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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by taneq on Monday January 25, 2021 @07:35PM (#25910931)
Strip the jargon away and this sounds like it's saying "wear weaker glasses" and the device is just a fancy way to still see normally while having a weaker prescription in your periphery?

Anecdotally, among a bunch of my friends who are (a) nearsighted, and (b) mad about sailing ships, spending a couple of weeks out at sea staring at the horizon will make a significant temporary difference to their myopia.

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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by taneq on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @08:54PM (#25937106)
I don't know why sibling poster is dead, it seems a fair question and I didn't know the answer so I've asked them and will update when I get a reply.

Edit: The person I asked said they wore their glasses some of the time but also spent some of the time without (when they were climbing in the rigging etc.)

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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by gandalfgreybeer on Tuesday January 26, 2021 @06:59AM (#25914807)
Re that anecdote, I was just wondering, do they stare at the horizon with glasses on or without?
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