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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by iengae on Friday May 13, 2022 @07:58AM (#31366379)
I have had myopia since age 18 and it constantly worsened. I got diagnosed with glaucoma in my 30s as a result of high IOP, but only because I started to have bad vision because my right optic nerve is already damaged. I started taking medication to reduce IOP then (a few years ago) and since then my myopia stopped worsening.

I have this image of my eyeball in my head, being basically a skin sack full of water enclosed in the skull in all dimensions but one. My theory is my eyeballs lengthened because of the high IOP. My ophthalmologist says this is impossible. Unfortunately I am not scientifically literate enough to check that and I am not sure who to talk to.

What I am trying to say is, if your myopia is constantly worsening get your IOP tested - just in case.

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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by SemanticStrengh on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:07AM (#31366466)
Bilberry prevents myopia progression. Also, how do you diagnose IOP?https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296196/
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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by iengae on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:51AM (#31366909)
There are devices to measure IOP, most used but kind of inaccurate with a small „air burst“ on your eye. There seem to be more accurate measurement methods but they involve „touching“ the eye.
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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by SemanticStrengh on Friday May 13, 2022 @09:03AM (#31367034)
Can an amateur buy them online?
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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by iengae on Friday May 13, 2022 @02:42PM (#31371137)
No definitely not. Your doctor has it. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intraocular_pressure
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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by SemanticStrengh on Friday May 13, 2022 @02:54PM (#31371258)
well it can actually be bought for 700$ but yeah doctors are a thing.

also: > Differences in pressure between the two eyes are often clinically significant, and potentially associated with certain types of glaucoma, as well as iritis or retinal detachment.

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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by awiesenhofer on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:19AM (#31366582)
> Berberine prevents myopia progression

Any sources about that?

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Re:Reversing Lens-Induced Myopia (2018) by SemanticStrengh on Friday May 13, 2022 @08:25AM (#31366639)
I edited ly comment, it's not Berberine it's Bilberry https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6296196/
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