Myopia correcting 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold across Asia

Kubota Pharmaceutical eyes Taiwan, Hong Kong and ASEAN for gadget

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Kubota Pharmaceutical's prototype wearable device for the treatment of myopia. (Photo courtesy of the company)

RINA MITSUTAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Can a pair of unique spectacles banish nearsightedness without surgical intervention? Japan's Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings says its wearable device can do just that, and it plans to start releasing the product in Asia, where many people grapple with myopia.

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