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Source(paywall): https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/14/eye-drops-could-replace-glasses-surgery-longsighted-study

From the post:

>Doctors have developed special eye drops for people with longsightedness that could replace the need for reading glasses or surgery. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have presbyopia, which is when the eyes find it difficult to focus on objects and text up close. Glasses or surgery can usually resolve the problem but many find wearing spectacles inconvenient and having an operation is not an option for everyone. Now experts say the solution could be as simple as using eye drops twice a day.

Source(paywall): https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/14/eye-drops-could-replace-glasses-surgery-longsighted-study From the post: >>Doctors have developed special eye drops for people with longsightedness that could replace the need for reading glasses or surgery. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have presbyopia, which is when the eyes find it difficult to focus on objects and text up close. Glasses or surgery can usually resolve the problem but many find wearing spectacles inconvenient and having an operation is not an option for everyone. Now experts say the solution could be as simple as using eye drops twice a day.
[–] • 2 pts

This is the first time that I've heard "longsightedness" I've always heard people say it "farsightedness" "nearsightedness" and unrelated "shortsightedness"

[–] • 1 pt

In theory, this sounds great, but this is (((big pharma))) after all. I'll wait for about 10 years before I'll try it.

[–] • 1 pt

When I saw these words "safe and effective alternative" I immediately bailed on the article. Not interested.

[–] • 1 pt

I still have resisted Lasik, I still don't really fully trust it.

[–] • 2 pts

I've gotten used to glasses. They're passive and don't break shit or posion you.

[–] • 2 pts

Yeah, I'm constantly getting pressured to do LASIK because I'm legally blind without my glasses. I already have dry eyes, so I couldn't imagine them being drier and that and haloes are the big side effects. I'll just use my glasses, thank you.

I've read horror stories and people commit suicide over the eye damage. Some ladies at work were all over me saying I'd look better without glasses and should do it while they are blinking like crazy and saying they have to use eye drops constantly. Nope! Plus I'm scared of damaging my eyes so much that glasses can't fix them.

[–] • 1 pt

Hold up there,, This seems real nice and all but what about this?

https://poal.co/s/HealthNews/774974

According to this article this stuff will be available in the next few months. So they reinvented the wheel or am I missing something here?

[–] • 1 pt

I knew I had posted something like this before. I should probably have searched first and compared them..