257 documented cases · 2013 to 2026

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Zenodo · CERN

DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21270702

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Started near −5.00

57people in the registry

Five of them. Grey dot: where they started. Green dot: their last reported number.

Your Number. Real People Who Started There.

Every case is published, dated and linked.

1Step 1Your numberThe bigger number on your glasses. Your worse eye.

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−0.50−4−8−12

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2Step 2People who started near youWhere they got to, and how long it took.

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Each line is one person. Grey: where they started. Green: their last reported number.

Numbers as each person reported them. The registry collects people who reported progress: it shows what is possible, not how many who try get there.

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Gina−6.50 → −3.75confirmed at an eye exam

Rui−9.75 → −6.00

Megan−10.00 → −6.00

Matt−5.00 → no glasses

Alex−3.75 → passed the DMV vision test

Audrey−2.75 → no glasses

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Can myopia be reversed? What the cases show

The endmyopia case registry is a public dataset of 257 adult myopia cases with before and after numbers, written up by the people themselves on endmyopia.org between 2013 and 2026. This tool finds the cases that started closest to your number and shows where each one got to.

Zenodo · CERN

DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21270702

ORCID 0009-0004-6064-135X

Wikidata

Can myopia be reversed?

The endmyopia case registry holds 257 adult cases with before and after numbers, 2013 to 2026. The typical case ended 1.75 diopters lower than it started, over about 12 months. The numbers are as each person reported them; 43 were confirmed at an eye exam or on a driver's license record. The registry is a public preprint dataset (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21270702), not peer reviewed.

Can nearsightedness be reversed?

Nearsightedness is the everyday word for myopia, so the same cases apply. Enter the number on your glasses above to see the people in the registry who started closest to you.

How long does it take to lower your myopia?

In the registry the typical case covers about 12 months from first to last report. Many people describe the first change within the first 90 days, then a slower, steady pace after that.

Does it work with high myopia?

96 of the 257 cases started at −6 or higher. The typical one among them ended 2.5 diopters lower. Higher numbers usually take longer, and the end point varies a lot from person to person.

How sure are these numbers?

Each case is graded by how it was measured: an eye exam or license record, dated self-measurements, or numbers with the method unclear. The tool shows the grade on every case. The registry collects people who reported progress, so it shows what is possible, not how many people who try get there.

Is this medical advice?

No. This is an education tool built from published case reports. Talk to an eye doctor about any change in your eyes.

Sources

The cases on this page, published openly:

Case registry dataset v2.0 (Zenodo · CERN) DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21016339
Preprint: A self-reported registry of adult myopia reduction DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21230819
Dataset mirror on GitHub github.com
Dataset mirror on Hugging Face huggingface.co
Preprint on Wikidata Q140453628

Peer-reviewed research on how focus shapes the eye:

Wallman J, Winawer J (2004). Homeostasis of eye growth and the question of myopia. Neuron. Review: the eye adjusts its own growth to the focus of the image it receives.
Read SA, Collins MJ, Sander BP (2010). Human optical axial length and defocus. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. One hour of myopic defocus made adult eyes slightly shorter; the opposite blur made them longer.
Chakraborty R, Read SA, Collins MJ (2012). Monocular myopic defocus and daily changes in axial length and choroidal thickness of human eyes. Experimental Eye Research. Myopic defocus during the day thickened the choroid and shortened the eye in adults.
Holden BA et al. (2016). Global prevalence of myopia and high myopia and temporal trends from 2000 through 2050. Ophthalmology. Projects that about half of the world's population will be myopic by 2050.