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Myopia: A Modern Yet Reversible Disease — Todd Becker, M.S. (AHS14)

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What it is

Todd Becker's Ancestral Health Symposium talk arguing that myopia is driven by near-work and can be reversed, covering the biology and epidemiology and experimental evidence for reversal by using weaker lenses.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters credit it as a life-changing talk, with some reporting reduced prescriptions after following the method.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Todd Becker's method to reduce myopia? I've been doing it in the past 1 year and am happy to report that I've had 1.5 reduction in my glasses prescription”

    Method that reduced prescription by 1.5

    blacksoil, 2022-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Show HN: I built a tool to help you read Hacker News on Kindle”

  2. “This explains how to use Hormesis ( ) to cure myopia.”

    Explains using hormesis to cure myopia

    rramadass, 2025-09 · Recommendation · in “The doctor who says we can improve our vision – at any age”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: myopia, eyesight, near-work, prescription lenses, ancestral health

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