Japan Company Claims Their ‘Smart Glasses’ Can Correct Myopia by Wearing Them for 90 Mins a Day

Singapore has one of the highest myopia rates in the world, with 65% of our kids myopic by Primary 6 (12 years old), and 83 per cent of young adults here having myopia.

For most of us, the moment we put on our first pair of glasses, we know we’d never be able to take them off, unless you opt for contact lenses, that is.

But what if I tell you that, out there in the world, there’s a pair of glasses that’ll “cure” you of myopia?

Sounds too good to be true?

That’s exactly what a Japanese company is claiming.

Japan Company Claims Their ‘Smart Glasses’ Can Correct Myopia by Wearing it for 90 Mins a Day

Kubota Vision is a Japanese company with a clear vision of the future (pun intended).

They want to treat myopia in Asian markets, including Singapore, in the second half of 2021.

How? With the frequent use of their smart glasses.

Here’s how the glasses work.

Myopia is a condition where you see objects near to you clearly, while far-off objects appear blurry.

This happens because the image is bent (refracted) incorrectly, imposing the image in front of your retina instead of on the retina.

According to Kubota Vision’s press release, this condition occurs because the length of your eye is too great, with the cornea and retina too far apart.

The Kubota Glasses projects the image onto the eye, adjusting the length between the cornea and retina.

Wearing the glasses for sixty to ninety minutes a day helps to treat myopia, according to a Nikkei Asia report.

Clinical Trials

In early 2020, the Japanese company conducted a clinical study and found that axial length can be decreased with their technology on an electronic tabletop optical projection device.

In Aug 2020, they completed a proof-of-concept (POC) study, proving that the findings (decrease in axial length) can be replicated with their smart glasses.

And on 16 Dec 2020, the company announced that they’ve completed the first wearable spectacle prototype.

Moving on, Kubota Vision will conduct further clinical studies to:

• verify the changes in eye length over a longer period of time
• determine how long the correction will last
• and how many days it’ll take to permanently correct myopia

The clinical studies will reportedly happen in the US with about 25 participants.

It was also added that the company will work to improve the design of the product.

If everything goes smoothly, the company plans to release its smart glasses to Asian markets, including Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Malaysia, in the second half of 2021.

The company is also working to develop smart contact lenses as well.

Feature Image: Kubota Vision