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INTERNATIONAL Professor Carly Lam (right) and Professor To Chi-ho (left) of the PolyU and their
EXHIBITION OF winning entry Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lens.
INVENTIONS
GENEVA Hong Kong’s R&D capability is widely recognised.
In the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions
Geneva held in 2018, the Hong Kong delegation
won a Grand Prize, 5 special prizes and 98 awards
out of 1 000 entries from around the world.

The Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments
(DIMS) Spectacle Lens invented by Professor
Carly Lam and Professor To Chi-ho from the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
snatched the Grand Prize — the top honour
of the event. The DIMS spectacle lens projects
myopic defocus and provides clear vision for the
wearer simultaneously. It slows the progression
of short-sightedness in children by 60%,
with 20% of test subjects experiencing no
increase in myopia.

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