DUBLIN, Ireland — Ocumetra, a leading innovator in big data-powered communication and clinical support tools, is excited to announce an investment and strategic partnership with Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a global leader in robotic medical devices and digital healthcare solutions. This collaboration marks a transformative milestone in the fields of optometry and ophthalmology. Uniting Ocumetra’s cutting-edge myopia management platform with Topcon Healthcare’s cloud-based Harmony® digital health platform ensures eye care providers can access and utilize myopia clinical support solutions at scale.   

Ocumetra’s myopia management solution, designed to offer high-quality, evidence-based clinical support, has quickly become a trusted resource for eye care professionals worldwide. This partnership with Topcon Healthcare will expand access to innovative digital healthcare solutions, empowering eye care professionals with more precise, data-driven insights and advanced tools. Together, Ocumetra and Topcon Healthcare will continue to innovate to provide clinicians with the resources they need to more effectively support clinicians in the identification, monitoring and treatment of children at risk of progressive myopia, ensuring better eye health outcomes and improved quality of life for children globally.  

James Loughman, CEO of Ocumetra, emphasized –  

“At Ocumetra, our mission is to deliver precise, patient-centred myopia management solutions that support the evolving needs of eye care professionals and the patients they serve. We believe in better eye health for children and value strong partnerships built on trust, integrity, transparency, and authenticity to drive our ambition for positive global impact. This partnership with Topcon Healthcare, Inc., a company dedicated to transforming healthcare through a cloud-based platform and ecosystem, is a pivotal step toward realizing our vision for the future of myopia care. With great partners come great possibilities, and together, we are poised to transform the landscape of eye care.” 

Ali Tafreshi, CEO and President of Topcon Healthcare, Inc. stated –

“The Ocumetra mission, their trustworthy and transparent leadership team, and their scientifically backed solution are well aligned with Topcon Healthcare’s mission to deliver evidence-based clinical decision support solutions that address the most imminent clinical needs, globally. Our investment and strategic collaboration aim to accelerate Ocumetra’s goal to implement and scale their solutions quickly and cost-effectively, just in time to align with available and upcoming therapies for myopia.”   

  

About Ocumetra  

Ocumetra is dedicated to eliminating the barriers that eye care professionals (ECPs) face in engaging patients with myopia management, ultimately supporting better health outcomes for children at risk of progressive myopia and related eye diseases. Ocumetra aims to provide customized tools to support ECPs at every stage of their myopia management practice, including: 

• Patient Communication Tools: Designed to save valuable chair time while providing opportunity to maximize initial patient uptake and long-term retention of myopia management. 
• Axial Length Estimation Tools: Allowing ECPs to seamlessly incorporate axial length data into their clinical routines, get comfortable with this new and important metric, and support a transition to biometry-led myopia monitoring. 
• Profiling Tools: Identifying children who might benefit from further evaluation and treatment and helping ECPs effectively communicate the potential risks of progressive myopia and the benefits of treatment to parents. 
• Clinical Support Tools: Providing additional information to assist ECPs in making informed, evidence-based decisions and for them to develop personalized myopia management plans for each child. 
• Advanced Analytics Tools:  These tools will support the entire patient journey through myopia management, ensuring that patients have improved opportunity to receive maximum lifetime benefits from treatment. 

For more information visit Ocumetra.com 

About Topcon Healthcare, Inc.

Topcon Healthcare, Inc. is part of Topcon Corporation (TSE 7732). We are a leading provider of digital healthcare solutions whose vision is to improve access and quality of healthcare while decreasing the cost of care. To achieve this vision, we created Healthcare from the Eye™, the strategy of applying AI models to imaging data from the eye to facilitate earlier detection and better management of disease. Healthcare from the Eye™ is powered by Harmony®, a cloud-based, vendor-inclusive digital health information platform enabling a connected care ecosystem.

A truly global business, Topcon Corporation is focused on developing solutions to solve societal challenges in the mega domains of healthcare, agriculture, and infrastructure. In healthcare, these challenges include increasing eye disease, rising medical costs, physician shortages, and unequal access to healthcare. By investing in value-driven innovations, Topcon Corporation works to help people enjoy good health and a better quality of life.

MEDIA CONTACT

Topcon Healthcare
Leslie Amodei
VP, Marketing for Americas
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Ocumetra
James Loughman
CEO
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Corrina McElduff
Director of Professional Affairs
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