected refractive errors can benefit from spectacles or contact lenses².

Cooper Companies (CC) is a medical device company offering products and services through 2 units; CooperVision (CV) addresses vision care, and CooperSurgical, focuses on women’s health^4;p4. 43.5 million (Mn) people in 130 countries benefitted from CC products in 2020^4;p5.

CV provides different types of lenses for common vision correction and complex problems^5;p7 and offers disposable and reusable lenses^5;p8. Though the number of units sold is not disclosed, CV makes over a billion contact lenses every year⁷.

Myopia (near-sightedness) is projected to affect 5 Bn people by 2050, and its progression is linked to sight-threatening conditions, early intervention results in better outcomes⁹. CV’s MiSight 1 day (MiSight) is the only FDA approved daily disposable lens clinically proven to slow myopia progression by 59% against a single vision lens in children ages 8-12¹⁰. 1 in 4 children’s eyes originally fit with MiSight remained stable for myopia after a 6-year study⁹. It also reduces the risk of myopia-related vision complications later in life by 52%⁸. Nearly 1,000 children in the US have been fit with MiSight since its launch in 2020¹⁰. It is offered in 31 countries^4;p31and thousands of children with myopia successfully wear it.

As a 1 day soft lens, MiSight gives low infection rates and high comfort⁶. However, it offers a limited range of prescriptions (maximum -6.00 of myopia), and its standard shape and size may not correctly fit all users⁶.

With their innovative products, Cooper Companies improves eyesight for thousands.

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