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Re:Show HN: Refractify: optical software against Myopia by justforasingle on Friday February 23, 2024 @07:45PM (#39488016)
You might be interested in endmyopia.org

Its about controlled axial length changes to the eyeball with differing methods.

Re:Show HN: Refractify: optical software against Myopia by justforasingle on Friday February 23, 2024 @11:51PM (#39489218)
A deeper look into this shows that the owner of the site (Jake Steiner) is very controlling, and hides advice and information behind paywalls. I recommend reducedlens.org over endmyopia.org for this reason.
Re:Show HN: Refractify: optical software against Myopia by stevebmark on Saturday February 24, 2024 @12:40AM (#39489413)
What mechanism causes TMP activation / ECM breakdown to cause eye reshaping required to reverse axial elongation? There are no known mechanisms of this, so any claim of reversing or "ending" myopia don't have any basis.

How do minor correction improvements anecdotally reported track choroidal thickness? Oh, they don't?

Re:Show HN: Refractify: optical software against Myopia by justforasingle on Saturday February 24, 2024 @12:50AM (#39489436)
I don't know what that means - All I have are my own anecdotes and others.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=endmyopia+resul...

I personally went from -3.0 diopters to almost 20/20 vision. So either I'm experiencing a fabulous placebo or the 'known mechanisms' aren't as comprehensive as we've been led to believe.

Re:Show HN: Refractify: optical software against Myopia by stevebmark on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:06AM (#39489506)
Sorry, but I know EndMopia believers don't know what the choroid is. Science knowledge is terrible in this space.

An arbitrary "correction" of two diopters is within the margin of error of the possibility of initial overcorrection, choroid changes, inherent small variability in eye tests, and tricking yourself into believing your vision is better than it is. -3 is trivially myopic, but if you do manage a 4 diopter change, verified by an ophthalmologist, not an optometrist, then you would be a medical miracle and worthy of multiple case studies. Get on it if that's the case!

Re:Show HN: Refractify: optical software against Myopia by justforasingle on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:08AM (#39489515)
fabulous placebo, got it!