Medmont Meridia® Vantage has received a prestigious Good Design Australia award, taking out the ‘Best In Class’ prize in the Medical and Scientific product category. This globally recognised accolade honours excellence in design, technical innovation, quality, and environmental and social impact.
Redefining the standard for custom contact lens fitting
Specialty contact lenses—such as scleral lenses, which vault over the cornea to treat severe corneal diseases, keratoconus, and severe dry eye—are underutilised due to skill barriers, trial-and-error fitting processes, and the need for expensive, separate diagnostic devices.
Medmont Meridia® Vantage eliminates these barriers. By combining gold-standard corneal topography, wide-coverage scleral topography, high-definition imaging, and dry eye analysis tools in one intelligent device, it provides the full data required for fast, accurate lens design.
And, by transforming complex scleral lens fitting from an intimidating niche expertise into an accessible clinical standard, the device empowers independent general practices to expand their offerings without prohibitive capital investment. This brings advanced care closer to local and regional communities, alleviating the strain on specialist clinics and improving patient quality of life worldwide.
What makes Medmont Meridia® Vantage a winner:
- Complete corneal-scleral data. Medmont’s gold-standard corneal topography meets wide-coverage scleral mapping with innovative dual-optics technology.
- Clinician and patient friendly ergonomics. A slimline body and one-handed joystick support a single operator to hold eyelids while capturing data, while the refined design prioritises patient comfort.
- Better patient outcomes. Accurate initial measurements and virtual simulation software mean fewer discarded trial lenses, faster appointment times and less fitting visits.
The Jury recognises Medmont Meridia® Vantage as an impressive example of medical device design that successfully integrates corneal and scleral topography into a single, intuitive instrument. The design demonstrates a deep understanding of clinical workflows, with its tapered chassis, single-handed joystick and ergonomic chinrest enabling solo operation where two-person setups were previously required.
The Jury commends the minimalist design aesthetic that reduces patient anxiety while projecting professionalism, and was particularly impressed by how thoughtful Industrial Design elevates this complex technical instrument into an accessible, efficient and visually refined clinical tool that removes long-standing barriers in specialty contact lens fitting. Well done.
About the Good Design Awards
Established in 1958 and endorsed by the World Design Organization (WDO), the Good Design Awards have been Australia’s highest international design accolade for over six decades. They honour the people, projects and brands driving innovation and setting new global standards.