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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by vl on Friday January 28, 2022 @01:28AM (#30111325)
There is a procedure that stops myopia progression, although it's not offered in US. Very effective when done in young age.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scleral_reinforcement_surgery

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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by yalok on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:47AM (#30111798)
I had scleroplasty done on my eyes at the age of 13, at 8.5D, to stop progression, and it did help - I only progressed to 9.25D in 30 years since…

Doesn’t seem like done in any other countries other than Russia - https://www.nature.com/articles/eye2009322

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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by vl on Friday January 28, 2022 @01:59PM (#30118876)
Me too, stopped at 6.5. Wikipedia says they do it in Japan too.
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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by afterburner on Friday January 28, 2022 @01:38AM (#30111387)
> Scleral reinforcement is a surgical procedure used to reduce or stop further macular damage caused by high myopia

Doesn't sound like it fixes myopia, rather that it addresses one of the side effects of high myopia?

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Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in... by vl on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:02PM (#30118908)
When done in children, it stops progression of myopia. I had it done at 13 after loosing 1 point every year, and it stopped at 6.5. God only knows what would it be without it.
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