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Red Light Therapy

The use of low-level red light to slow the progression of myopia.

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Jan 16, 2026

How does myopia progression alter inner retinal thickness and what interventions change that trajectory?

Progressive myopia is linked with measurable alterations of the inner retina: instead of the normal age‑related thickening seen in non‑myopic eyes, progressing myopes show reduced inner‑layer thickeni...

Jan 8, 2026

What technologies (e.g., regenerative medicine, stem cells, gene therapy) could plausibly be conflated with "Med Bed" claims?

The “med bed” narrative mashes speculative promises—instant cures, limb regrowth, age reversal—with a grab-bag of real and emerging medical technologies that are sometimes legitimate, sometimes experi...