WAVE Eye Care and Topcon Healthcare unveiled a new technology fusion last week that integrates the WAVE Lens Designer Software with Topcon’s MYAH medical device.
The news was announced during the 2026 Global Specialty Lens Symposium (GSLS) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Shall we begin with Topcon?
Sure … although we think it’s fair to say that no refresh is needed on the global provider of ophthalmic-based medical devices and software solutions.
However, a review of the Topcon MYAH is definitely in order.
I’m listening …
The optical biometer and corneal topographer is designed as an all-in-one, compact medical device that supports myopia and dry eye disease (DED) management, particularly in pediatric patients.
More specifically: MYAH combines three key technologies—optical biometry, corneal topography, and pupillometry—into a single instrument for monitoring eye growth.
Among its features and capabilities:
- Keratoconus screening
- Axial length (AL) measurement
- Progression reports for treatment efficacy analysis
- Dry eye assessment tools
- Myopia progression monitoring (plus measurement comparison of growth curves for AL)
Noted. Now to WAVE …
WAVE Eye Care is a (relatively) new division formed in January 2025 by three specialty contact lens fitting providers. See our coverage on its launch.
- Its area of focus: Is exclusively centered around a portfolio of customized specialty contact lens solutions such as orthokeratology (ortho-k), scleral, and corneal gas permeable lenses.
This is where its lens software comes in, right?
Correct. This is a custom contact lens software platform that follows a three-step process to design scleral, ortho-k, multifocal, freeform, and corneal GP lenses.
- Per the company: This “advanced CAD/CAM software platform” enables eyecare providers (ECPs) to design “fully customized rigid contact lenses based on patients’ corneal topography or tomography maps and to send the designs to the lab for production.”
Importantly: The customized lens design process begins with importing corneal topography data into the system.
So the software is already compatible with other diagnostic devices?
Indeed. Among the brands: OCULUS, Eaglet Eye, and Medmont.
Gotcha. And what do we know about this new Topcon MYAH integration?
Via a simple "click of a button,” ECPs will be able to capture topography data using the Topcon MYAH and transfer the findings directly into the WAVE Lens Designer Software.
The idea:
- To reduce manual data entry
- Simplify the specialty lens fitting process
- Support a “more efficient workflow” for custom specialty lens designs based on patients’ individual corneal data
Nice! So how can ECPs get started with this integration?
Current and interested WAVE users are advised to reach out to the company directly for details on adding this to their workflow.