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@BaghaShams
October 18, 2026 at 12:39 pm
I thought it’s been determined that it’s not the screens or books but rather lack of sunlight that’s causing this surge in myopia?
Edit: of course they’re ignoring this fact, since sunlight isn’t something that Luxottica can sell you 🤑
@jimj2683
October 18, 2026 at 12:57 pm
It only barely helps. Barely measurable. The only thing that works is by quitting screens and books.
@hruntingson
October 18, 2026 at 1:12 pm
There is a 2.0 version(available Europe and Asia) with even better myopia reduction. It has been stuck in FDA approval for a while.
@irandude1655
October 18, 2026 at 1:18 pm
And because USA is the most expensive healthcare, how much is this gem????
Especially the scammer store, Lens Crafters which sells glasss 4-10 times more expensive than Costco or Sam’s Optical store.
@joshsworld1999
October 18, 2026 at 1:27 pm
bridget carey, the only reason im even still subbed to CNET after brian cooley’s departure 😢
@kevinc-727
October 18, 2026 at 1:28 pm
My eyes changed fast until I changed to progressive lenses for reading, and computer glasses so everything at my desk is in focus without eye strain. Even my lasik I had my eyes slightly nearsighted to 20/40 so legal to drive but I keep glasses in my car and my eyes don’t need computer glasses at my desk
@coolbluereview
October 18, 2026 at 1:53 pm
Wish we had these back then
@MorganGross
October 18, 2026 at 2:07 pm
the kids on the floating city develop to focus underwater. tribes in dense forest cant focus far.
@MeenageTutantTinjaNurtle
October 18, 2026 at 2:25 pm
Is this why nerds and people who read books all the time are depicted with glasses? 😂
@blahblah6061
October 18, 2026 at 2:50 pm
This is good information I wasn’t expecting from CNET (because of the topic). My son is on atropine drops but I’m going to ask about these at our next visit.
@TheJoeBuckyShow
October 18, 2026 at 2:57 pm
Bridget Carey is such a Baddy Respectfully. I’m always excited to see what she got going on
@PMX
October 18, 2026 at 3:00 pm
The issue isn’t screens by themselves or even the strain of near work focusing, but the lack of outdoor time. The strong light levels outdoors (plus UV) sends a signal that stops the eyes from growing excessively.
@tyrport
October 18, 2026 at 3:20 pm
Bridget your daughter is adorable.
@arthurthorne3664
October 18, 2026 at 3:50 pm
As an optometrist, I can tell you that these lenses MIGHT help reduce a child’s myopia / shortsightedness, but it would only be by a very small margin. Your children will still be myopic and need eye correction – being myopic is largely a genetic component. The presenter is myopic and therefore so is her daughter. Myopia is caused by having a longer shaped eye or a corneal shape is a bit too steep… that is largely genetic and as a children grow and goes through adolescence that is why they become more myopic. If you have tall parents, then normally most of the children will be tall. Even as a professional, my gut feel is that these companies push these lenses to increase the frequency of visits and then sell more lenses… oh, and did you noticed that the “special” frame was part of the sales pitch.
@canislupax
October 18, 2026 at 4:04 pm
we use these since 8 years in europe …. so a little bit late i think
@LavenderCKY
October 18, 2026 at 4:21 pm
Do these still work on adults too? I’ve had glasses since I was a kid, and even as an adult now, my prescription still continues to change and my nearsightedness still keeps getting worse 🙁
@JSmith-nu4bl
October 18, 2026 at 4:51 pm
I live in Brazil and we had these glasses for years 😂 my kid uses one they’re called STELLEST lenses
@asksearchknock
October 18, 2026 at 5:20 pm
Bs
@perhapsme988
October 18, 2026 at 5:46 pm
I’ve been wearing glasses since 11 yo. Neither parents needed glasses. Nor grandparents.
I remember the prescription got worse and worse every year till I was 17-18. But it wasn’t totally stable till after 25.
Then stigmatism took over and getting worse from one eye and then the other. Hence laser surgery to rid of the myopia was out of the question.
I now have a bit of cataract. My sister had her cataract surgery and she no longer needs glasses for long distance viewing but still needs glasses for reading.
So I will see after I have cataract surgery.
Yes, I wish this new technology had been around in my days.
PS, my grade 8-9 maths teacher told me that o probably didn’t need glasses in the first place. He didn’t though he wasn’t 20/20. His logics was that you didn’t need to have perfect vision just good enough to drive safely, eg. I wish my parents had talked to him when I was still in primary school. lol
@kkp4297
October 18, 2026 at 5:56 pm
the ONLY WAY to slow myopia is….
GET OFF THE FUGGIN PHONE
@vuvuzilla
October 18, 2026 at 6:34 pm
My son’s been wearing them for about four months. If they can dramatically slow down progress of myopia I will be ecstatic.
@chriscrenshaw-t7c
October 18, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Damn Bridgett, whats all that movement back there
@Genesis-4Z
October 18, 2026 at 8:45 pm
bridget carey is single handedly holding cnet down ……
@hikalox
October 18, 2026 at 9:02 pm
It is difficult to recover eyesight, it is important to maintain good eye health.
@JozeppySTL
October 18, 2026 at 9:12 pm
Genetics definitely plays a roll. I have a graduate degree (so many many years of close up work) and my vision prescription is -0.25.
@CathermalCorvus
October 19, 2026 at 12:14 am
Another great video from Bridget C(Net)! Very informative, I’d never heard of this…
@CathermalCorvus
October 19, 2026 at 12:15 am
Also, LED light is horrible for home and office.
@BridgetCarey
October 19, 2026 at 10:58 am
100%
@frankulfberht
October 19, 2026 at 12:33 am
We need lenses for adults to reverse myopia … if possible. 😭 🤞
@scottbaker1991
October 19, 2026 at 12:46 am
What about as you get older? At what age are these no longer effective?
@BridgetCarey
October 19, 2026 at 10:51 am
When something like this gets FDA approval, they have to study a set group and they studied children aged 6-12, but that’s just what they studied. Talk to your eye care doctor!
@tks5210
October 19, 2026 at 3:01 am
what is long sightedness called , i clearly see letters or alphabets in long distance
@ChronoSulph-l8v
October 19, 2026 at 3:16 am
i developed myopia as a kid because i had school from 7am to 2pm and then too much hw and studies and if not done we used to get punishment in schools, it shattered my self esteem where i was constantly pitted with others to perform. I still remember getting slapped and pinched when i was class 6th i think . Good thing we are moving away from these forms of treatment of young kids. i am 27 btw.I think India is still not very proactive with health of children though neither are most parents.Too much population and too less resources i think.
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October 19, 2026 at 5:43 am
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@DrDavidReilly
October 19, 2026 at 7:14 am
Great technology for the next generation. Oh and your daughter is adorable – a future tech presenter perhaps?
@seanys
October 19, 2026 at 7:22 am
Screw Luxottica. Vampires.
@CyrusOmerta
October 19, 2026 at 7:25 am
Dumb but hopeful Question: What about adults?
@BridgetCarey
October 19, 2026 at 11:00 am
@cyrusomerta The study was done with kids ages 6-12, because they needed to have a defined group for the study, so I would still talk to your eye doctor about it!
@d.on.in.a
October 19, 2026 at 7:28 am
Looking at the thumbnail I thought this was Elizabeth Holmes lmao
@calvintse5535
October 19, 2026 at 8:17 am
Hoya of Japan and Zeiss of Germany also make this kind of lenses but are no available in the US
@ninjanerdstudent6937
October 19, 2026 at 9:04 am
Bridget Jr. 😂.
@ninjanerdstudent6937
October 19, 2026 at 9:09 am
I am surprised that Bridget did an entire video without mentioning the word “apple.”
@BridgetCarey
October 19, 2026 at 10:45 am
iPad mentioned once lol 😅
@grayrabbit2211
October 19, 2026 at 10:26 am
You can do the same thing by having your child wear reading glass (+ lenses) when doing close work like reading or studying
@jerryg3652
October 19, 2026 at 10:49 am
That’s amazing. We should make these standard for children’s glasses. Other providers should provide the same lens. Lens crafters quotes for $600 for my glasses, while online or Costco only costs $200-$300
@engineer1692
October 20, 2026 at 9:45 am
@jerryg3652 both are crazy high prices. The problem is almost every store is a Luxottica brand and a bit monopoly.
I bought my last glasses online with all the coatings for under $100.
@tgw230
October 19, 2026 at 11:11 am
6:41 come on mom ! have your kid wear a bike helmet! her vision is suddenly going to seem less of a priority if she gets a head injury has that can introduce all sorts of other developmental issues!!
@Jinsh1911
October 19, 2026 at 11:17 am
I hope it works for adult too.
@nelsoncam123
October 19, 2026 at 12:11 pm
Why does the video constantly say WTF?!!
Say it with me WTF WTF do you see how it sounds lol?
@speedywiz
October 19, 2026 at 12:25 pm
i wish i had this when we were young 6:59
@bigbertha8
October 19, 2026 at 12:26 pm
Had no idea these were a thing. I don’t understand our FDA. Gonna stick with the contacts for my kid because she does a lot of sports but it’s good to know these are around.
@mluu-dave
October 19, 2026 at 12:52 pm
i think this i kind of a stupid idea. yes, we’re slowing down myopia but they’re still wearing glasses. it’s not like this will prevent myopia. now you’re spending money on frames and glasses. waste of time and money imo
@captainlooney4356
October 19, 2026 at 3:33 pm
Was just introduced to these by our optometrist this year. I got them for both of my kids. Funny how the optometrist immediately looked at me and said “It’s too late for you already” 😅
@pearsbears
October 19, 2026 at 4:14 pm
You’re the best Bridget! All the best to you and your family!
@Chicago48
October 19, 2026 at 6:21 pm
Can this help adults?
@Iamaddictedtogag
October 20, 2026 at 1:16 am
my son already broke 2 pairs. So not recommended for an active kid.
@FrietjeM
October 20, 2026 at 6:26 am
Please give the correct information!
It helps for sure, but your kid also need to the 20/20/2 rule!
After every 20minutes of screentime/reading/drawing your kid should take a brake for atleast 20second and look atleast 20meters away, and should go outside for atleast 2 hours a day!
@AninoNiKugi
October 20, 2026 at 8:02 am
Could have stopped mine to double since I started wearing glasses 😅
My left is around 8.5 now and the right is around 4.5 and both has astigmatism.
I always think that if I had good eye sight then I would’ve had better confidence and I would’ve done more in my life LOL
@ToniSkit
October 20, 2026 at 8:25 am
Wish I had this
@on9francisyu
October 20, 2026 at 11:14 am
I feel she just took her maternity leave. Cannot believe she has daughter like this.
@maratkopytjuk3490
October 20, 2026 at 1:14 pm
When something sounds too good to be true, then it is not true – what is the catch? Why they are so cheap, I thought creating special lenses is quite expensive…
@danielekirylo
October 20, 2026 at 6:27 pm
My 8 year kid is using these type of lenses for more than year. We are happy with the results, so far.
@jestrune
October 20, 2026 at 6:39 pm
Research found recently that not going outside was the direct cause, not necessarily looking at the screens. If they were to go outside WITH the screens the problem would still be solved.