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2021: Announcement of Kubota Glasses smart glasses for myopia treatment

At the end of January 2021, the Japanese company Kubota Pharmaceutical introduced smart glasses for the treatment of myopia, which project the image directly onto the user's retina. The company is also developing a device for correcting myopia such as contact lenses.

Kubota, which debuted on the Tokyo Stock Exchange startup market in December 2016, is developing drugs and devices to treat vision problems. Myopia is a widespread disease that is often due to too much distance between the cornea and the retina of the eye. This curvature interferes with the correct focus of light in the eyeball, which makes remote objects look blurred. Kubota Glasses project an image from the device lens onto the user's retina to correct the refraction error. According to the company, using the device for 60-90 minutes a day allows you to correct mild myopia.

Smart glasses for the treatment of myopia Kubota Glasses

Kubota Pharmaceutical does not disclose additional information about how the device works, but it is known that during further clinical trials, the manufacturer must determine how long the effect lasts after removing the glasses, as well as how many days the user must wear the device in order to achieve a constant correction of myopia. To assess the effectiveness of the device, Kubota conducts clinical studies involving approximately 25 people in the United States.

But first we plan to sell smart glasses in Asia, where the share of short-sighted people is very high, "said Rio Kubota (Rio Kubota), president of the company.

Kubota Pharmaceutical is ready to start selling the device after the end of clinical trials. At the end of 2021, he plans to bring smart points to Asian markets, including Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia. While the company is considering distributing goods with two options - through local sales agents or via the Internet.^[1]

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