Future Health | Factory price of hundreds of yuan, terminal price of nearly 10,000 yuan, why is it so expensive to prevent and control myopia "artifact" OK mirror?

Future Network, Beijing, July 22 (Reporter Huang Jia) On July 18, the Ministry of Education released a multi -view prevention and control question and answer to the summer vacation. The content mentioned that summer vacation is a critical period for child adolescents and adolescents. Take your child to a regular medical institution to check your vision, follow the doctor's order, and conduct scientific intervention and correction.

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Yang Yan, director of Hangzhou El Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology, told Future Network reporters, "Summer is a peak period for adolescent children to detect vision. OK mirrors have been favored by many parents as a means to delay children's myopia progress. "

Ms. Wu, who has been equipped with OK mirror, told reporters, "Parents and friends around them are looking for the best myopia prevention and control tools. There are many people who know and try OK mirrors, but they think that the price of OK mirrors is too expensive." About The price of OK mirror, the reporter consulted the Beijing Yingzhi El Eye Hospital. Its staff said that the price of a pair of OK mirrors ranged between 6,800 yuan and 14,800 yuan. "The cost of the lens, coupled with the cost of inspection and post -care, it costs tens of thousands of yuan a year." Ms. Wu added.

The factory price is 10%to 20%of the terminal price, and the price of OK mirror is affected by multiple factors

According to the information provided by the State Drug Administration, at present, the 4 OK mirror brands from 3 medical device companies have obtained registration certificates, namely "Dream David" and "Dreamvision" under Opangshi, and Aibo Medical "" "Puno Tong", Tianjin's "Night Wear OK Mirror" of View Dajia Technology. In addition, ophthalmology hospitals also sell OK mirrors of multiple imported brands such as CRT (US) and Alpha (Japan).

Picture source: National Drug Administration

Among them, Aibo Medical revealed in its prospectus that in 2019, the unit price of "Pinotong" OK mirror was 306.36 yuan/piece. At that time, the factory price of an OK mirror was about 613 yuan. The cycle is 1 year. According to the company's annual report, by 2021, Aibo Medical sold over 215,200 OK mirrors (including trials) throughout the year, corresponding to 107 million yuan in revenue and 83.95%of the gross profit margin. Rough calculation, the factory price of a pair of "Pinotong" OK mirror is about 995 yuan, less than 1,000 yuan.

Picture source: Aibo Medical Prospectus

However, at the ophthalmology room of the terminal hospital, the price of a "Pinotong" OK mirror was close to 10,000 yuan. Ms. Wu talked to reporters: "When taking the child to check the eyes in 2021, according to the description of the ophthalmologist, the price of the OK mirror of the astigmatism and the conventional film was different. Coupled with some discounts, the final price is around 8,000 yuan. The OK mirror of astigmatism is more expensive than this. "

Guosheng Securities has released a research report that OK mirror products have the characteristics of customized and personalized, and there are many interceries (manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and hospital departments, etc.). 10%to 20%.

Yang Yan told reporters: "Generally speaking, the cost of using OK mirrors a year is more than 10,000 yuan. The reason why OK mirrors are so expensive are mainly affected by brand premiums, raw materials, design, research and development, manufacturing process, transportation, etc. It also involves imported tariffs. At the same time, OK mirrors belong to the third category of medical devices, and the production threshold and technical barriers are relatively high. "

Zhiyan Consulting's "2020-2026 Analysis Report of the Development of OK Mirror Industry and Investment in China" shows that the policy approval requirements for OK mirrors are strict. Because the OK mirror industry has experienced a relatively chaotic development stage, unqualified products have been circulating in the market, bringing risk and serious consequences to patients. High requirements, the industry's entry threshold is high, or it affects its price.

Ophthalmology experts: OK mirror effect has individual differences, "multi -pronged approach" can better control myopia

In 2018, the "Myopia Prevention Guide" released by the National Health and Health Commission shows that OK mirror is a hard -aspirated contact mirror with reverse geometric design. By wearing the arc of the corneal area, Reducing a certain amount of myopia is a physical orthopedic method for reversible non -surgery. Clinical trials found that long -term wearing corneal shaping mirrors can delay the progress of the adolescent eye shaft approximately 0.19 mm/year.

In its 2021 report, Aibo Medical mentioned that electronic informatization, visualization, and network technology led people into a new era of information. People with eye strength are much higher than in the past. The probability increased significantly, and the demand for refractiveness to correct the market has grown rapidly, and terminal demand shows a trend of aging and personalization.

According to the reporter's observation, with the trend of myopia at low age, the demand for OK mirrors is large, and some ophthalmology institutions declare it as a "artifact" for preventing myopia.

However, in Yang Yan's view, "Not all children's myopia prevention and control must be the first choice of OK mirror, and no OK mirror brand is universal. Now there are many products such as OK mirror, Atto eye drops. When choosing a product, you must consider both the best effect and your own economic ability. There are currently many brands of OK Mirror, but the more expensive the better. Each brand has its own advantages and disadvantages. It depends on the corneal form and refractiveness of the child's eyes. Before testing, you must do detailed ophthalmology auxiliary inspections and objective and accurate assessments. "In addition, the reporter can become a" artifact "in the" vision correction market. OK mirrors can become "artifacts"? "It is described that OK mirrors are worn by children over eight years old and have their ability to take care of themselves. Existing medical evidence shows that wearing OK mirrors can effectively correct myopia and astigmatism and delay the development of myopia. However, the OK mirror testing is very important. This is a great test for the optometlers' optical testing technology and professional quality, and it also has high requirements for post -mirror technology. On the other hand, in the process of use, because OK mirrors are hard contact lenses, if the prepaid OK mirror is not suitable or not cared for, it may cause corneal epithelium damage and increase the risk of corneal infection. Patients can cause injuries or poor cleaning during wearing, which can cause corresponding inflammation of the eye surface.

"Although OK mirrors can better control myopia, their effects also have great individual differences, which is not a panacea. . Therefore, you must not relax other management because you have a OK mirror for your child. The correct eye habits still cannot be lost. The outdoor activity still needs to be moved. You can better control myopia. "Yang Yan added.

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