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now if only they had something for astigmatism. There's surprising lack of progress
And all of those details shift over time, too.
Pay walled.
I have a lot of questions, but I'd definitely pay if it worked. I've very slowly been getting more nearsighted, but I mainly avoid wearing glasses. My optometrist said that wearing glasses would speed the slide, although I'd eventually end up at the same level of myopia. I'd much rather wear glasses that fix the problem than make it worse.
now if only they had something for astigmatism. There's surprising lack of progress
That's a tough nut to crack as everyones axis to the astigmatism is custom, nevermind the combination of powers to compensate for the actual focal issues. And all of those details shift over time, too.
Imagine training the brain to see properly, I doubt it will change in adults however.
Even wearing light sunglasses helps tremendously but because of the socially frowned upon nature of wearing shades indoors and the long term effect of opening up the cornea constantly isn't good, it is a bandaid problem.
I look good too in shades and I can't use astigmatism as an excuse similar to how using one's Asperger syndrome diagnosis as a license to be insensitive cannot expect positive societal feedback.
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From the article: It projects an image from the lens of the unit onto the wearer's retina to correct the refractive error that causes nearsightedness. Wearing the device 60 to 90 minutes a day corrects myopia according to the Japanese company.
How does this actually help treat nearsightedness when not wearing it? Does it change the shape of the eye ball?
Assuming this device is actually legit (I'm skeptical...), it would need e.g. FDA approval to be used in the USA, correct?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the article: It projects an image from the lens of the unit onto the wearer's retina to correct the refractive error that causes nearsightedness. Wearing the device 60 to 90 minutes a day corrects myopia according to the Japanese company.
How does this actually help treat nearsightedness when not wearing it? Does it change the shape of the eye ball?
"Eyeglasses" are considered corrective lenses in US (at least) usage (because they correct the distortion of the body's lens).
Earlier quoted context omitted.
From the article: It projects an image from the lens of the unit onto the wearer's retina to correct the refractive error that causes nearsightedness. Wearing the device 60 to 90 minutes a day corrects myopia according to the Japanese company.
How does this actually help treat nearsightedness when not wearing it? Does it change the shape of the eye ball?