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UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/177148/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/177148/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Low-dose atropine eye drop receives EU approval <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/atropine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atropine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EuropeanCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCommission</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Medication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medication</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myopia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OptometryToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OptometryToday</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ryjunea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ryjunea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Santen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Santen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/161934/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/161934/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Genetic study reveals why some children respond better to myopia lenses <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ContactLenses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContactLenses</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cornea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cornea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/eye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eye</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genetic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genome</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myopia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nearsightedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nearsightedness</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ophthalmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ophthalmology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Orthokeratology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orthokeratology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
guyinahat<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> <a href="https://lemmy.today/post/30388531" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">lemmy.today/post/30388531</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Some countries have more than others.</p>
Jetse de Vries<p>Flooding in the desert, kids get off my lawn and geo-engineering, oh my! 🧐</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/jetse/p/three-interesting-news-items?r=219ygo&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/jetse/p/</span><span class="invisible">three-interesting-news-items?r=219ygo&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geoenegineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geoenegineering</span></a></p>
Sable Shade🇦🇺🍉🗝🇵🇸🇺🇦<p>Which is worse?:<br>1. fascists that know they are<br>2. know they are but pretend they're not<br>3. that don't know they are</p><p>Fascists are ineligible to vote</p><p>🔘 1</p><p>🔘 2</p><p>🔘 3</p><p>Vote See results · people ·<br>347 days left</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ostrichIfArseIsSand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ostrichIfArseIsSand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/H8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>H8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duksezmoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>duksezmoo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ausPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ausPol</span></a></p>
Rhyothemis<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@SnowshadowII" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SnowshadowII</span></a></span> </p><p>How does being outdoors prevent the development of Myopia? (11 June 2024) <br><a href="https://youtu.be/FHXs_7Lv_Gc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/FHXs_7Lv_Gc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(it's not due to reduction in near work)</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a></p>
Norbert_R 🐘:mastodon:🦣<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SGU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SGU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheSkepticsGuideToTheUniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheSkepticsGuideToTheUniverse</span></a>: <br>The Skeptics Guide #1003 - Sep 28 2024</p><p>Guest Rogue: Andrea Jones Roy; What's the Word: Pitch; News Items: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crystal_GenomeStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crystal_GenomeStorage</span></a>, How Reliable are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Political_Forecasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Political_Forecasts</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myopia</span></a> Epidemic, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biotwang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biotwang</span></a> Explained; Who's That Noisy; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> or Fiction</p><p>Webseite der Episode: <a href="https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theskepticsguide.org/podcast/s</span><span class="invisible">gu</span></a></p><p>Mediendatei: <a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/skepticsguide/skepticast2024-09-28.mp3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">traffic.libsyn.com/secure/skep</span><span class="invisible">ticsguide/skepticast2024-09-28.mp3</span></a></p>
maschmi<p>Testing contact lenses to correct my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> and additional <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glasses</span></a> for the reading range instead of glasses with progressive lenses for all distances. So great to have a much wider field of vision which is focused. Even with cheap reading glasses from a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugstore</span></a>. I think I love this. (And it is much cheaper than <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surgery</span></a>.)</p>
Chunshek :HomestarRunning:<p>You know what’s “fun” for me these days?</p><p>Realizing that with my current pair of (myopic) glasses, I can no longer read text on my phone closer than 25cm (10″) away.</p><p>Sure, I can take off my glasses and read the text on my phone while holding it much closer, but then I can't see far anymore.</p><p><a href="https://prettyaweso.me/tags/Presbyopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Presbyopia</span></a> and <a href="https://prettyaweso.me/tags/Myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myopia</span></a> don’t cancel each other out. That‘s what’s “fun.” :NeofoxGlare:</p>
Rhyothemis<p>How does being outdoors prevent the development of Myopia? (11 June 2024)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/FHXs_7Lv_Gc?si=q7caV1Sf7yQlpw37" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/FHXs_7Lv_Gc?si=q7caV1</span><span class="invisible">Sf7yQlpw37</span></a></p><p>- afternoon time outdoors more important than morning<br>- light intensity<br>- spectral quality (red)<br>- dopamine, local effect on eye <br>- atropine &amp; dopamine do not affect normal eye growth; only have effects once myopic changes are initiated</p><p>~</p><p>Why aren't there more epidemiological studies that consider the effect time spent outdoors on health?</p><p>{edited tags}</p><p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/sunlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sunlight</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/lighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lighting</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/vision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vision</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/eyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eyes</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <br><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/CircadianRhythm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CircadianRhythm</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/optometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optometry</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/ophthalmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ophthalmology</span></a><br><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/photobiomodulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photobiomodulation</span></a></p>
Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)<p>The latest upsell at the <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/optometrist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>optometrist</span></a> is "myopia control" lenses for kids.</p><p>The idea is to slow the progression of <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> (nearsightedness). About $300 more per pair. Gotta wear them till at least 18 starting at age 8-12.</p><p>But if your kid's like mine &amp; might only need them sometimes... you now HAVE to wear them all the time.</p><p>They also reduce your peripheral vision through the lenses.</p><p>And at $300 per pair, say you buy new ones every couple years, that's around $1500 more.</p><p><a href="https://phpc.social/tags/parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parenting</span></a> <a href="https://phpc.social/tags/glasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glasses</span></a></p>
Anne Fausto Sterling<p>Perfect example of how culture changes biology. </p><p>"After studying more than 4,000 children at Sydney 1mary &amp; 2dary schools for 3 yrs, children who spent less time outside were at greater risk of developing myopia." Let the kids play out in the open, dammit! <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/complexsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complexsystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/culturechangesbiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culturechangesbiology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/playoutside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playoutside</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/519276a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">nature.com/articles/519276a</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
guyinahat<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smaller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smaller</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> are coming! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TDK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TDK</span></a> has invented a smaller <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> so expect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microscopic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microscopic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> and smaller sized faces. Possibly smaller people 🤔. Smaller people would mean more car sales! Let's devise smaller people! Plus smaller cars would be big for smaller people and consume less energy overall!</p>
LilMikeSF<p>There is a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Myopia</span></a> Epidemic... This is also called <a href="https://c.im/tags/Nearsightedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nearsightedness</span></a> and mainly due to staring at devices. Kids that once played catch and identified birds now only sit in dark playing angry birds and catching Pokemons. Since the introduction of the iPad the prevalence has doubled. Now expected to affect about half of the global population that will need corrective lenses by 2050 if current rates continue – up from 23% in 2000 . Like <a href="https://c.im/tags/childhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>childhood</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/diabetes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diabetes</span></a> this is also a man made <a href="https://c.im/tags/epidemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epidemic</span></a>... Parents should punish children by making them go outside a few hours everyday ! </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/nearsightedness-is-at-epidemic-levels-and-the-problem-begins-in-childhood-225255" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/nearsighte</span><span class="invisible">dness-is-at-epidemic-levels-and-the-problem-begins-in-childhood-225255</span></a></p>
Yeri<p>Is this new? <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a> <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/ipad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ipad</span></a> <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/MacBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacBook</span></a> <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://m.superuser.one/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a></p>
guyinahat<p>Yup so <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a></p><p>3) Faces are ROUND!.... could glass makers make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frames</span></a> that are for round faces? Yes some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glasses</span></a> are not possible for such <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geometry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geometry</span></a>, but maybe they could fucking try?</p><p>4) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heads</span></a> are round.... could frames not have straight rods as the things touching my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>temples</span></a>?</p><p>Because fuck! It's 2024! How much more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> do you need to have comfort with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eyewear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eyewear</span></a>. Assholes who wear sunglasses get all the perks!! Us we suffer get shit for frames. Maybe start a Frame <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a>?</p>
guyinahat<p>I got something to really <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/complain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complain</span></a> about.</p><p>As a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/glasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>glasses</span></a> wearer and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eye</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chronic</span></a> problem sufferer I got suggestions</p><p>1) Hey I'm at a new doctor's....who owns my fucking data about my retinas that might detach? Shouldn't I get an opensource digital copy that is usable to see any doctor?</p><p>2) myopia...high <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a>... would any <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frame</span></a> maker out there please fucking make a frame that can hind the perimeter? $400 frame that looks like I just taped beer bottom glasses 🤓 are not great!</p><p>3)faces round</p>
guyinahat<p>This is 1 of two total bottles of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nizoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nizoral</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shampoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shampoo</span></a> I have purchased at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> in 3 years I think 🤔. Morale of the story is "stop buying <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/headandshoulders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headandshoulders</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dandruff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dandruff</span></a>. That stuff doesn't work. </p><p>Check my timeline, I say shit I want to say. This stuff works and I didn't get paid by them to say it.</p><p>Stupid head and shoulders all it ever did was to irritate my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eyes</span></a> all day. That's probably why my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a> got so bad. Just a theory, since I was basically rubbing the bejisus out of my eyes.</p>
RationalWiki<p>The Bates eye method is an alternative therapy that purports to "cure" defective <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eyesight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eyesight</span></a> and diseases of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/eye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eye</span></a> by means of specific exercises. It is based on the work and theories of William Horatio Bates, a medical doctor and eye specialist practicing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although rejected and later soundly debunked by his peers, Bates's method was readily adopted into the alternative medicine and health freedom scenes, where it became interwoven with nutritional and other pseudoscience in the hands of early "health fad" figureheads such as Bernarr Macfadden and Gayelord Hauser.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RationalWiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RationalWiki</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BatesEyeMethod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BatesEyeMethod</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/alternativemedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alternativemedicine</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a><br><a href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bates_eye_method" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bates_ey</span><span class="invisible">e_method</span></a></p>
Julie Goldberg<p>Fascinating article! I had no idea that there is a global epidemic of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/myopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myopia</span></a>, and that it is PREVENTABLE! <a href="https://social.coop/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/taiwan-epicenter-of-world-myopia-epidemic/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/taiwan-epicent</span><span class="invisible">er-of-world-myopia-epidemic/</span></a></p>