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

Why HN readers recommended it

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

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

AncestryFoundation

Topic

myopia reversal

Format

talk

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

2

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2021–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• [VIDEO] Are you aware of 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 (from 6.75). There's a PDF from a different person with a …

• The TLDR is that a lot of people have very high myopia that causes severe eyeball elongation, which then causes retinal damage/detachment, which sadly could progress into blindness.. I myself was -5.75 and -6.25 with some non-negligible cylinders. I experienced discomfort when looking at my …

• AFAIK, the way LASIK works is by cutting down part of the lens, which essentially is to reshape the eye to compensate for the elongated eye ball. Given it's an invasive surgery, personally I'm not too comfortable. A friend of mine also shared that his …