An ophthalmology clinic in Pyongyang has adopted an artificial lens insertion operation, the Choson Sinbo reported on Monday.

The report from the Japan-based pro-North outlet introduced this “advanced technology” as a way to treat excessive myopia by decreasing the curve of the cornea.

“This helps patients to look at near and far distances without wearing glasses, thus facilitating their social activities, sporting activities and daily lives,” the article reads, also emphasizing the new technology’s superiority in terms of “beauty.”

However, an expert and a defector both said that the need for the service did not seem common among the North