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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by arrowleaf on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @12:58PM (#38784562)
The article talks about that a bit, there have been a number of 'causes' of myopia that are 'common knowledge' but end up not holding water. Genetics and close-up work being the two major scapegoats. Modern studies are showing a lack of dopamine in the eyeball to be the most likely factor, without a strong link to genetics.
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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by thriftwy on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @06:39PM (#38788248)
I wonder how many more studies would it take them to do something about this, finally.

All the science since I was born seems to be all study, no fix.

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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by amluto on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @09:41PM (#38789394)
Does this count?

https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/low-dose-atropine-kids-w...

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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by thriftwy on Thursday December 28, 2023 @04:19AM (#38791592)
Is this a rigorous study with control group and large selection?

Otherwise it looks like an option not considered seriously. I'm not going to medicate daily for the rest of my life to "decrease or slow by about a half". The promised result is wimpy - you still need to wear the same glasses till the end of your life, but hey, they have different numbers.

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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by wilsynet on Thursday December 28, 2023 @09:16AM (#38793670)
I am 50 years old and -14.5 diopters in both eyes. Slowing by half would have been a great outcome by comparison.
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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by lern_too_spel on Thursday December 28, 2023 @12:10PM (#38795630)
This is an article summarizing multiple experimental studies.

You wouldn't medicate for the rest of your life, just until adolescence, when eye growth slows down.

The promised result is far fewer high myopes, which means fewer retinal detachments and other risks of high myopia.

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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by freeone3000 on Thursday December 28, 2023 @01:56PM (#38797094)
This is a category problem, really. It’s up to private industry (for capitalists) or the government (for socialists) to actually take research results and do something eith them.
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Re:The World Is Going Blind. Taiwan Offers a Warning, and a ... by mensetmanusman on Thursday December 28, 2023 @06:25PM (#38800010)
Who are they, and why do they have to do something about this?
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