Myopia is the most common eye disorder in the world: over 2 billion people suffer from it this visual defectand are constantly growing. The forecasts are not reassuring and estimate that by 2050 50% of human beings will be myopic.
What are the causes? They largely come from the increasing intensification of activities that require near vision, such as the use of screens. The effects of myopia could be mitigated or even prevented by following a series of "good habits", but WHO guidelines are not followed by many.
A Japanese startup has just designed a tool called HoldOn EyeCare Clip which fights myopia by working on the origin of the problem: the wrong posture.
Against myopia, a "good manners" coach directly in your glasses
Clear Electron Co, Ltd, a Tokyo-based company, has launched the world's first device that uses ubiquitous artificial intelligence and a vibration system to combat bad posture. It is a sort of clip to attach directly to the user's glasses.
How does it work? It connects via Bluetooth to your cell phone and goes "on hold". As long as you look at the screen properly, or the lights are bright enough, you won't even notice it exists. As soon as your gaze at the screen is incorrect or the lights are too low, the clip sends out a powerful electrical discharge… no, I'm joking. A small vibration to correct your posture.
To the nose it looks like a non-invasive stuff that could work.
Will it work?
We all know that we spend a lot of time in front of our screens, especially children. If we change our minds in good time, small technologies like this could be important corrective tools to prevent eye damage and ensure healthy vision.
I'm not afraid of the "behavioral" implications of a similar device. I don't imagine hordes of children "remotely guided" by the vibrations of their glasses: it's an instrument like any other.
After all, introducing a habit means creating a different approach, and in this case it is an approach that avoids the onset of myopia itself (or, when already present, its worsening).
It must be said: let's see.
